Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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771246 | Engineering Fracture Mechanics | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
A method is presented for evaluating the stress intensity factor of part-through cracks in a thin pipe elbow. A hybrid formulation solution is used to evaluate the stress field close to the crack area. The stress field values are then inputted into a previously developed method published in the literature to evaluate the stress intensity factor in cylindrical shells. Results from cylindrical shells with part-through cracks are extended to double-curvature pipe configurations that contain the same kind of flaw.
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Authors
Luisa R. Madureira, Francisco Q. Melo,