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Understanding and modelling damage and fracture in nuclear grade graphite

This thesis studied the crack initiation and propagation characteristics of Nuclear Block Graphite 10 (NBG10) and Gilsocarbon (IM1-24), using the DoubleTorsion (DT) technique.

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Main Author: Becker, Thorsten
Other Authors: Tait, Robert B
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Mechanical Engineering 2014
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10121 Understanding and modelling damage and fracture in nuclear grade graphite Becker, Thorsten Tait, Robert B Marrow, T J Mechanical Engineering This thesis studied the crack initiation and propagation characteristics of Nuclear Block Graphite 10 (NBG10) and Gilsocarbon (IM1-24), using the DoubleTorsion (DT) technique. 2014-12-26T14:15:54Z 2014-12-26T14:15:54Z 2011 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10121 eng application/pdf Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town
spellingShingle Mechanical Engineering
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Understanding and modelling damage and fracture in nuclear grade graphite
thesis_degree_str Doctoral
title Understanding and modelling damage and fracture in nuclear grade graphite
title_full Understanding and modelling damage and fracture in nuclear grade graphite
title_fullStr Understanding and modelling damage and fracture in nuclear grade graphite
title_full_unstemmed Understanding and modelling damage and fracture in nuclear grade graphite
title_short Understanding and modelling damage and fracture in nuclear grade graphite
title_sort understanding and modelling damage and fracture in nuclear grade graphite
topic Mechanical Engineering
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10121
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