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ECF 6 - Fracture Control of Engineering Structures

 

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Proceedings of the Sixth European Conference on Fracture, ECF 6, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 15-20, 1986 Editors: H.C. van Elst and A. Bakker. ISBN 0 947817 18 2 (1986), 2220 pages in 3 volumes
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Proceedings of the 6th Biennial European Conference on Fracture - ECF 6 - held at the RAI - Congress Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 15-20 1986

VOLUME I

BASIC FRACTURE CONCEPTS AND MODELS

Crack Tip Modelling and Crack Growth

New Crack Tip Models
G.P. CHEREPANOV

Stable Crack Growth Study on Model Geometry
P.A.J.M STEENKAMP

On J-Dominance of Crack Tip Fields in Largely Yielded 3D Structures
W.BROCKS and J. OLSCHEWSKI

Extension of the J Integral to 3D Fracture Mechanics and Applications in Engineering
A.FREDIANI and D. VECCHIATINI

Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Cracked Cylindrical Bars
M.A.ASTIZ, M.ELICES and A. VALIENTE

Cohesive Crack Tip Modelling of Plastic Fracture
A.CARPINTERI

An Equivalent Plastic Zone Correction Factor for the Determination of R-Curves
B.K.PARIDA and A.GHOSH

Application of Fracture Mechanics and Local Approach to Creep Crack Initiation and Growth
R.PIQUES, P. BENSUSSAN and A.PINEAU

Influence of Crack Tip Shielding on Silicon Toughness Theoretical and Experimental Study
G.MICHOT

Micromechanics and Crack Spectra
B. MICHEL and P.WILL

Analytical Methods

Deformation of Cracked Bodies
V.M. RADHAKRISHNAN

Universal Weight Functions for Loading and Screenings of Cracks
H.O.K. KIRCHNER

Weight Functions for the Non-Symmetric Problem of an Inclined Crack in a Strip
B. VINSONNEAU, J. ROYER and R. LABBENS

The Use of Hencky's Equations for Estimating Multiaxial Elastic Plastic Notch Stresses and Strains
M.HOFFMANN and T. SEEGER

The Opening Displacement of a Crack in an Infinite Plate Subjected to Crack-Parallel Initial Stress
HAO TIAN-HU

Dynamic Fracture

Interaction of Cracks under Dynamic Loading
CH. ZHANG and D.GROSS

Mechanical Parameters and Material Properties, Conditioning Arrest of an Unstable Crack
H.C. VAN ELST

A Study of Fracture and Arrest when a Fast Propagating, Brittle Crack Emanates from a Brittle Weld into Sound 3.5% Nickel Steel
K. SMIT, P. BRISTOLL and Q, SYPKENS

Dynamic Fracture Toughness in Mixed Mode of Magnesium Alloy
R.NEVIERE, B.TOLBA and G. PLUVINAGE

TOUGHNESS ASSESSMENT AND MATERIAL RESPONSE

Plenary Papers

The Development of an European Group on Fracture Procedure to Measure Elastic-Plastic Fracture Parameters
K.H. SCHWALBE, B.K. NEALE and T. INGHAM

Characterization of Ductile Material Behaviour by J-R Curves
J.G. BLAUEL and B. VOSS

Material Treatment Effects

The Effect of Residual Strain on the Crack Initiation
H.HORII, A. HASEGAWA and F. NISHINO

Warm Prestressing of Blunt Notches
C.P.HARRIS, P.BOWEN and J.F. KNOTT

Strain Hardening Effects on the Warm Prestressing of Ferritic Steels
B. DE JONG

Flux Cored Arc Welding Procedures for High Weld Metal Toughness for Offshore Structures
P.C.R. CUNHA and A.M. POPE

High Strength Steel Weldments Fusion Boundary Notch Toughness
A.LOUREIRO and A.A. FERNANDES

Experimental Techniques

Experimental Study of Path Independence of the J-Integral in an HSLA Steel Tensile Panel
D.T.READ, J.C.MOULDER and J.CARDENAS-GARCIA

An Ultrasonic Method for Determination of the J Contour-Integral
M.JANSSEN and J.ZUIDEMA

Specimen Testing

Application of the Key Curve Method on Static and Dynamic J R-Curve Determination with CT - and SENB-Specimens
K.BRUNINGHAUS, R.TWICKLER, M. TWICKLER, A. HEUSER, D. MEMHARD and W. DAHL

Determination of Dynamic Crack Initiation Toughness by the Instrumented Precracked Charpy Test
H.BLUMENAUER and R.ORTMANN

Experimental Investigation of Creep Crack Growth for Two High Temperature Alloys
T.HOLLSTEIN

The Development of a Single Specimen Unloading Compliance Test System
J.R.GORDON

Comparison of Different Fracture Toughness Measuring Methods for Testing of Irradiated Aluminium Alloys
F.GILLEMOT

Effect of Specimen Geometry on J-Ic, J-i and J R-Curve
D.Z.SUN, D. DORMAGEN and W.DAHL

Determination of Fracture Toughness of Stainless Steels an Evaluation of Different J-Ic Testing Procedures
R.JOHANSSON and J.O. NILSSON

Fracture Toughness Testing of Ductile Material Showing Stable Crack Growth
A.ZACZYK, L. WOJNAR and W. DZIADUR

The Relationship between COD and the Load Line Displacement in CT-Specimens
O.KOLEDNIK

Fracture Toughness Evaluation of a Medium Strength Al-Mg Alloy
J.D.DA COSTA, C.M. BRANCO and J.C. RADON

Material Variation Effects

The Probabilistic Modelling of Fracture Toughness
S.SLATCHER

Mechanism Based Statistical Requirements for Fracture Toughness Testing
K.WALLIN and K.TORRONEN

NUMERICAL METHODS

Progress of Computational Fracture Mechanics in Finland
H.TALJA

Elastic-Plastic J-Analysis for an Inner Surface Flaw in a Pressure Vessel
W.BROCKS and H.D.NOACK

Calculation of Energy Release Rates for Axissymmetric Crack Problem using the Improved Modified Crack Closure Integral Method
H.GREBNER and F.G.BUCHHOLZ

Path Dependancy of the Rice J-Integral in Weld Geometries
M.H.BLEACKLEY, R.D.JONES and A.R. LUXMOORE

Application of the Global-Local Blend Type Finite Element in Thermal Fracture
J.M.MARTINES ESNAOLA, I.MIRANDA and J.M. BASTERO

VOLUME II

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENTS

Invited Lecture

The State of the Art in Assessing Structural Integrity
I.MILNE

Methods and Procedures

The CTOD Design Curve Approach: Limitations and Changes
M.G.DAWES

Numerical Analysis of Wide Plate Tests and Its Application for Failure Prediction using FEM
R.TWICKLER, M.TWICKLER and W. DAHL

Estimates of the J-Integral for Cracks at Regions of Stress Concentration
M.R. ETEMAD, M.DAGBASI and C.E. TURNER

J-Astry and Back to Normalcy
D. BROEK

Backgrounds of Criteria for Fitness for Purpose in In-Service Gas Transmission Pipelines
J.SPIEKHOUT

Determination of Fracture Mechanics Values by Different Specimen Types and Its Use for Safety Analysis
A.HEUSER and W. DAHL

An Assessment of Some Alternative CTOD Design Equations
M.G.DAWES and T. JUTLA

Revision 3 of R6, Its Background and Validity
R.A.AINSWORTH, A.R. DOWLING, I. MILNE and A.T. STEWART

Fracture Control in the European Space Agency
G.G. REIBALDI

Interaction of Brittle Fracture and Stability Loss in Bended and Compressed Bars
Z.KOWAL

Probabilistic Aspects

Damage Tolerant Strategy in Gas Turbine Disks
J.DREXLER and J. STATECNY

Life Probabilities of Engineering Structures and Analysis of Test Data
J.C.RADON and M.PRODAN

A Reliability Analysis of Fatigue Crack Growth under Random Loading and Life Prediction
X.W.HUANG

A Statistical Approach to Fatigue Crack Growth under Random Loading
J.ZAPATERO and J. DOMINQUEZ

Application of Statistical Cleavage Criteria to Fracture Control of Pressure Vessels
A.PELLISSIER-TANON, J.C. DEVAUX and B. HOUSSIN

Application to Vessels

Experimental and Theoretical Determination of Leakage Areas due to Subcritical Cracks
G.BARTHOLOME, E.KEIM and G. SENSKI

Decision Making with Regard to the Inspection Desirability of Stub Tubes form BWR Pressure Vessel
L.B. DUFOUR and P.C.M. GORTEMAKER

Determination of Heat Treatment Requirements of Welded Pressure Vessels by Fracture Mechanics Analysis
K.KALNA

Application of EPRI Handbook to HSST Vessel V-1 and Comparison with Finite Element Analysis
P.C.M.GORTEMAKER

Test on a Pressure Vessel with Flaws of Different Length and Comparison of the Result of Specimens
D.AURICH, K.WOBST and H.KRAFKA

Fracture Safety Assessment of Explosion Containment Vessels in High and Low Strength Steels
J.D.G.SUMPTER

Experimental Analysis of J-Integral in the Full-Scale Pressure Vessel Test
S.SEDMAK, B. PETROVSKI and D. DRENIC

Contribution to Solution of Life of Pressure Vessels Subjected to Variable Internal Pressure
M.Y.RAJAB

Application to Support Structures (Marine, Civil, Transport and Aerospace)

Fracture Analysis of a Suspension Bridge Link Eye
A.BLAKEBOROUGH, M.S.G. CULLIMORE and P.J.MASON

Monotonic and Fatigue Behaviour of Rectangular Thin Walled Welded Joints used in Transport Vehicles
C.M.BRANCO

Fatigue Life Assessment in Cruciform Joints
J.M.FERREIRA and C.M.BRANCO

Brittle Fracture during Fatigue Loading at -10 degr. C of a Full-Scale Tubular X-Joint. Influence of Ageing
J.J.W.NIBBERING and R.ZIJIN

Fatigue Crack Growth in Welded Girders
O.I.EIDE and S.BERGE

FATIGUE

Low Cycle Fatigue and Fatigue Damage

High Temperature Low-Cycle Fatigue of Austenitic and Ferritic Weldments
K. -T.RIE and R. -M. SCHMIDT

Thermal Mechanical Low Cycle Fatigue of 25 CD4 Steel
J.GILGERT, M. LEBIENVENU and G. PLUVINAGE

High Temperature Fatigue Damage Mechanisms in Alloy 800 H
B.KEMPF, K.BOTHE and V.GEROLD

Influence of the Structure and of the Temperature Field on the Formation and Propagation of Thermal Fatigue Cracks
W.ZLEPPNIG, R.DANZER, F.D.FISCHER and K.L. MAURER

Some Results of Low Cycle Fatigue on Boiler Steel
J.PIRS

The Influence of Shot-Peening on the Fatigue Strength of Welded Joints in High-Strength Structural Steels
L.PICQUET, A. BIGNONNET, H. -P. LIEURADE, L.CASTEX and J.L. LEBRUN

Linear and Non-Linear Fatigue Damage and Cumulation
N.RECHO

Environmental Effects (Seawater)

Influencing Factors on Fatigue Crack Propagation of Mild Steels Cathodically Polarized in Seawater
Y.G.KWEON, M.HABASHI and J.GALLAND

Corrosion Fatigue Properties of an Offshore Structural Steel in Seawater Containing Hydrogen Sulphide
C.J.THOMAS, I.M.AUSTEN, R. BROOOK and R.G.J. EDYVEAN

Corrosion Fatigue in Offshore; Influence of Frequency and Electrochemical Conditions
R.HELMS and H. HENKE

The Influence of Electrochemical Parameters on the Low-Cycle Corrosion Fatigue of a Structural Steel
J.L. BRAZY, A.BIGNONNET and C.VALLET

Initiation and Growth

Modelling of Fatigue Crack Growth in 7075-T651 Aluminium Alloy Plate
R.J.H. WANHILL, A.U. DE KONING and L.SCHRA

Crack Closure Effects in Fatigue Propagation of Elliptical Cracks
A.CLERIVET and C.BATHIAS

Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour in Constant-Load Amplitude and Constant Delta-K Tests on Notched Specimens
R.PIPPAN and H.P.STUWE

Creep Crack Growth and Crack Propagation of IN 800 H at 830 degr.C
W.OBERPARLEITER and P. AGATONOVIC

The Application of J Concept to Fatigue Crack Growth in Large Scale Yielding
Y.LAMBERT and C.BATHIAS

Influence of Residual Surface Stress Field near the Crack Tip on Crack Propagation
E.WELSCH, D.EIFLER, B.SCHOLTES and E. MACHERAUCH

Prediction of Thresholds using Cyclic Properties of Material
L.GUERRA ROSA, C.M. BRANCO and J.C. RADON

Mechanism of Low Cycle Small Surface Crack Propagation
N.A. MAKHUTOV and I.V. MAKARENKO

The Expected Position of Fatigue Fracture Planes according to Variance of the Reduced Stress
W. BEDKOWSKI and E. MACHA

Fatigue Crack Growth in Hard Steels
R.A.SMITH

Experimental and Numerical Analysis on Fatigue Crack Propagation on Three Medium-Strength Steels
L.FELLONI, R.FRATESI, A.LA BARBERA and M. MARCHETTI

CRACK PATHS AND CRACK BRANCHING

Curvilinear Cracks in Planar Situations
M.AMESTOY and J.B. LEBLOND

Continuum Mechanical Foundation of Curved Thermal Crack Growth in Elasto-Plastic Materials
B.KAEMPF and K.P. HERRMANN

Crack Path Stability in Tapered DCB Specimens
Y.SUMI

Effect of Crack Curving on Stress Intensity Factor/ Energy Release Rate for Three-Point Bend Specimens
B.L.KARIHALOO

The T-Criterion for Failure of Engineering Materials
P.S.THEOCARIS

Brittle Fracture under Mixed Mode I / Mode II Loading
T.M.MACCAGNO and J.F. KNOTT

VOLUME III

MICRO-MECHANISMS

Invited Lecture

Micromechanisms of Fracture
W.DAHL, D. DORMAGEN and A.HALIM

Fatigue Mechanisms

Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation in Al-Zn-Mg Single Crystals and its Dependence on the Ageing Treatment
P.LIANG, H. -J. GUDLADT and V. GEROLD

The Effect of Dispersoids on Fatigue Crack Propagation in Al-Zn-Mg Alloys
M.HARRISON and J.W. MARTIN

Near Threshold Fatigue Crack Propagation and Crack Closure in Al-Mg-Si Alloys with Varying Manganese Concentrations
R.SCHEFFEL and K. DETERT

Effect of Microstructure on Fatigue in Near Threshold Region in V/Nb Dual Phase Steel
K.GERIC and D.J. BROBNJAK

Influence of Chemical Purity on the Propagation of Fatigue Cracks in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloys
G.CHALANT

Fatigue in Rate Dependent Alloy
Y.KATZ and A. BUSSIBA

Fatigue Crack Initiation and Crack Growth in Alpha-Iron Polycrystals
J.POLAK and M. KLESNIL

Quantitative Fractography of Fatigue-Tested Inconel IN 713 LC and Nimonic 86
U.W.HILDEBRANDT

Fatigue Life Prediction based on Microcrack Growth
G.EBI, H.RIEDEL and P. NEUMANN

Effect of Prior Cold Work on Low Cycle Fatigue Behaviour of AISI Type 304 Stainless Steel
K.B.S. RAO, M. VALSAN, R. SANDHYA, S.L. MANNAN and P. RODRIGUEZ

Nucleation of Fatigue Cracks by Inclusions
T.JUTLA, C.E. NICHOLSON and G. JOLLEY

Residual Life -Time Prediction in Aluminium Alloys
J.NEMEC and V. SEDLACEK

Fatigue Oxidation Interaction in a Cr-Mo Steel
Z.AZARI, P. BECKER, M.LEBIENVENU and G. PLUVINAGE

Environmental Effects on Fatigue Mechanisms

Fatigue Crack Growth in Nb-H Alloys
C.C.LIN, N. POLVANICH and K.SALAMA

Influence of Hydrogen Presence on Fatigue Behaviour of a Vessel Steel
F.GUTIERREZ-SOLANA, L.CABOLLERO, M.ELICES and A. VALIENTE

Environmental Effects on Cyclic Crack Extension
Y.KATZ and A. BUSSIBA

Cleavage and Ductile Fracture Mechanisms

Fracture Energy Analysis via Acoustic emissions
L.I.MASLOV and V.V.SUKHAREVSKY

The Influence of Loading Rate on the Ductile-Brittle Transition and Cleavage Fracture Stress of 2.25 Cr-1Mo Steel
M.HOLZMANN, B. VLACH and J. MAN

Cleavage Fracture in a Eutectoid and Hypoeutectoid Steel
F.P.L.KAVISHE and T.J.BAKER

Effects of Crack Length and Pre-Strain on Ductile Fracture
H.E.THOMPSON and J.F.KNOTT

Micromechanisms of Brittle Fracture in 2¼ Cr-1Mo Weld Metal
P.BOWEN, M.B.D. ELLIS, M. STRANGWOOD and J.F. KNOTT

Brittle Fracture Nucleation in SA 533B-1 Steel
A.MARTIN MEIZOSO, J.R. RODRIGUEZ IBABE, J.L. VIVIENTE SOLE and J. GIL SEVILLANO

Modelling of Cleavage Fracture in Microalloyed Steels with Mixed Ferrite-Bainitic Structure
B.STRNADEL, E.MAZANCOVA and K. MAZANEC

The Effect of Non-Metallic Inclusions on Cleavage Fracture
T.J.BAKER and F.P.L KAVISHE

Effects of Through Thickness Inclusion Distributions on Short Transverse Properties
G.GREEN

The Effect of Non-Metallic Inclusions on the Hot Ductility of Continuously Cast Low - Alloy Steel
C.I. GARCIA, S.PYTEL and A.J. DEARDO

Mechanism of Ductile Fracture of the Low Carbon Cast Steel
M.BIEL

A Study of the Ductile Tearing Mechanism during Single Overloads
N.RANGANATAHAN, R.TINTILLER, B.BOUCHET and J.PETIT

Sustained Load Crack Growth in an Aluminium-Silicon Bronze Alloy
R.D. SCHEFFEL, M.A. PHOPLONKER, J.BYRNE, R.L. JONES and P. BARNES

Effect of Thermomechanical Processing on the Fracture Toughness and Ductility of the Beta-Ti-Alloy Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al
G.TERLINDE, H.J. RATHJEN, K. -H. SCHWALBE and G.W.KUHLMAN

Relationship between Microstructure, Tensile Ductility and Fracture Toughness of Ti and Al-Alloys
C.MULLER, A.GYSLER and G.LUTJERING

Interactions between Brittle Fracture and Twinning in Tungsten subjected to Compression Tests at 77
K TRAN-HUU-LOI, J.P. MORNIROLI and M.GANTOIS

Impurity Effects on Sustained Load Cracking of 2¼ cr-1 Mo Steel at High Temperature
J. J. LEWANDOWSKI, M.B.D. ELLIS and J.F. KNOTT

The Effect of Temperature, Strain Rate and Environment on the Ductility of 304 Stainless Steel
P.TREVENA, N.S STOLOFF and M. G. NICHOLAS

Environmental Effects on Fracture Mechanisms

Effects of Dynamic Segregation and Environment on Crack Growth at Elevated Temperature
P. BOWEN, C.A. HIPPSLEY and J.F. KNOTT

Fracture of Ferritic Ductile Iron at Elevated Temperatures
L. WOJNAR and W. DZIADUR

The Influence of Strength and Grain Size on the Micro-structural Control on Stress Corrosion Cracking of High Strength Steels
F. GUTIERREZ-SOLANA, J. GONZALEZ, S. BARROSO and J.M. VARONA

Failure Analysis of Reheater Tubes involving Creep and Sulfidisation
F.VODOPIVEC, B. RALIC, J. ZVOKELJ and B. DOBOVISEK

Influence of a 3.5% NaCl Solution on the Fracture Mechanisms of Al-Zn-Mg Alloys in Fatigue and Tension
T.MAGNIN, P.RIEUX, C. DUBESSY and J. LE COZE

Hydrogen Effects on Cleavage Fracture in Fully Pearlitic Eutectoid Steel
J.J. LEWANDOWSKI and A.W. THOMPSON

Hydrogen Permeation in HSLA Steels in Relation to its Stress Corrosion Cracking Behaviour
F. GUTIERREZ-SOLANA and I.M. BERNSTEIN

The Effect of Hydrogen on the Ductility of Aluminium-Tin Alloys
A.K. BUSBY and J.W. MARTIN

NON-METALS

Invited Lecture

Fracture Aspects of Concrete
A.HEILLERBORG

Technical Papers

The Double-Torsion Testing of Polymers: A Cinematographic Investigation of Crack Growth
R.FRASSINE, T, RICCO, M. RINK and A. PAVAN

Prediction of the Influence of Temperature on Fatigue of Polymers
J.A.M. REMMERSWAAL

A Fracture Mechanics Approach for Failure Prediction of a Restored Tooth
R.DE GROOT, H.C. VAN ELST, M.C.R.B. PETERS and Y. M. DE HAAN

Fracture Strength of an Adhesive Joint
P. CZARNOCKI and K. PIEKARSKI

Effect of Static and Fatigue Pre-Loading on Residual Strength and Stiffness of Plain Concrete
H.A.W CORNELISSEN and H.W. REINHARDT

Appropriate Fracture Mechanics Specimens for Testing Rocks
E.CZOBOLY, M. GALOS, I HAVOS and F. THAMM

Fracture Mechanics of Glass Reinforced Plastics under Corrosive Environment
L.GOLASKI and A.FIGIEL

Numerical Method for the Description of "Ceramic Steels" (ZrO2 containing Ceramics)
W.H. MULLER

ADDENDA

Invited Lecture on Fatigue

Micro Structural Short Cracks in Fatigue
K.J. MILLER

Crack Paths and Crack Branching

Effect of Crack Tip Plastic zone on Kinked or Branched Crack Growth
H. HORII and S. NEMAT NASSER

Micromechanisms - Cleavage and Ductile Fracture Mechanisms

Physical and Mathematical Modelling of Crack Tip Blunting in C-Mn Ferritic-Pearlitic Steels
R. ROBERTI and D. FIRRAO

Non-Metals

Fracture Characterization of Composites in Mixed Mode Loading
C.A.C.C. REBELO, A.T. MARQUES and P.M. S.T. de CASTRO

Numerical Methods

Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Crack Propagation and Crack Arrest Phenomena by means of Finite Element Methods
F.J.H.PEETERS and R.W.J.KOERS

Numerical Treatment of Fracture Mechanics Problems
V.Z. PARTON and V.G. BORISKOVSKY

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