An engineering assessment methodology for non-sharp defects in steel structures - Part I: Procedure development

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 89, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-150

  Horn, A J ^a   Sherry, A H ^b  

^a SWINDEN TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleavage fracture; Crack; Fracture toughness; Notch

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; CLEAVAGE FRACTURE; DUCTILE TEARING; ENGINEERING ASSESSMENTS; FAILURE ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM; FAILURE MECHANISM; LOOK UP TABLE; MATERIAL TOUGHNESS; NOTCH; NOTCHED SPECIMENS; SCALING MODEL; SHARP CRACK; WEIBULL STRESS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACKS; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FERRITIC STEEL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; RATING; STEEL STRUCTURES; TABLE LOOKUP;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 83955165870     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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