This paper addresses a mixed mode driven cracking and its integrity assessment for applications in aging nuclear power piping. Following our earlier discussion on the use of mode-I based criteria in the current R6-method-based practice of integrity assessment, case studies conducted using finite element analysis are conducted and examined: (1) A plate with a single and multiple central crack(s) under tension; (2) A full-scale laboratory test of a straight pipe with an obliquely inserted crack in a dissimilar metal weld. Our results confirm the following earlier observations: For cases when mixed mode loading conditions are significant, (i) the fracture initiation predicted by using J-integral based mixed mode cracking criteria can approximately be achieved by an “effective stress intensity factor” based approach; (ii) it is not conservative to use a purely mode-I based criterion for the evaluation of the fracture failure assessment for typical problems of mixed mode driven cracking; (iii) The effect of multiple cracks can be significant and an assessment by only examining one crack, which is a common practice today, may not be fully conservative.
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2016 24th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
June 26–30, 2016
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5001-5
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Integrity Assessment of Mechanical Components Subjected to Mixed Mode Cracking
Lennart G. Jansson
Lennart G. Jansson
ÅF-Industry AB, Göteborg, Sweden
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Lingfu Zeng
ÅF-Industry AB, Göteborg, Sweden
Chouping Luo
EDRMEDESO AB, Göteborg, Sweden
Lennart G. Jansson
ÅF-Industry AB, Göteborg, Sweden
Paper No:
ICONE24-61097, V001T03A032; 12 pages
Published Online:
October 25, 2016
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Zeng, L, Luo, C, & Jansson, LG. "Integrity Assessment of Mechanical Components Subjected to Mixed Mode Cracking." Proceedings of the 2016 24th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. June 26–30, 2016. V001T03A032. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE24-61097
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