Determination of flexibility factors in curved pipes with end restraints using a semi-analytic formulation

Piping systems are structural sets used in the chemical industry, conventional or nuclear power plants and fluid transport in general-purpose process equipment. They include curved elements built as parts of toroidal thin-walled structures. The mechanical behaviour of such structural assemblies is o...

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Main Author: Fonseca, E. M. M. (author)
Other Authors: Melo, F. J. M. Q. de (author), Oliveira, C. A. M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2002
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/8380
Country:Portugal
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