Creep modeling in bolted flange joints

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 478, Issue , 2004, Pages 49-56

  Bouzid, Abdel Hakim ^a   Nechache, Akli ^a  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN CODES; FLANGE ROTATION; STRAIN DEFORMATION; TANGENTIAL STRESSES;

BOLTS; CREEP; FLANGES; GASKETS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 7744236500     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2004-2621     Document Type: Conference Paper

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