The crack opening area for a multiple loading situation

Authors
Smith, E
Citation
E. Smith, The crack opening area for a multiple loading situation, INT J PRES, 76(11), 1999, pp. 801-802
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING
ISSN journal
03080161 → ACNP
Volume
76
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
801 - 802
Database
ISI
SICI code
0308-0161(199909)76:11<801:TCOAFA>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
In developing a leak-before-break case for a component in a pressurised sys tem, a key element is an estimation of the size of through-thickness crack that will give a measurable leakage under normal operating conditions. This requires knowledge of the crack opening area. The paper quantifies this ar ea for a multiple loading situation, with the objective of showing how the effects of the loadings are coupled as regards the magnitude of the crack o pening area. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.