A review of fracture assessment procedures and their applicability to welded structures

Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 195-203

  Gordon, J R ^a  

^a EDISON WELDING INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84974979521     PISSN: 00084433     EISSN: 18791395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/cmq.1993.32.3.195     Document Type: Article

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