State-of-the-art report on piping fracture mechanics [electronic resource].

Published: Rockville, Md. : U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1998.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description: 300 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. Division of Engineering Technology, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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This report is an in-depth summary of the state-of-the-art in nuclear piping fracture mechanics. It represents the culmination of 20 years of work done primarily in the US, but also attempts to include important aspects from other international efforts. Although the focus of this work was for the nuclear industry, the technology is also applicable in many cases to fossil plants, petrochemical/refinery plants, and the oil and gas industry. In compiling this detailed summary report, all of the equations and details of the analysis procedure or experimental results are not necessarily included. Rather, the report describes the important aspects and limitations, tells the reader where he can go for further information, and more importantly, describes the accuracy of the models. Nevertheless, the report still contains over 150 equations and over 400 references. The main sections of this report describe: (1) the evolution of piping fracture mechanics history relative to the developments of the nuclear industry, (2) technical developments in stress analyses, material property aspects, and fracture mechanics analyses, (3) unresolved issues and technically evolving areas, and (4) a summary of conclusions of major developments to date.

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E 1.99:nureg/cr--6540
E 1.99: bmi--2196
bmi--2196
nureg/cr--6540

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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1998.
"nureg/cr--6540"
" bmi--2196"
"TI98003253"
Olson, R.J.; Scott, P.M.; Wilkowski, G.M.

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