Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors of Thermally Loaded Cracks Using the Finite Element Method . . . . E. EMMEL and H. STAMM iFederal Republic of Germany) The Uniformly Valid Asymptotic Solutions of Transient Cone Segments in Pressure Vessels CHEN GUODONG (The People's 'Republic of China) Pretensioning of Pressure Vessel Bolts as a Problem Including Elastic Contact with Adjustable Gaps . . . . . . GU FANGYU and ZENG FA~qMAO (The People's Republic of China)
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Use of the Overpressure Test to Indicate Fitness for Purpose of a Ferritic Pressure Vessel . C.L. FORMBY (Great Britain)
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Stress Concentration Factors for Nozzles in Ellipsoidal Pressure Vessel Heads Due to Thrust Loads Y. J. CHAO and M.A. SUTTON (USA)
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A Strain Hardening Failure Assessment Diagram Derived from CarbonManganese Steel Compact Tension Specimens . R. BRADFORD, R. S. GATES, G. GREEN andD. C.'WILLIAMs (Great Britain)
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Exact Solutions of Toroidal Shells in Pressure Vessels and Piping CHEN G U O D O N G (The People's Republic of China)
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Method for Determining Remaining Life . . . K. KUSSMAUL and F. BEISSW~,NGER (West Germany)
Fast Diagnosis and Treatment of Cracklike Defect Injuriousness in Nuclear Power Plant Equipment B. BONEH, PH. GILLES and M. BENCHIMOL iFrance)
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The Effects of Stress and Crack Morphology on Time-of-Flight Diffraction Signals J. A. G. TEMPLE (Great Britain)
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Correction of the Poisson Effect in the Elastic Analysis of Low-cycle Fatigue D. MOULIN and R. L. R o c H E (France)
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A Model for Quasi-steady Asymmetric Fully Plastic Crack Growth G. A. KARDOMATEAS (USA) Fracture Behavior of Cracked Type 304 Stainless Steel Pipes under Tensile and Thermal Loadings .
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YAGAWA, V. TAKAHASHI, N. KAT0, M. sAITo, K. HASEGAWA and T. U M E M O T O (Japan) Progressive Crack Extension due to Local Cooling of a Crack in LNG Storage Tank Material . . G. D. F E A R N E H O U G H (Great Britain) Adequacy of Estimates and Variability of Fracture-related Properties for Reactor Pressure Vessel Materials A. K. RICHARDSON, W. LI SERVER' and W. G. REUTER (USA)