TRANSACTIONS of the 4th International Conference on STRUCTURAL MECHANICS IN REACTOR TECHNOLOGY San Francisco, California, USA 15 - 19 August 1977. Vol. M. Methods for Structural Analysis

TRANSACTIONS' of the 4th International Conference on STRUCTURAL IN REACTUR TECHNULUGY San Francisco, California, USA "15 — 19 August 1977 Transaction General Editors: Thomas A. JAEGER ■ Bruno A. BOLEY Vol. M. Methods for Structural Analysis Division M Coordinators: S. W. KEY, Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. K. S. PISTER, University of California, Berkeley, Cal., U.S.A. Conference organization by: International Association for Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology and Commission of the European Communities, Brussels in cooperation with: Bundesanstalt für Materialprüfung (BAM), Berlin Bechtel Power Corp., San Francisco ■ Northwestern University, Evanston General Chairman: Bruno A. BOLEY Organization Chairman: Scientific Chairmen: Thomas A.JAEGER Northwestern University, Harvey F. BRUSH Bundesanstalt fur Material-Evanston, Illinois. USA Bechtel Power Corp., prufurg, Berlin, Germany San Francisco, Calif., USA Dep. Gen. Chairman: Thomas A. JAEGER Bruno A. BOLEY Conference Organisation by: International Association for Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology e.V. and Commission of the European Communities, Brussels in cooperation with: Bechtel Power Corp., San Francisco/Los Angeles, Cal., U.S.A. Bundesanstalt für Materialprüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany EDS Nuclear Inc., San Francisco, Cal., U.SA. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, Cal., U.S.A. Franklin Inst.h Laboratories (FIRL), Philadelphia, Pa., U.