Abstract: During a severe accident, buckling of a steel containment hatch door, large deformation and ovaling of the hatch sleeve are potential causes of mismatch at the sealing surface which can result ...

Abstract: The presence of cracks in bridge decks that are reinforced with epoxy-coated reinforcing (ECR) bars has raised some concerns among bridge and maintenance engineers in the state of Iowa. To study the effects of deck cracking ...

Abstract: Loadings to cause severe accidents on containment buildings can include combinations of uniform internal pressure, dynamic pressure, and seismic. Most studies that have been conducted to predict ...

Abstract: The ASME Code Secs. III and VIII (Division 2) provide stress-classification guidelines to interpret the results of a linear elastic finite element analysis. These guidelines enable the splitting ...

Abstract: The residual stresses generated due to welding in pressure components may have several harmful effects, such as decrease in the resistance to cycling load and corrosive environments. The analysis ...

Abstract: The r-node method has been developed earlier as a technique to find the limit load using the Elastic Modulus Adjustment Procedures. It utilizes the systematic redistribution of the stress to ...