... in defect assessments is proposed. KEY WORDS: residual stresses, proof loads, mechanical relaxation, pressure vessels, misalignment, defect assessment, stress concentration factors. Nomenclature E Young's modulus L Longitudinal SCF Stress concentration factor T Transverse Ae Strain change ACT Stress change...

... propagation maximum elastic stress notch root radius stress concentration factors stress-intensity factors plastic zone sizes nonpropagating crack linear fracture mechanics linear notch mechanics Hironobu Nisitani^ and Masahiro Endo^ Unified Treatment of Deep and Shallow Notches in Rotating Bending...

... and off-axis loadings are presented. The effects of various parameters such as the outer-to-inner diameter ratio, crack length, and crack location on the tangential stress distribution, pin contact pressure distribution, stress concentration factor, fatigue critical location, and stress intensity factor...

... stress intensity condition. notch root radius notch depth crack initiation crack propagation nonpropagating crack threshold stress intensity factor plain fatigue limit notch fatigue limit stress concentration factors strength reduction factors notch stress-strain field crack tip stress...