BULLETIN 294-1984
CREEP OF BOLTED FLANGED CONNECTIONS ; SHORT TERM CREEP AND RELAXATION BEHAVIOR OF GASKETS

Standard No.

BULLETIN 294-1984

Release Date

1984

Published By

WRC - Welding Research Council

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BULLETIN 294-1984

Scope

A previous analysis of the creep of bolted flanged connections by E. 0. Waters is extended to include strain hardening creep and an unspecified distribution of stress over the flange rings. The results are compared to a finite element analysis and to results obtained with Waters' equations.

BULLETIN 294-1984 history

• 1984 BULLETIN 294-1984 CREEP OF BOLTED FLANGED CONNECTIONS ; SHORT TERM CREEP AND RELAXATION BEHAVIOR OF GASKETS