Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis for Semi-Elliptical Cracks in the Connection of Cylinder-Hemispherical Head for Thick-Walled Cylindrical Pressure Vessels

Subject Areas : Engineering

H Eskandari ¹ , M Ghanbari ² , F Mirzadeh ³

1 - Abadan Institute of Technology, Petroleum University of Technology, Abadan, Iran
2 - Abadan Institute of Technology, Petroleum University of Technology, Abadan, Iran
3 - Abadan Institute of Technology, Petroleum University of Technology, Abadan, Iran

Received: 2020-09-01 Accepted : 2020-11-17 Published : 2021-03-30

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