Mechanistic verification of empirical UO2 fuel fracture models
Kyle Gamble, Travis Knight, Elwyn Roberts, Jason Hales, B.W. Spencer
Topics & Concepts
BurnupWeibull distributionFracture (geology)CrackingUltimate tensile strengthEmpirical modellingWork (physics)Materials scienceNuclear engineeringMechanicsComputer scienceMathematicsThermodynamicsPhysicsSimulationStatisticsComposite materialEngineeringNuclear Materials and PropertiesNuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear and radioactivity studies