@inbook{c34c28e928fa4a1093e0d2866066716b,
title = "Fracture toughness measurements in the transition regime using small size samples",
abstract = "The present paper reports the treatment of fracture toughness data in the ductile-to-brittle transition regime by using Charpy size specimens. Size effect and statistical variation are taken into account according to a statistical model associated to the weakest link model. The methodology is first calibrated on a reference reactor pressure vessel material, for which fracture toughness data obtained on large samples are available. This methodology is successfully applied to a number of RPV steels to determine the fracture toughness behaviour in the transition regime. Monte Carlo simulations are performed to determine the confidence , interval of the reference temperature as derived from a small number of tests.",
keywords = "Charpy, Crack extension, Fracture toughness, Monte Carlo, Probability of failure, Reactor pressure vessel steel, Reference temperature, Scatter, Size effect, Transition, Weibull statistics",
author = "Rachid Chaouadi",
note = "Score=3",
year = "1998",
doi = "10.1520/stp37993s",
language = "English",
isbn = "0803124767",
volume = "1329",
series = " ASTM special technical publication",
publisher = "ASTM International",
pages = "214--234",
booktitle = "Small Specimen Test Techniques",
}