Abstract: Four carefully machined cylinder-to-cylinder shell models were tested, and the experimentally determined stresses were compared with theoretical predictions obtained from a thin-shell finite-element ...

Abstract: In nonlinear applications of computational fracture mechanics, energy release rate techniques are used increasingly for computing stress intensity parameters of crack configurations. Recently, deLorenzi ...

Abstract: Potential structural-integrity benefits or liabilities of the stainless steel cladding on the inner surface of a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) are important considerations in the effort to refine ...