Abstract: Significant changes have been incorporated in design limits for pressurized vessels in Section VIII, Division 3 of the ASME Code, starting in 2007. There is now a local damagemechanics based strainexhaustion limit as well ...

Abstract: High-explosive containment vessels are often designed for repeated use, implying predominately elastic material behavior. Each explosive test imparts an impulse to the vessel wall. The vessel subsequently vibrates as a ...