Welding residual stress solutions for dissimilar metal surge line nozzles welds

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

Volumn 6, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2008, Pages 353-359

  Rudland, D ^a   Zhang, T ^a   Wilkowski, G ^a   Csontos, A ^b  

^a ENGINEERING MECHANICS CORPORATION OF COLUMBUS   (United States)

^b U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT BOUNDARY CONDITION; ENGINEERING MECHANICS; MATERIAL STRENGTH; SYSTEM STIFFNESS; WELD MATERIAL; WELD RESIDUAL STRESS; WELD STRESS; WELDING RESIDUAL STRESS; WELDING SIMULATION; WOLF CREEK;

ATOMIZERS; DEFECTS; DISSIMILAR METALS; METAL TESTING; NOZZLES; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PRESSURE VESSELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TESTING; ULTRASONIC TESTING; WELDS;

WELDING;

EID: 78049340811     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2008-61285     Document Type: Conference Paper

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