Abstract: In the previous work carried out by the authors, a new method to estimate failure strength of a pipe with local wall thinning subject to either internal pressure or global bending has been ...

Abstract: Failure assessment of a pipe with local wall thinning draws increasing attention in the nuclear power plant industry. Although many guidelines have been developed and are used for assessing the ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a new method to estimate failure strength of a pipe with local wall thinning. The method is based on the equivalent stress averaged over the minimum ligament in the locally ...

Abstract: This paper was retracted from Volume 131, Issue 6, Journal of Pressure Vessel and Technology because it is scheduled to be published in the April issue 2010.

Abstract: This paper provides tractable solutions for elastic crack opening displacement (COD) of slanted through-wall cracks in plates and cylinders. The solutions were developed via detailed three dimensional ...

Abstract: The natural crack growth analysis (sometimes referred to as advanced finite element analysis (AFEA)) methodology has been developed by the US NRC and the nuclear industry to evaluate the natural ...

Abstract: Nuclear power plant safety under seismic conditions is an important consideration. The piping systems may have some defects caused by fatigue, stress corrosion cracking, etc., in aged plants. ...