Hybrid formulation solution for stress analysis of curved pipes with welded bending joints
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 lite...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/15912 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/15912 |
| Summary: | 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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