... reactors (electric) reliability shells (structures) sodium structural engineering surface cracks SFR SG LBB CEGB-R6 modified 9Cr-1Mo finite element method The structural reliability of sodium cooled fast reactor (SFR) components is ensured by the choice of highly ductile materials...

...Shih-Lin Huang; Chin-Chou Chu; Chien C. Chang; H.-S. Tzou This paper is aimed to study dynamic actuation of circular tubular shell structures coupled with distributed electrostrictive actuator segments. A mathematical model of the hybrid elastic/electrostrictive circular tubular shell, including...

... that it has a high accuracy for solving the elastodynamic response of the cylinder. 19 08 2010 26 05 2011 07 12 2011 07 12 2011 elastodynamics pressure shells (structures) wave equations elastodynamic response developed solution structure theorem cylindrical shell wave...

...) shells (structures) heat exchanger bolted flange joint circumferential temperature distribution thermal deflections Very often, the technological necessities require the manufacturing of shell-and-tube heat exchangers having very complex internal configurations as in the case...

..., the measurement points at coke drum C are greater in number and more refined than on the other coke drums. 04 05 2010 29 03 2011 31 10 2011 31 10 2011 curve fitting failure (mechanical) finite element analysis fracture pressure vessels remaining life assessment shells...

... pressure vessels shells (structures) stress analysis structural engineering 26 05 2010 06 04 2011 20 10 2011 20 10 2011 The stress test points are set in the inner and outer walls to inspect the stress distribution and there are 10 test points. In order to decrease...

... on instabilities associated with complete spherical shells and their relationship to these two types of limits, with application to impulsive loading. mechanical stability pressure vessels shells (structures) viscoplasticity 27 09 2010 21 12 2010 15 07 2011 15 07 2011...

... 12 2009 24 11 2010 11 07 2011 11 07 2011 buckling compressive strength functionally graded materials pressure vessels shear deformation shells (structures) stress-strain relations structural engineering structural panels Pressure vessels are defined...

.... Comparison of the results indicates the proposed solutions can be used with acceptable accuracy to predict the limit load of a damaged conical shell. Localized effects in damaged shell structures are normally restricted to a limited volume in the vicinity of the damage, namely, the “reference volume...

... and compared with experimental ones. 26 07 2010 15 10 2010 30 03 2011 30 03 2011 failure analysis finite element analysis fuel storage fuel systems internal combustion engines petroleum pressure shells (structures) tanks (containers) burst pressures toroidal shells...

... and stacking sequence. The results confirm that there exists a circumferential stress along with an associate shear stress when the shell is subjected to lateral pressure. The postbuckling equilibrium path is stable for the moderately long shell under external pressure and the shell structure is virtually...

...Dennis K. Williams 01 11 2010 04 11 2010 22 12 2010 22 12 2010 bending buckling pipes pressure vessels shells (structures) The special topic articles contained within the following pages are comprised of works from our European Community who has aggressively...

...C. Doerich; J. M. Rotter When computational modeling is used to evaluate the true strength of an imperfect elastic-plastic shell structure, the current European standard on shell structures requires that two reference strengths are always determined: the linear bifurcation load and the plastic...

... 2010 buckling elasticity internal stresses mechanical strength shells (structures) structural engineering buckling cylinder axial compressive stresses nonuniform compression strip load shell buckling geometric nonlinearity critical nominal membrane stress imperfections...

... step forward. It also offers the opportunity for future research studies of shell structures to be undertaken within a coherent conceptual framework that is completely general. The EN 1993-1-6 standard goes a long way toward bridging the gap between the computational engineering mechanics...

... using stress results obtained from FE analysis. stress category least squares fit membrane and bending stresses finite element analysis least squares approximations nozzles shells (structures) yield stress 28 05 2009 13 03 2010 15 10 2010 15 10 2010 2010...

... υ Poisson’s ratio 25 01 2010 19 03 2010 15 10 2010 15 10 2010 buckling mechanical stability shear deformation shells (structures) Young's modulus A functionally graded material (FGM) is a two-component composite characterized by a compositional...

... 08 2010 coke finite element analysis heat transfer quenching (thermal) shells (structures) stress analysis thermal analysis coke drum heat transfer thermal loading thermal stress finite element analysis (FEA) Delayed coking is an important process in heavy oil...

... finite element analysis fracture mechanics pipes pressure vessels shells (structures) stress-strain relations surface cracks 09 07 2009 10 02 2010 05 08 2010 05 08 2010 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... as that of the thickness of the inner layer. 08 10 2009 15 04 2010 21 07 2010 21 07 2010 buckling differential equations eigenvalues and eigenfunctions elastic moduli finite volume methods mechanical stability shells (structures) elastic stability buckling differential stability...