Modification of the failure assessment diagram for non-sharp defects

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

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages 971-979

  Horn, Anthony J ^a   Sherry, Andrew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT APPROACHES; ASSESSMENT METHODS; ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; CLEAVAGE FRACTURE; DEFECT ASSESSMENT; DRIVING FORCES; FAILURE ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM; FAILURE PREDICTION; FATIGUE CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTING; J INTEGRAL; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MATERIAL TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL DENTS; NOTCH GEOMETRY; OPENING STRESS; PRECRACKED SPECIMENS; SAFETY MARGIN; SCALING MODEL; SHARP CRACK; TEST PROGRAMME; U NOTCH; WEIBULL STRESS; WELDING DEFECTS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PRESSURE VESSELS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

RATING;

EID: 80155192636     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2010-25443     Document Type: Conference Paper

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