Abstract: If a subsurface flaw is located near a component surface, the subsurface flaw is transformed into a surface flaw in accordance with a subsurfacetosurface flaw proximity rule. The recharacterization process from subsurface ...

Abstract: A number of surface cracks with large aspect ratio have been detected in components of nuclear power plants (NPPs) in recent years. The depths of these cracks are even larger than the half of crack lengths. When a crack ...

Abstract: Nowadays, it has been recognized that probabilistic fracture mechanics (PFM) is a promising methodology in structural integrity assessments of aged pressure boundary components of nuclear power plants, because it can ...