Life Estimation of Components and Power Generating Plant Books & Publications

Cape 99 - Ageing of Material & Methods for the Assessment of Lifetimes of Engineering Plant

Proceedings of the Fifth International Colloquium on Ageing of Materials and Methods for the Assessment of Lifetimes of Engineering Plant Wilderness/South Africa 12-16 April 1999

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B TOMKINS

PLANT LIFE ASSESSMENT

Lifetime Analysis of a Steam Boiler in Hässelby Power Plant in Sweden
L KIESSLING, N JOHANSSON

Residual Fatigue Life of Austenitic Stainless Steels by Destructive/Non-Destructive Micro-Structural Tests
V SCHOSS, F DE BACKER, G MAUSSNER, L BAER

The Applicability of Static Equivalent Design Criteria for the Fatigue Design of Dynamically Loaded Structures
J WANNENBERG

A Unified Approach to High Temperature Defect Assessment Methodology
K NIKBIN

DEGREDATION AND AGEING EFFECTS

Parent Material and Weldment Degradation of Vessels Caused by Fatigue, Vibration and Hydrogen Attack
J Z BORLA

A Degradation Model Integrating Prior Kinetics Parameters and Qualitative Inservice Inspection Data
K AUBERT, P BRYLA, G CELEUX, C LAVERGNET, Y VERNAZ

Crack Initiation Prediction Under Complex Thermo-Mechanical Loading
R DESMORAT, J P SERMAGE, J LEMAITRE

Premature Failures in Pressurised Equipment Having Metallurgical Origins
C BAGNALL, H C FURTADO, I LE MAY

PLANT MONITORING

Application of a Plant Monitoring System
D VINVOUR, K POCHMAN

Results of a Diagnostic System for the Life Management of Power Plant Components
S VEJVODA, D VINCOUR, L RUCEK, L KOZINA

Materials Consultation System for Local Nuclear Plants
W Y MAO, T Y WANG, CASTER JENG

An Appraisal of Ultrasonic Wall Thickness Measurement Practices
J R LILLEY

AGEING AND ANALYSIS OF WELDS

Influences of Specimen Size on Creep Crack Growth Rate in Cross-Weld CT Specimens Taken from a Welded Component
P ANDERSSON, P SEGLE, L Å SAMUELSON

Life Extension of Vessels Containing Dissimilar Welds
D P BRITS

Creep Crack Growth in Ex-Service Weld Metal of 0.5CrMoV
H C M ANDERSSON, R SANDSTRÖM, P SEGLE, P ANDERSSON

A Parametric Analysis of Stresses in a Thick-Walled Pipe Weld During Steady State Creep
T H HYDE, W SUN, A TANG

PLANT MAINTENANCE OPTIMISATION

Optimising the Implementation of a Risk Based Inspection Program in a Complex Facility
D FISHER

Risk Based Engineering Causes Company Wide Changes
F GEENEN, I FORDAN, M MAESEELE

Analysis of Experience Feedback Data to Optimise the Main Alternator Maintenance Strategy
T SOUCHOUIS, B VILLAIN, S PERRIN

Ageing, What Is That In A Bayes Frame?
C A CLAROTTI, M A GARNERO, A LANNOY, H PROCACCIA

ANALYTICAL METHODS

Comparison of Toroidal Pipes and 90°C Pipe Bends During Steady State Creep
T H HYDE, A YAGHI, A A BECKER, P G EARL

Useful Results from Continuum Damage Mechanics
R K PENNY

Wear - What Is It and How Do We Avoid It?
M WATSON

Evaluation of Primary Creep Rate Effects on Creep Crack Growth Behaviour by Finite Element Method
HYEON CHANG CHOI

Research of Welding Effect on Structural Integrity at High Temperature
SHAN-TUNG TU and KEE-BONG YOON

Industrial Applications of the SYSTUS Finite Element Package
W HOHLHÖFER