Abstract: Circumferentially cracked pipes subjected to tensile load were analyzed for finite length and constant depth part-through cracks located at the inside of the pipe wall. The analysis postulated ...

Abstract: Static and dynamic pretest simulations of a degraded nuclear piping test are performed to investigate crack stability and piping integrity. The purpose of this study is to provide system design ...

Abstract: We describe a computer model for predicting ductile-fracture initiation and propagation. The model is based on plastic strain. Fracture starts or a crack extends when the integrated product of ...

Abstract: For much of the high-energy piping in light water reactor systems, fracture mechanics calculations can be used to assure pipe failure resistance, thus allowing the elimination of excessive rupture ...