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John E. Goldberg, M. F. Sankovich
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 5 | Number 4 | April 1959 | Pages 215-218
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE59-A25586
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A criterion is derived for thermal torsional buckling of a cruciform bar subjected to transverse temperature gradients, and a numerical procedure for the evaluation of this criterion is presented. The problem is of interest in connection with the design and selection of control rods for nuclear reactors.
