ESIA - Engineering Structural Integrity Assessment Series of Books & Publications

ESIA 3 Life Assessment and Life Extension of Engineering Plant, Structures and Components

Papers presented at the Dynamic Testing Agency's Third International Conference in association with AEA Technology plc on "Engineering Structural Integrity Assessment" Churchill College, Cambridge, UK 24-26 September 1996

INSPECTION, MONITORING AND MATERIALS DEGRADATION

Material Sampling and Replication
P R ROBERTS

Non-Destructive Methods for Determination of Residual Stress and Material Degradation and their Potential for Life Assessment
C B SCRUBY, M T HUTCHINGS, D J BUTTLE

Quality Assurance of Glass Fibre Reinforced Piping Systems
J C M DE BRUIJN, C A M VAN DEN ENDE

Degradation Mechanisms in Structural Materials
J F KNOTT

Identification of Simulated Failure Modes in Composites with Radial Basis Function Networks
P J JACOB, A D BALL

Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) Approach to Plant Life Management
R J BROWNE, J M BREAR, B J CANE, J WILLIAMSON

Modelling Charpy Property Changes Due to Irradiation: A New Method of Analysis
P L WINDLE, R MOSKOVIC

Fatigue, Creep and Creep/Fatigue Behaviour of a Ti-Base Superalloy at 650°C
T H HYDE, A A BECKER, L XIA

Crack Initiation on 316L (N) CT Specimens under Creep-Fatigue Conditions
L LAIARINANDRASANA, R PIQUES, B DRUBAY, C FAIDY

Modelling of the Creep Behaviour of Compact Tension Geometry Specimens of a 12Cr Steel at 550°C and Correlation with Cavitation
W GAUDIG, K MAILE, R TSCHEUSCHNER, J GRANACHER

Investigation Into the Early Stages of Crack Growth in Two Low Alloy Steels
M R CHORLTON, K M NIKBIN, G A WEBSTER

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT (INPUT PARAMETERS AND ASSESSMENT METHOD) AND LIFE PREDICTION

Fatigue Life Assessment Under Multiaxial Variable Amplitude Loading
P MORIHAT, B KENMEUGNE, E VIDAL-SALLÉ, J L ROBERT

Prediction of Creep-Fatigue Behaviour at Stress Concentrations in 1CrMoV Rotor Steel
S R HOLDSWORTH

Condition Assessment and Life Extension of Fossil Fired Boilers
D J WALDRON

Life Assessment of Large Structures by Means of Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics Concepts
P JULISCH, S SHEN, W STADTMÜLLER, D STURM

Advances in Linepipe Defect Assessment
D G JONES

Comparison of Different Types of Specimens for Crack-Arrest Test on the Pressure Vessel Steel ALDUR 58D
S FELBER, G SCHNEEWEISS, T VARGA

Fracture Toughness Predictions for a Range of Geometries Using a Coupled Cleavage/Ductile Micromechanical Model
M R GOLDTHORPE, R M ANDREWS, C S WIESNER

The Use of Crack Arrest and Constraint Concepts in Pressure Vessel Safety Assessment
D C CONNORS, A R DOWLING, P E J FLEWITT

Development of a Shallow-Flaw Fracture Assessment Methodology for Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessels
B R BASS, J W BRYSON, T L DICKSON, W J McAFEE, W E PENNELL

LBB - Analysis of Nuclear Piping - A Method for Life Assessment and Extension
G BARHOLOMÉ

Determination of Maximum Initial Flaw Size Using the Material Full Stress-Strain Curve
B FARAHMAND

An Evaluation of the Methods Used for Estimating the Fatigue Lives of Compact Components
A B MEW, A W CARDRICK, V J PIKE, J O'HARA, S TATE, R P SHARP

Fatigue Crack Growth Life Assessment and the NASA/FLAGRO Computer Program
V B LAWRENCE, V SHIVAKUMAR

Damage Estimation Techniques for Usage Monitoring in Helicopters
P E IRVING, R A HUDSON

RISK ASSESSMENT, LIFE EXTENSION AND ECONOMICS

Life Extension and Upgrading of Structures to Meet Increased Structural Integrity Requirements
F M BURDEKIN

Failure Investigation Techniques and Their Impact on Plant Life and Performance
M W J LEWIS, L G HAMPSON

Fatigue Damage Evaluation of a Rail Bogie Caused by Track Irregularities
R K LUO, B L GABBITAS, B V BRICKLE

Predicting the Safe-Life of Ageing Submarine Pipelines Using PCRA - Part 1: Theoretical Framework
J E STRUTT, K ALLSOPP

Predicting the Safe-Life of Ageing Submarine Pipelines Using PCRA - Part 2: Model Application
J E STRUTT, K ALLSOPP, D NEWMAN, C TRILLE

Structural Integrity Assessment and Repair of Bomb Damaged Buildings
P ESPER, W KEANE

Transport, Fatigue and Life Extension: An Overview
R A SMITH

Fitness for Purpose Justifications Using Risk-Based Methods
D A MACINNES, V R GREEN, P J HORROCKS

Assessing Risk and Variability of Fatigue Lives in Cyclically Loaded Structures
D SOCIE

Residual Life Prediction of Materials/Systems
K P GEORGE, A RAJA SHEKHARAN

Lifetime Prediction and Rejuvenation of Aero Engine Turbine Blades
S Å KARLSSON

Structural Integrity of Ageing Aircraft - Assessment of Life Extension
R J CAZES

A Method of Predicting the Residual Lives of Defective Rails Using Monte Carlo Simulation
M BEAGLES

Probabilistic Methods for the Establishment of Civil Aircraft Maintenance Programmes
L PIZZANELLI, D DUPRAT, M TISSEYRE, J Y BEAUFILS

Equipment Life Prediction as a Tool in Running a Cost Effective Railway
J S FIRTH, P J FORTEY

Life Time Extension of Grinding Mill Power Train Components by Applied Fuzzy Control
H P BECK, H ZENNER, C SOURKOUNIS, D HARSTE

Pipeline Life Management
D G JONES

The Use of Remote Visual Inspection for Plant Examination Including the Work Performed at Sizewell 'B'
C H MACRO

Assessment of the Remaining Life of the HIFAR Reactor Aluminium Tank by Post Irradiation Examination of Ex-Service Components and In-Service Non-Destructive Examination
C J MOSS, D J BATTLE, R P HARRISON, N R McDONALD, D R G MITCHELL

Technical Basis for API Publication 941 ("Nelson Curves")
J M BREAR, J M CHURCH

Risk and Reliability Assessment - A Critical Review
M J BAKER

Application of Risk Analysis to Economic Appraisal of Maintenance Options for Concrete Bridges
R S RUBAKANTHA, P R VASSIE

A Boundary Element Method for Life Assessment of Engineering Structures
A P CISILINO, M H ALIABADI

New Strategies for the Assessment of Long-Term Data From Interrupted Creep Tests
C K BULLOUGH, S R HOLDSWORTH

Structural Integrity Assessment of the Jet Neutral Beam Components
B D DANIELS, S PAPASTERGIOU

Characterisation of Fatigue Damage of Austenitic Steels Using HTSc-SQUID
U GAMPE, J SCHRIEBER, D EIFLER, H J KRAUSE, M LANG, H J BASSLER, R EHRLICH

Collapse Loads Relevant to the Assessment of Defects in Pressure Vessel Nozzles
P G HARPER

The Use of the Eigenstrain Technique for Component Life Calculation
D N DAI, D NOWELL, D A HILLS

Life Prediction Techniques Applied to the Standard Fatigue Testing of HIP Stems
H L PLEOG, H W WEVERS, U P WYSS, M BÜRGI

Life Assessment for Conditions of Combined High and Low Cycle Fatigue
M HAWKYARD, B E POWELL

Characterisation of Metallographic Damage in a Cobalt Superalloy
F PRATESI, M GIANNOZZI, M INNOCENTI, A DEL PUGLIA, G ZONFRILLO

Improvements and Calculation Time Reduction of Fatigue Life Criteria
J C CLÉMENT, B KENMEUGNE, E VIDAL-SALLÉ, J L ROBERT

Life-Cycle Data Management with STEP
N SWINDELLS

Nanochemical Characterisation of Nuclear Plant Steels
J C WALMSLEY, P SPELLWARD, R CORCORAN, S T FENTON

Engineering the Surface Stress and Finish to Extend Product life
P O'HARA

The Application of Modal Analysis to the Estimation of Fault Severity in Spur Gears
I YESILYURT, A D BALL

Analysis of Fracture Toughness Data Using a Neutral Network
M BRINN, A J CADMAN, I KERR

Factors Affecting Facility Closure Decisions
M L JEAL

Creep Life Predictions of Pressure Components Containing Stress Concentration Regions under Primary Plus Secondary Creep
K ZARRABI, H HOSSEINI-TOUDESHKY

Basis for Structural Integrity Assessment and Life Prediction
B TOMKINS