CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



Statement of the Problem 1 



Background Information 1 



Objective 3 



Scope of Investigation 3 



DISCUSSION OF CONCEPTS 5 



Stacked-Ring Pressure Vessel 5 



Radial Restraint 5 



Axial Restraint 5 



Construction 8 



Assembly 12 



Inspection and Safety 13 



Segmented-Wall Pressure Vessel 14 



EXPERIMENTAL STUDY DESIGN 17 



General 17 



Design 19 



Fabrication 19 



Instrumentation 20 



Testing 27 



Stacked Ring 27 



Segmented Wall 28 



FINDINGS 28 



Stacked-Ring Vessel 28 



Segmented-Wall Vessel 32 



DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS 33 



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