Assessment of local approach methods for predicting end-of-life toughness of RPV steels

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

Volumn 6, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2011, Pages 293-302

  Jivkov, Andrey P ^a   Lidbury, David P G ^b   James, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SERCO ASSURANCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAVAGE FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; COMPONENT FAILURES; CUMULATIVE FAILURE; DISTINCT ELEMENTS; FAILURE PROBABILITY; LOCAL APPROACHES; MECHANICAL FIELD; MODEL PARAMETERS;

FORECASTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PRESSURE VESSELS;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84881464142     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2011-57546     Document Type: Conference Paper

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