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Residual stresses in a ring weld specimen after extended creep relaxation
Reheat cracking is a failure mechanism seen in welds fabricated from high temperature creep resistant materials. A new feature test specimen (ring-weld) has been designed to... -
Residual stresses in bonded crack retarders containing fasteners
Bonded crack retarders are a novel technology for providing improved damage tolerance in aerospace structures. They can be applied either where mechanical fastening is being...