12th International Conference on 
Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology


 

DIVISION G: FRACTURE MECHANICS AND
NON-DESRUCTIVE EVALUATION

(The papers with links are those received by the SMiRT 12 Secretariat at the time the Transactions went to press)


G03: Fracture Mechanics/NDE Interaction

G03/1

Flaw Tolerance Considerations for Nuclear Power Plant Component Life Extension
Bryon, J.D., Nickell, R.E.

G03/2 Defect Acceptance Rule for In-Service Inspections in Nuclear Power Plants
Heliot, J., Grandemange, J.M., Barthelet, B.
G03/3 Fracture Mechanics Evaluation of In-Service Inspection Acceptance Criteria
Capurro, E., Reale, S., Tognarelli, L.
G03/4 Rules for the Evaluation of the PISC III RRT Results
Crutzen, S.
G03/5 The Use of Fracture Mechanics Methodologies for NDT Results Evaluation and Comparison
Reale, S., Tognarell, L., Crutzen, S.

G04: LBB and Non-Linear Fracture Mechanics for Piping (1)

G04/1

J Calculations Under Combined Loadings for Cirumferentially Cracked Pipes and Their Impact on Stress Classification for Fracture Assessment
Poette, C., Desreumaux, L., Masson, R.

G04/2 Fracture Mechanics Evaluations of Precracked Cylindrical Vessels Subjected to Limit Load Conditions
Azodi, D., Bachmann, P., Höefler, A.
G04/3 Determining the J-R Curve for a Pipe Containing a Through-Wall Circumferential Crack
Smith, E.
G04/4 Simplified Method to Estimate J - Development and Application
Moulin, D., Nedelec, M., Clement, G.
G04/5 Elastic Plastic Fracture Assessment Using J-R Curve by Direct Method
Asta, E.P., Chomik, E.
G04/6 A New Limit-Load Formula for Ligament of Surface Crack in LBB Assessment
Chen, J., Wang, Y.C., Ju, D.Y.

G05: LBB and Non-Linear Fracture Mechanics for Piping (2)

G05/1 The Effect of Axial Forces on the Conservatism of the Net-Section Stress Criterion for the Failure of Cracked Stainless Steel Piping
Smith, E.
G05/2 Experimental Investigations on Stable Crack Growth in Panels with Semi-Elliptical Surface Cracks
Wobst, K., Hardtke, K.-D., Wossidlo, P.
G05/3 Stress Intensity Factor Solution for Thin-Walled Straight Pipes DN 700 Tested Under Bending at RT and 550°C
Setz, W., Föerster, K., Grüeter, L., Bhandari, S., Deschanels, H., Faidy, C.
G05/4 Evaluation of Large Leakage Crack Effect on the Distribution of Loads in a Small Diameter Pipe
Yu, Y.J., Kim, Y., Park, S.H.
G05/5 Stress Intensity Factor for Box Components with Transversal Surface Crack
Lee, Ch.
G05/6 Surface Cracks in Toroidal Shells
Erdogan, F., Joseph, P.F.

G06: LBB and Non-Linear Fracture Mechanics for Piping (3) - Leaking Behavior

G06/1 LBB-Analysis: Verification of Leakage Area and Leak Rate Evaluations by Tests
Bartholomé, G., Kastner, W., Keim, E., Senski, G..
G06/2 New Experiments on Leak Behavior of Natural Cracks in Small-Bore Pipes at the HDR-Facility
Hunger, H., Grebner, H.
G06/3 Flow Rate Measurement in Cracked Plates Under Tension. Correlation with Crack Opening Displacement
Moulin, D., Aguilar, J., Brouard, D.
G06/4 Development of Sodium Leak Evaluation Method in FBR Components
Tamura, K., Shimakawa, T., Nakamura, M., Kashima, K., Miura, N., Fujioka, T.
G06/5 The Concept "Leak before Break" as Applied to NPP Pipings
Petrov, V.A., Timofeev, B.T.

G07: LBB and Non-Linear Fracture Mechanics for Piping (4) - Elbows

G07/1 Extension of Fracture Mechanics Evaluation Methods by Consideration of Multiaxiality of Stress State for Piping Components
Schuler, X., Blind, D., Eisele, U., Herter, K.-H.
G07/2 Description and Application of KJ Rule to Cracked Cast Elbow Integrity Analysis
Taupin, Ph., Ensel, C.
G07/3 Stress Intensity Factors for Single and Multiple Cracks in Thin-Walled 90°C Pipe Bends Under Internal Pressure and Bending
Rensch, H.J., Lohmeyer, B., Hofmann, H.
G07/4 Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Longitudinally Slitted Elbow Under Closing Bending
Lacouture, E. Guillouet, E., Brochard, J.
G07/5 Characterization of Limit Stress in the Ligament of a Longitudinally Cracked Elbow Under Bending
Moulin, D., Brochard, J., Goudet, G.
G07/6 Fracture Mechanics Studies on Elbows
Chattopadhyay, J., Dutta, B.K., Kushwaha, H.S., Mahajan, S.C., Kakodkar, A.

 G11: Dynamic Fracture Mechanis (1)

G11/1 2-Dimenstional Dynamic Contact Fracture Analysis for Partially Opened Crack
Chen, K.T., Chen, C.H., Ting, K.
G11/2 Seismic Behaviour of Cracked Pipes, Test and Calculation Comparison
Blay, N., Brunet, G., Jamet, Ph., Petit, M.

G12: Dynamic Fracture Mechanis (2)

G12/1 Dynamic Fracture Analysis of HDR-E31 Pipe System Experiments
Olson, R.,. Wolterman, R., Wilkowski, G.
G12/2 Instrumented Chappy Qualification on Two Ductile Materials
Moulin, D., Tanguy, L., Brouard, D.
G12/3 J-R Curves and Fracture Toughness Transition Behaviour at Static, Rapid and Impact Loading of Cr-Ni-Mo-V Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel
Holzmann, M., Man, J., Válka, L.
G12/4 Comparison of Static and Dynamic Strength and J-R Curves of Various Piping Maerials from the IPIRG-1 Program
Marschall, C.W., Landow, M.P., Wilkowski, G.M..

G13: Fracture Mechanics of Weldments and Cladding - General Aspects

G13/1 Residual Stresses and Their Treatment Within the R6 Assessment Procedure
Chivers, T.C., Sharples, J.K.
G13/2 Fracture Mechanics Analysis for Inhomogeneous Material Behaviour
Stumpfrock, L., Kraëmer, D., Eisele, U.
G13/3 A Modified Thermal Jor Integral for Orthotropic Composite Cracked Structures
Chen, K.T., Lin, H.B.
G13/4 Bonded Problems of Two Half-Plane with Elastic Gasket and Crack
Xing, L.

G14: Fracture Mechanics of Weldments and Cladding

G14/1 Current Results from the NRC's Short Cracks in Piping and Piping Welds Researcg Program
Wilkowski, G., Krishnaswamy, Marschall, C., P., Rahman, S., Scott, P.
G14/2 An Effective Approach on Welded Structure Integrity Assessment for Pressure Vessels
Dong, Y.M., Ma, Q., Hwang, K.C.
G14/3 An Overview of the HSST Full-Thickness Shallow-Crack Clad Beam Testing Program
Keeney, J.A., Theiss, T.J., McAfee, W.J., Bass, B.R.
G14/4 Crack Growth Assessment for a CS-Specimen Composed of RPV Base and Cladding Materials
Saarenheimo, A., Talja, H., Kordisch, H., Voss, B., Neubrech, G.E.
G14/5 Numerical and Experimental Studies of Crack Growth in Cladded Specimens
Sattari-Far, I.
G14/6 A New Method to Evaluate Hydrogen-Induced Disbonding Susceptibility in Stainless Weld Overlay
Lin, J., Wang, Z., Liu, C., Wu, D.

G15: Transferability in Fracture Mechanics Assessment

G15/1 A Unified Methodology of Fracture Toughness Evaluation for Thin-Walled Nuclear Reactor Components
Naumenko, V.P., Volkov, G.S.
G15/2 Evaluation of Fracture Toughness from Small Specimens
Schmitt, W., Sun, D.-Z., Böehme, W., Blauel, J.G., Nagel, G.
G15/3 Effect of Weld Mis-Match on Fracture Toughness Testing
Joch, J., Neale, B.K.
G15/4 Fracture Toughness of Brittle Nonmetallic Materials in Tension and Compression
Naumenko, V.P.

G19: New Techniques for Nuclear Components

G19/1 Quantitative Assessment of Fatigue by Bark-Hausen Noise Analysis
Yamaguchi, A., Maeda, N., Miyoshi, S., Ochiai, T., Yagawa, G., Ishino, S.
G19/2 The New Ways in NDE and Structure Integrity
Fangyu, G.
G19/3 Quantitataive Plastic Deformationn Analysis by Means of Thermoplastic Effect
Sun, X.W., Tu, J., Peng, R. H., Zhu, D.Z.
G19/4 Infrared Thermographic Scanning of Fatigue in Metals
Luong, M.P.
G19/5 Site Ultrasonic Measuring on PRV Stud-Bold Loading Under Hot Transient of QinShan NPP
Qu, J., Dou, Y., Li, Z., Zu, S., Lu, J., Wang, Y.

G20: NDE Techniques for Nuclear Components

G20/1 UT Characteristics for Detectability of Defects for Inconel Weld
Yamada, H., Akasaka, M., Takabashi J., Itoh, D., Nomura, K.
G20/2 Revealing of Defects in Anticorrosive Cladding Metal by Ultrasonic Inspection and Their Effect on Strength by Low-Cycle Loading
Timofeev, B.T., Rozina, M.V., Ulin, V.P.
G20/3 A Multiparameters NDT of the Ferromagnetic Materials
Mihovsky, M., Popov, A., Velev, G.
G20/4 Indication of Creep Embrittlement in Low Carbon Components Using NDT-Methods
Jansky, J., Dobmann, G.
G20/5 Results and Experiments of ISI of Austenitic and Dissimilar Welds Using SH-Waves and Emus-Probes
Hüebschen, G., Salzburger, H.-J., Kröning, M., von Bernus, L., Oellrich, K.

GD16: ISI Management and Qualification (1)

GD16/1 PISC III: A Status Report
Crutzen, S., Nichols, R., Miller, A.G.
GD16/2 Application of Computer Modelling to Qualification of Ultrasonic Inspections
Farley, J.M., Dikstra, B.J.
GD16/3 U.S. Program to Qualify Eddy Current Techniques and Inspectors for Nuclear Steam Generator Tubes
Behravesh, M.M.
GD16/4 ISI Performance Demonstration Designed Using the PISC Know How
Crutzen, S., Nichols, R., Lemaitre, P..
GD16/5 Performance Demonstration Initiative: US Implementation of ASME B&PV Code Section XI Appendix VIII
Ammirato, F., Becker, F.L., Carr, F., Huffmann, K., Spanner, Jr., J.C.
GD16/6 ENIQ: European Network for Inspection of Qualification
Crutzen, S., Kussmaul, K., Lemaitre, P.

GD17: ISI Management and Qualification (2)

GD17/1 Reflection of ISI Performance Verification in General
Engl, G.
GD17/2 Performance Qualification for ISI on French PWR
Champigny, F.
GD17/3 Validation Experience at the IVC and its Application at European Level Through the European Network for Inspection Qualification (ENIQ)
Waites, C., Leyland, K.S.
GD17/4 The Belgian Attitude Towards ISI Performance Verification
Dombret, Ph., Hennaut, G., Simoens, Ph.
GD17/5 NDT Performance Demonstration in Spain
Bollini, G.J., Yagüe, L.

GD18: ISI Management and Qualification (3)

GD18/1 The Importance of Human Factors in UT as a Result of PISC III Action 7
Murgatroyd, R.A., Seed, H., Worrall, G.M., Crutzen, S.
GD18/2 Software Tools for ISI - A New Approach
Borras, M., Cabrera, E.
GD18/3 The Last Development in France in View of ISI Performance Improvement
Benoist, P.
GD18/4 NDT Evaluation Projects in the Netherlands and Their Implications for Performance Demonstration and Other Regulations
V. Leeuwen, W.H.
GD18/5 Different Approaches to Personnel Certification within European Standards
Whittle, M.J.

GF01: Pressurized Thermal Shock (1)

GF01/1 Fracture Mechanics Analyses Including Constraint Investigations on Reactor Pressure Vessels Under Pressurized Thermal Shock Loading
Sievrs, J., Liu, X.
GF01/2 Crack Initiation and Arrest in a PTS Test for a Model Pressure Vessel Made of VVER-440 Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel
Keinänen, H., Talja, H., Rintamaa, R., Ahlstrand, R., Nurkkala, P., Rajamäki, P., Karzov, G.P., Blumin, A.A., Timofeev, B.T.
GF01/3 Integrity Assessment of DOEL 1 and 2 Reactor Pressure Vessels Under Pressurized Thermal Shock Loading
Gerard, R.
GF01/4 Warm Prestress Effects in Fracture-Margin Assessment of PWR-RPVS
Shum, D.K.M.
GF01/5 Calculated Warm Prestress and Shallow Crack Effects in a PTS-Transient
Rajamaeki, P.
GF01/6 Evaluation of Effect of the Yielding Range at Warm Prestressing on the Behavior of Crack Initiation
Xuejun, F.

GF02: Pressurized Thermal Shock (2)

GF02/1 Design of a Cruciform Bend Specimen for Determination of Out-of-Plane Biaxial Tensile Stress Effects on Fracture Toughness for Shallow Cracks
Bass, B.R., Bryson, J.W., McAfee, W.J., Pennell, W.E., Theiss, T.J.
GF02/2 Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Reactor Pressure Vessel for Emergency Core Cooling and Fluid-Fluid Mixing
Bartholomé, G., Keim, E., Schöepper, A.
GF02/3 Vessel Pipestress: A New Solution for Pressurized Thermal Shock
Ayres, D.J., Barishpolsky, B.
GF02/4 The Effects of Cladding on Propagation of Finite-Length Flaws in PTS Analysis
Keeney, J.A., Dickson, T.L.
GF02/5 Analysis of Reactor Pressure Vessel Nozzle Cracks Subjected to Cyclic Pressure and Transient Thermal Stress Loads Using the P-Extended Finite Element System PEXFE-3D
Pammer, Z., Szabolcs, G.
GF02/6 Prestressing Reduces Crack Propagation Risk in Embrittled Reactor Vessels
Kornfeldt, H., Töernblom, L., Köernvik, L.-A.

GF08: LBB and Non-Linear Fracture Mechanics for Piping (5) - Components Testing

GF08/1 Large Scale Experiments to Support the Application of the LBB Concept to WWER 440 Reactor Piping
Zd'árek, J., Pecinka, L., Joch, J., Kadeka, P., Palyza, J., Brumovsky, M., Svoboda, V.
GF08/2 LBB-Analysis: Verification of Fracture Mechanics Approaches by Components Testing
Bartholomé, G, Wellein, R., Senski, G.
GF08/3 Leak-Before-Break-Behaviour of a Piping System DN 415 Subjected to Transient Loading by Water Hammer
Kussmaul, K., Kobes, E., Diem, H., Schrammel, D.
GF08/4 Precracked Pipe Under Waterhammer Action
Brosi, S., Niffenegger, M., Reichlin, K., Kobes, E., Schrammel, D.
GF08/5 Crack Initiation and Crack Growth of Large Diameter Pipes under Cyclic Bending Loading
Stoppler, W., Strum, D., Hippelein, K., De Boer, A.

GF09: LBB and Non-Linear Fracture Mechanics for Piping (6) - Components Testing

GF09/1 Tests of Large-Scale Specimens and Models as Applied to NPP Equipment Materials
Timofeev, B.T., Fedorova, V.A.
GF09/2 Exclusion of Rupture for Welded Piping Systems of Power Stations by Component Tests and Failure Approaches
Julisch, P., Sturm, D., Wiedemann, J.
GF09/3 Leak-Before-Break Tests with Carbon Steel Pipes
Ikonen, K., Kukkola, T.
GF09/4 Fracture Properties Evaluation of BOP Piping Systems for the Yonggwang 3&4 Nuclear Generating Station
Kim, Y.J., Choy, Y.S., Seok, C.S., Yang, K.M., Ra, I.A., Ahn, H.Y.

GF10: LBB and Non-Linear Fracture Mechanics for Piping (6) - Components Testing

GF10/1 Tests on Large Scale LMFBR Piping/Part I: Crack Resistance Properties of Through-Cracked Straight Pipes DN 700 Tested Under Bending at RT and 550°C
Setz, W., Föerster, K., Bhandari, S., Debaene, J.-P., Faidy, C.
GF10/2 Tests on Large Scale LMFBR Piping/Part II: Analysis of Through Cracked Straight Pipes DN 700 Tested Under Bending at RT and 550°C
Bhandari, S., Deschanels, H., Sperandio, M., Faidy, C., Setz, W.
GF10/3 Leak-Before-Break Evaluation of a Typical Pressurized Water Reactor Primary Loop Pump Casing
Swamy, S.A., Witt, F.J., Petche, J.F., Kroes, B.
GF10/4 Pipe Break Testing of Primary Loop Piping Similar to Department of Energy's New Production Reactor - Heavy Water Reactor
Poole, A.B., Clinard, J.A., Battiste, R.L., Hendrich, W.R.
GF10/5 Leak Before Break Evaluation of BOP Piping Systems for the Yongwang 3&4 Nuclear Generating Station
Yang, K.M., Kim, Y.J., Field, R.M.



Return to SMiRT 12 TOC