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Idealized through-wall crack

A planar crack that extends from the inside surface of a piping component to the outside surface with equal radial inner and outer lengths.

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 25, 2021

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 25, 2021