Life Estimation of Components and Power Generating Plant Books & Publications

Cape 2005

Proceedings of the Eighth International Colloquium on Ageing of Materials and Methods for the Assessment in Gordon’s Bay/South Africa, 7 March – 11 March 2005

Preface

Opening Address
Structural Integrity Comes of Age
B TOMKINS

Introduction

Where is the Human Factor in Structural Integrity Assessment?
I LE MAY

Old Thinking New Ideas
K McINTRE

Determination of Chemical Industry Plants Residual Lifetime
S VEJVODA, I SAFAR

(Metallurgical) Tools

Detection of Structural Degradation by Magnetic Adaptive Testing
I TOMAS, O STUPAKOV

Micro-Structural Aspects of Low Cycle Fatigued Primary Circulation Pipe
H J LEBER, D KALKHOF, M NIFFENEGGER, B TIRBONOD

Creep Response of Advanced 9-12% Power Plant Steels to Temperature and Stress Changes
V SKLENICKA, K KUCHAROVA, L KLOC,
M SVOBODA, J KUDRMAN, J SVEJCAR

Smartbolt Technology and Methods of Monitoring, to Assess the Condition of Mining Roof Support System
J S MOEMA, R PATON, S ROBERTS, D ADAMS

Engineering Assessment of Constraint Effects on Fracture
A H SHERRY, D G HOOTON, D W BEARDSMORE, M A WILKES

Measurement of Residual Stresses in Steel Cylinders and Nozzles Containing Repair Welds
E KINGSTON, D J SMITH

A Re-View of Engineering and its Hub, Design
R K PENNY

(High Temperature) Tools

Compendium of Creep Assessment Tools
R K PENNY

Damage Mechanics Extrapolation and Remaining Life Estimation
H C FURTADO, R PEACE, I LE MAY

A Simple Criterion for Converting Hot Tensile Data to Creep Data and Vice-Versa
L DE OLIVEIRA BUENO

High Temperature Crack Initiation and Defect Assessment of Power Plant Steel Weldments
B DOGAN U CEHAN, B PETROVSKI

(Numerical) Tools

Finite Element Analysis of Dockside Crane Jib
V BALDEN, I VAN DER MERWE

Finite Element Analysis of Strains Induced in a Food Product Tank During Transport
W KOHLHOFER

Stress Concentration Evaluation Using the Finite Element Method
D SCHMIDT, S SAIGAL, I LE MAY

Cases

Failure Analysis of Wrought Iron Gas Pipe after 100 Years of Service
C BAGNALL, W MOORHEAD, I KAYAFAS

Effect of Repeated Post Weld Heat Treatment on the Properties of Steels
A DACRE

Examples (Case Histories) of the Four Main Causes of Failures
A HELMBOLD, S FEWEL

Boiler Tube Failure Reduction on a Power Station
A J DIPPENAAR

Risk and Reliability Management of Storage Tanks
N SUKAIH

High Pressure Plants and Equipment Risks
D A DE BEER

Structural Integrity Assessment of Weld Repairs in High Temperature Plant
N LE MAT HAMATA, S MARIE

Managing HP Piping Beyond 200,000 Hours
A J DIPPENAAR

Finite Element Aided Design of a Canting System for “Nicorette”
V BALDEN, A SIMONIS