The majority of nuclear power plants in the United States are approaching 40 years of age and some of the components installed during initial construction are beginning to show signs of wear. This is ...

This CPD module will outline the types of joints involved in building and civil engineering structures and will look at technical issues facing contractors and maintenance personnel. There are three ...

This paper dealt with the interface stresses of thin wall box-shaped bolted flanged structures when internal pressure was applied. The flexible flanges were fastened by M8 bolts and nuts with an ...