@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10332,
	  title     = {Application of a Fracture-Mechanics Approach to Gas Pipelines},
	  author    = {Ľubomír Gajdoš and  Martin Šperl},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {This study offers a new simple method for assessing
an axial part-through crack in a pipe wall. The method utilizes simple
approximate expressions for determining the fracture parameters K,
J, and employs these parameters to determine critical dimensions of a
crack on the basis of equality between the J-integral and the J-based
fracture toughness of the pipe steel. The crack tip constraint is taken
into account by the so-called plastic constraint factor C, by which the
uniaxial yield stress in the J-integral equation is multiplied. The
results of the prediction of the fracture condition are verified by burst
tests on test pipes.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering},
	  volume    = {5},
	  number    = {1},
	  year      = {2011},
	  pages     = {67 - 74},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10332},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/49},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 49, 2011},
	}