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Title: Engineering approach for elastic-plastic fracture analysis

Abstract

This report for RP1237-1 presents formulas, charts, and background material that allow calculation of safety margins in ductile structures containing flaws. It is intended as a reference book for engineers who are concerned with design and analysis of flawed structures. The work extends the analysis procedures already available for brittle elastic materials to the tough and ductile steels used in the construction of pressure-boundary components. These new elastic-plastic methods more accurately describe the behavior of ductile materials and show more tolerance to flaws than the elastic methods contained in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the Code of Federal Regulations.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (USA). Corporate Research and Development Dept.
OSTI Identifier:
6068291
Report Number(s):
EPRI-NP-1931
ON: DE81904218; TRN: 81-016078
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; REACTOR COMPONENTS; DEFECTS; REACTOR MATERIALS; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; STEELS; DUCTILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ALLOYS; IRON ALLOYS; IRON BASE ALLOYS; MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE PROPERTIES; 360103* - Metals & Alloys- Mechanical Properties

Citation Formats

Kumar, V, German, M D, and Shih, C F. Engineering approach for elastic-plastic fracture analysis. United States: N. p., 1981. Web. doi:10.2172/6068291.
Kumar, V, German, M D, & Shih, C F. Engineering approach for elastic-plastic fracture analysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6068291
Kumar, V, German, M D, and Shih, C F. 1981. "Engineering approach for elastic-plastic fracture analysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6068291. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6068291.
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title = {Engineering approach for elastic-plastic fracture analysis},
author = {Kumar, V and German, M D and Shih, C F},
abstractNote = {This report for RP1237-1 presents formulas, charts, and background material that allow calculation of safety margins in ductile structures containing flaws. It is intended as a reference book for engineers who are concerned with design and analysis of flawed structures. The work extends the analysis procedures already available for brittle elastic materials to the tough and ductile steels used in the construction of pressure-boundary components. These new elastic-plastic methods more accurately describe the behavior of ductile materials and show more tolerance to flaws than the elastic methods contained in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the Code of Federal Regulations.},
doi = {10.2172/6068291},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6068291}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981},
month = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981}
}