18th International Conference on 
Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology


 

DIVISION G: FRACTURE MECHANICS

 

General Integrity Issues

G01-2The NRC Perspective on Flaw Evaluations for Various Nuclear Components
Simon C. F. Sheng, John Honcharik, Matthew A. Mitchell, Terence L. Chan
G01-4Classification of the Mastercurve Concept within the Framework of Safety Assessments Based on Mechanics of Materials
Eberhard Roos, Xaver Schuler, Horst Silcher, Hans-Peter Seebich, Ulrich Eisele
G01-5Use of the Master Curve Methodology for Real Three Dimensional Cracks
Kim Wallin, Rauno Rintamaa

Thermal and Dynamic Loading

G02-2Stress Intensity Factors Evaluation due to Thermal Stresses Using Photoelasticity
Marco Antônio Dutra Quinan, Miguel Mattar Neto
G02-33-D Thermal Weight Function Method and Multiple Virtual Crack Extension Technique for Thermal Shock Problems
Yanlin Lu, Xiao Zhou, Jiadi Qu, Yikang Dou, Yinbiao He
G02-4Dynamic Crack Growth and Arrest Analysis Using Cohesive Zones
Gilles Debruyne, Miguel Charlotte
G02-5Double Cracking in Brittle Cylindrical Specimens Subjected to Quenching
Weijing He, Haiyan Li, Siu-Lun Fok, J. Derek Jackson, Jan R. Wright
G02-7Statistical Analysis of Creep Crack Growth Data in Type 316LN Stainless Steel
Woo-Seog Ryu, Woo-Gon Kim, Song-Nam Yoon

Fundamental Research I: Theoretical Research

G03-1Comparison of Stress Intensity Factor Solutions for Cylinders with Axial and Circumferential Cracks
Naoki Miura, Yukio Takahashi, Hiroshi Shibamoto, Kazuhiko Inoue
G03-2A Generic Validation Methodology and its Application to a Set of Multi-Axial Creep Damage Constitutive Equations
Qiang Xu
G03-3Simulating Hydride Embrittlement on Cold-Worked Stress-Relieved Zircaloy-4 with Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman Damage Model
Jean Desquines, Vincent Busser, Frédéric Perales
G03-4Applicability of Computational Cell Model Technique for Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics
Weilin Zang, Pål Efsing

Fundamental Research II: Theoretical Research

G04-1On the Constraint-Based Failure Assessment of Thick-Walled Cylinders with Internal Axial Cracks
Xin Wang, Wolf Reinhardt
G04-2The Leak-Before-Break (LBB) Safety Analysis Research
Haihua Wu, Quan Duan
G04-3Stress Distribution in a Cubic Solid Containing a Penny-Shaped Crack
Marc Dahan
G04-6Comparative Studies on Constitutive Models for Cohesive Interface Cracks of Quasi-Brittle Materials
Xinpu Shen, Guoxiao Shen, Lin Zhou

Fundamental Research III: Numerical Methods

G05-1Comparing FEM, BEM and Analytical Formulations in the Evaluation of the Stress Intensity Factor in LEFM
Ricardo Fiuza Lima, Sandro Petry Laureano Leme, Luciano Mendes Bezerra, Paul William Partridge
G05-2New Stress Intensity Factor Solutions for an Elliptical Crack in a Plate
Patrick LE Delliou, Bruno Barthelet
G05-4Application of Three Dimensional Crack Analysis Using Finite Element Alternating Method
Tae Soon Kim, Sang Yun Park, Jai Hak Park, Chi Yong Park, Tae Eun Jin
G05-5Finite Element Simulation of Crack Growth in Blanking Process Using Floating Collapsed Elements
Farid R. Biglari, Mehrdad Ghatrenabi, Mohamad R. Razfar, Kamran M. Nikbin
G05-7Stacking Sequence Optimization of Laminated Panels for Maximum Strength Using Genetic Algorithm
Mahmood Shakeri, Akbar Alibeiglou, Abedin Morowat
G05-8Elastic-Plastic Behaviour of a Nuclear Pipe Elbow with Axial Through Wall Crack at Crown under In-Plane Bending
K.M. Prabhakaran, V. Venkat Raj

Analysis of Welded Structures

G06-1Structural Integrity of Dissimilar Welds BIMET-DIMEW Project Results
Claude Faidy, G. Martin
G06-4Fad-Based Defect Assessment Method for Welded Structures at High Temperature
Fuzhen Xuan, Shantung Tu, Zhengdong Wang
G06-6Fatigue Crack Propagation Properties on Corrosion Resistant Welded Joints
Geraldo de Paula Martins, Carlos Alberto Cimini, Jr., Leonardo Barbosa Godefroid, Emerson Giovane Rabello

Reactor Pressure Vessel Integrity

G07-1SMILE: A European R&D Program for the Inclusion of Warm Pre-Stress in RPV Assessment
Dominique Moinereau, Georges Bezdikian
G07-2SMILE: Interpretation of WP4 PTS Transient Type Experiment Performed on a Cracked Cylinder Involving Warm Pre-Stress
Dominique Moinereau, Anna Dahl, Yves Wadier
G07-3SMILE: Experimental Results of the WP4 PTS Large Scale Test Performed on a Component in Terms of Cracked Cylinder Involving Warm Pre-Stress
Klaus Kerkhof, Georges Bezdikian, Dominique Moinereau, Anna Dahl, Yves Wadier, Philippe Gilles, Elisabeth Keim, Stéphane Chapuliot, Nigel Taylor, David Lidbury, John Sharples, Peter Budden, Dieter Siegele, Gerhard Nagel, Richard Bass, David Emond
G07-4Constraint-Based Fracture Assessment of Embedded-Flaw Beams in the NESC-IV Tests
Iradj Sattari-Far

Pipe and Tube Integrity I: General Issues

G08-1Evaluation of Full Scale Pipe Tests Based on a Probabilistic Procedure
Eberhard Roos, Karl-Heinz Herter, Michael Ringel
G08-3Load Bearing Capacity of Degraded Nuclear Piping
Eberhard Roos, Karl-Heinz Herter, Xaver Schuler, J. Chattopadhyay, B.K. Dutta, H.S. Kushwaha
G08-4Coalescence Model of Two Collinear Cracks Existing in Steam Generator Tubes
Seong In Moon, Yoon Suk Chang, Young Jin Kim, Youn Won Park, Myung Ho Song, Young Hwan Choi, Jin Ho Lee
G08-5Influence of a Welded Pipe Whip Restraint on the Critical Crack Size in a 90° Bend
Igor Varfolomeyev, Wieland Holzer, Dieter Beukelmann, Wolfgang Mayinger

Pipe and Tube Integrity II: Corrosion-Fatigue Crack Analysis

G09-1Fatigue Crack Growth Properties of Typical Pressure Vessel Steels at High Temperature
Zengliang Gao, Weiming Sun, Ying Wang, Fang Zhang
G09-2Three Dimensional Fatigue Propagation Modelling of a Nozzle Corner Crack
Philippe Gilles, Johan Leseux, Moïse Pignol
G09-3Corrosion-Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Piping and Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels
Evgeniy A. Grin, Alexander V. Zelenskiy
G09-6The Analysis of the Dissimilar Metal Weld Joint for Fracture Mechanics Evaluations
June-Soo Park, Ha-cheol Song, Ki-seok Yoon, Taek-sang Choi

Pipe and Tube Integrity III: Damage and Failure Assessment

G10-1Estimation Schemes to Evaluate Elastic-Plastic J and COD for Throughwall Circumferentially Cracked Elbow under Closing Moment
J. Chattopadhyay, A.K.S. Tomar, B.K. Dutta, H.S. Kushwaha
G10-3DHC Behaviour of Irradiated Zr-2.5Nb Pressure Tubes Up to 365°C
M. Resta Levi, M.P. Puls
G10-4Prediction of Failure due to Crack Coalescence in Steam Generator Tubes
Abdalla Elbella, Jeries Abou Hanna, Suman Kumar Renukunta
G10-5Limit Load Analysis for Local Wall-Thinning Steam Generator Tubes
Hu Hui, Peining Li, Yi Tang, Yong Nie

Material Properties

G11-1Master Curve Analysis of a German RPV Steel Considering Local Constraint
Dieter Siegele, Jörg Hohe, Valerie Friedmann
G11-2Strain-Induced Damage to Passive Films on Austenitic Stainless Steels
Paul Chard-Tuckey, Ken Trethewey, Mark Wenman, Sean Jarman
G11-3The Influence of Combined Warm Prestress on Brittle Fracture Material of the Pressure Vessel of VVER-Type
Petro Yasniy, Volodymyr Hutsaylyuk, Petro Pschonjak, Igor Okipny
G11-4Effect of In-Plane Constraint and Type of Loading on Fracture Toughness of RPV Steels
Dana Lauerova, Milan Brumovsky
G11-5Fracture Toughness of Ferritic Steel - Underwater Wet Welded
Roberto F. Di Lorenzo, Wellington Antonio Soares, Alexandre Q. Bracarense
G11-6Fatigue Initiation of Crack under Mode III and Mixed Mode I + III Loads in a 9Cr Steel
Ph. Matheron, Stéphane Chapuliot
G11-7High-Temperature Crack Growth Behavior of High-Chromium Steels
Yukio Takahashi, Toshihide Igari, Fumiko Kawashima, Shingo Date, Norihiro Isobe, Takuya Itoh, Yasutaka Noguchi, Kenichi Kobayashi, Masaaki Tabuchi
G11-9Test of Fatigue Behavior and Verification of S-N Curve for 321 Austenitic Stainless Steel
Weiming Sun, Xing Ren, Weiya Jin, Kangda Zhang, Zhanggen Bao, Weida Yao
G11-10Hydride Crack Formation in Zr-Nb Alloy under Constant and Cyclic Loading
Albertas Grybenas, Vidas Makarevicius
G11-11Effects of Loading Factors on Environmental Fatigue Behavior of Low-Alloy Pressure Vessel Steel in Simulated BWR Water
X. Q. Wu, E.H. Han, W. Ke, Y. Katada
G11-12Test of Fatigue Behavior and Verification of S-N Curve for SA372-J70 Steel
Weiming Sun, Xing Ren, Kangda Zhang

 

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