ESIA - Engineering Structural Integrity Assessment Series of Books & Publications

ESIA 4 Lifetime Management and Evaluation of Plant, Structures and Components

Papers Presented at the Dynamic Testing Agency's Fourth International Conference in Association with AEA Technology plc on "Engineering Structural Integrity Assessment" Churchill College, Cambridge, UK 22-24 September 1998

MATERIALS DEGRADATION, INSPECTION AND MONITORING

TEM Analysis of Fatigue Damage for Lifetime Estimation of Power Plant Components
S ARGILLIER, J LEON, V PRUNIER, J P MASSOUD, J B VOGT

Non-Destructive Characterisation of Materials Damage: Examples of R & D at EdF
J F COSTE, J P MASSOUD, V PRUNIER

Mechanism of Stress Corrosion Cracking in Low Alloy Bainitic Steel/Water Environment System
K MATOCHA, A KLIMSZA, J WOZNIAK

Ageing Effects of RPV and Internal Parts Materials for VVER Type Reactor
J BRYNDA, V CERNY, F SVITAK

Creep and Fatigue Crack Growth in High Temperature Plant Materials
B AL-ABED, I A SHIBLI, N LE MAT-HAMATA

Effects of Cyclic Loading and Residual Stress on the Early Stages of Creep Crack Growth
M R CHORLTON, K M NIKBIN, G A WEBSTER

Concept of Equivalent Overloading for the Estimation of Damage under Multiaxial Non-Proportional Loading
S TAHERI, V DOQUET

Probability Estimation for the Assessment of Environmental Effects on Fracture Toughness
P L WINDLE, R MOSKOVIC

Probabilistic Assessments of Fracture Toughness in Pressure Vessel Steels
J F KNOTT

Fracture Toughness of an Ex-Service Power Generating Turbine Rotor
A SHEKHTER, C J MOSS, A K HELLIER, S P RINGER

Fracture Toughness Assessment of Large Forgings for Energetics
J VOJTISEK, V MENTL

Results of In Service Ultrasonic Time of Flight Diffraction Examination of Generator Rotor Shaft
I DUKIC, P DUKIC

Probability-Based Optimisation of Inspection Intervals for Bridges
M LUKIC, C CRÉMONA

Inspection of Magnox Power Generation Plant
A B WOOLDRIDGE, V M BABOROVSKY

Determination of Optimum Inspection Intervals for Safety Critical Railway Components
A S WATSON, W G RASAIAH

METHODOLOGY OF LIFE PREDICTION

Comparison of Deterministic and Probabilistic Flaw Assessment Methods for a Welded Joint
H G PISARSKI

Evaluation of Flaws and Remaining Lifetime Estimation of Structures and Components
B BRICKSTAD, M BERGMAN, P ANDERSSON, L DAHLBERG, I SATTARI-FAR, F NILSSON

Fatigue Crack Growth and Penetration Behaviour in Pipes Subjected to Bending Load
Y S YOO, S H AHN, K ANDO

Integrated Experimental Analysis of Waterhammer Pressure Pulses and Associated Structural Responses
P NURKKALA, J HOIKKANEN

Quantifying Variability in Service Loading
D SOCIE, J ROTH

Computer-Based Assessments of Crack-Like Defects Detected in NPP Main Circuit Weldments
A I ARJAEV, S E BOUGAENKO, I N DENISOV, V V ALADINSKY, V O MAKHANEV

Constraint Dependent Toughness Effects on Operational Temperature Limits for Power Reactors
D C CONNORS, A R DOWLING, P E J FLEWITT

Assessment of the Potential for Crack Arrest Implied in the Upper Shelf Definition
C S WIESNER, B HAYES

Sensitivity of Beremin Model Fracture Predictions to Changes in Weibull Parameters
A D KARSTENSEN, M R GOLDTHORPE, C S WIESNER

The Effect of Weld-Induced Residual Stresses on CTOD and the J-Integral in Elastic-Plastic Fracture Analyses
P DELFIN, B BRICKSTAD, I SATTARI-FAR

3D Fatigue Crack Growth Under Variable Amplitude Loading
A MATERNA, V OLIVA

Fatigue Design Code and Practice for Aluminium Welded Structure
H SAKAMOTO

Step Wise Cracking Growth Rates from Service Incidents
D R McINTYRE

A Finite Element Program for the Prediction of Crack Growth and Lifetime
H A RICHARD, B MAY, M SCHOLLMANN

Successful Prediction of Component Behaviour by Application of CDM Multiaxial Creep Model
J H RANTALA, R C HURST, F BREGANI

Risk Evaluation, Failure Analysis and Life Extension Studies of Large Plants
I LE MAY

Evaluation of Steam Generating Plant: Some Problems Encountered and Their Solution
C BAGNALL, H C FURTADO, I LE MAY

Strength Analysis on Non-Machined Fillet Welds on the Basis of Local Displacements Concept
V V ALADINSKY, V O MAKHANEV

The Role of Plain Tensile Properties in Evaluating Fracture and Fatigue Behaviours of Structural Steels
D M LI

Comparison Between Structural Integrity Assessment Procedures for Cracked Components
J RUIZ OCEJO, M A GONZALES-POSADA, I GORROCHATEGUI, F GUTIÉRREZ-SOLANA

Probabilistic Seismic Assessment of Bridges
W YUAN, B HU

Failure and Strength Analysis in Engineering Safety for Structures Damaged by Cracks
Y G MATVIENKO, N A MAKHUOV

Comparison of Finite Element Modelling Techniques for High Integrity Components
M LIDDLE, D MATTHEWS

Programme to Assess the Effectiveness of Non-Destructive Testing in Industry (PANI) H BAINBRIDGE

Non-Destructive Evaluation of Prestressed Tendons by the Magnetic Stray Field Method
G SAWADE, U GAMPE, H J KRAUSE

Lifetime Prediction and Condition Monitoring of Polymeric Components
S G BURNAY

Recent Advancement of ISI for Attachment Area on Steam Turbines in Taiwan
Y H WU, C C HSIAO

Fatigue Crack Growth from Semi-Elliptical Surface Defects
D M SHUTER, W GEARY

Validation of Through Life Mechanical Properties of Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels
L G TAYLOR, T J WILLIAMS

Fracture and Life of Titanium Matrix Composites Subjected to Fatigue Loading
Z XIA, P W M PETERS, H J DUDEK

Internal Defects and Surface Oxidation in SA-213-T22 Steel
A MARTIN-MEIZOSO, I OCANA, J M MARTINEZ ESNAOLA, J GIL-SEVILLANO

Inspection, Assessment and Repair of Process Plant
G R EDWARDS

Development of a New Multiaxial Fatigue Postprocessor Based on Finite Element and Multibody Analysis Systems
X AYNETO, D GIMENÉZ

Parametric Study of the Failure of Statically Indeterminate Cracked Pipes
I GORROCHATEGUI, F GUTIERREZ-SOLANA, J RUIZ OCEJO

Thermal Loading Phenomena and Monitoring for Material Fatigue in Nuclear Power Plants
H J GOLEMBIEWSKI, W KLEINOEDER

New Portable Pipe Wall Thickness Measuring Technique
J E PASCENTE

RISK ASSESSMENT/LIFE EXTENSION MANAGEMENT

Risk-Based Inspection - The Needs, Benefits and Approach for Power and Process Plants
B J CANE, R B BROWNE

A Probabilistic Approach to the Fracture of Onshore Gas Transmission Pipelines: Practical Applications
D LINKENS, M BILIO, N K SHETTY

Corrosion Management of the End of Life of a Mature Field
B KELLY

Management of Ageing of Nuclear Power Plant Containment Structures
D NAUS, C B OLAND, B R ELLINGWOOD, W E NORRIS, H L GRAVES III

The Role of the UK in Influencing European Research on Nuclear Plant Life Management
P D STOREY, F M D BOYDON, M HAYNS

Reliability Test of Core Shroud Replacement Method
T OHTSUBO, Y HITOKI, K FUJIMAKI, K HISAJIMA, S OGURA

The Use of Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics in Support of Deterministic Assessments of Structural Integrity
R WILSON

Evaluation of Ageing Effects on RPV Lifetime Assessment
M BRUMOVSKY

Measures for Condition Based Risk Assessment in Power Plants
K ULLMANN

Life Extension of Tube Shell Heat Exchanger Through Vibration Analysis
M S LIU, Q W DONG

Development of LIFEX Principles for High Temperature Components by Means of Damage Mechanics Approach
S T TU, K B YOON, M S LIU

Practical Aspects of Life Extension of a Power Plant Drum with Internal Cracks
F ROTVEL

Lifetime Management Maximises Submarine Power Plant Availability
M BRADLEY, W J SIMMONS, R J DAWSON

The Contribution of NDT to Three Decades of the Severn Bridge
J HOPKIN, D J LOVEJOY

The French Alphajet Life Extension Approach
T COURBE, L DEFEVER, L LE TELLIER

Reliability of Thermonuclear Components under High Thermal Loads
B D DANIELS, S PAPASTERGIOU

Probabilistic Assessment of the Beneficial Effect of Proof Loading
A MUHAMMED, F M BURDEKIN

LATE PAPERS

Tearing and Failure Analysis Under Normal Operating Conditions
I MILNE

Aspects of Risk Based Assessment of Structures
F M BURDEKIN

Regulatory Decision Making - An Overview
J McQUAID

Development of a Non-Intrusive Testing Programme for a Gas Processing Plant
V R GREEN, P J HORROCKS, I J O'DONNELL, C A CRUICKSHANK

Summary Presented at the End of the Conference
R G WARWICK