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... Editor: W. L. Cheng. 06 November 2002 08 September 2003 05 05 2004 crack-edge stress field analysis thermal stress cracking fluctuations heat transfer In the absence of additional cyclic external loads, the crack growth under cyclic thermal loads may not always lead...

... treatment stress-strain relations Bauschinger effect thermal stress cracking In the past decade the degree of thermal damage and associated erosion observed at the bore of fired cannons has increased noticeably, due to the use of higher combustion gas temperatures for improved cannon performance...

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... September 2000 31 October 2000 cracks thermal stress cracking thermal stresses pressure vessels Crack propagation under cyclic loads is one of the typical failure modes of pressure vessels. However, in the absence of additional cyclic external loads, the crack propagation under...