Constraint effects in R6 for combined primary and secondary stresses

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 324, Issue , 1996, Pages 117-127

  Ainsworth, Robert A ^a   Sanderson, David J ^b   Hooton, Dennis G ^b   Sherry, Andrew H ^b  

^a Nuclear Electric plc   (United Kingdom)

^b RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constraint; Fracture; Primary loads; R6; Secondary loads

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; ESTIMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

DEFECT ASSESSMENT METHOD; FAILURE ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM (FAD);

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030418568     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. MT Kirk, The second ASTM/ESIS symposium on constraint effects in fracture, an overview, Int J Pres Ves and Piping 64, 259-275, 1995.
2. I MacLennan and J W Hancock, Constraint-based failure assessment diagrams, Int J Pres Ves and Piping 64, 287-298, 1995.
3. R A Ainsworth, A constraint-based failure assessment diagram for fracture assessment, Int J Pres Ves and Piping 64, 277-285, 1995.
4. R A Ainsworth and N P O'Dowd, Constraint in the failure assessment diagram approach for fracture assessment, ASME J Pres Ves Technology 117, 260-267, 1995.
5. Nuclear Electric plc, Allowance for constraint effects, Nuclear Electric Procedure R/H/R6 - Revision 3, Appendix 14, March 1995.
6. Nuclear Electric plc, Assessment of the Integrity of Structures Containing Defects, Nuclear Electric Procedure R/H/R6 - Revision 3, with revisions and additions, July 1995.
7. R A Ainsworth, The treatment of thermal and residual stresses in fracture assessment, Engng Fract Mech 24, 65-76, 1986.
8. D J Sanderson, A H Sherry and N P O'Dowd, Compendium of β-solutions for use within the R6 framework modified for constraint, AEA-TSD-0981, 1995.
9. R A Ainsworth, The assessment of defects in structures of strain hardening material, Engng Fract Mech 19, 633-642, 1984.
10. A H Sherry, C C France and M R Goldthorpe, Compendium of T-stress solutions for two and three dimensional cracked geometries, Fatigue Fract Engng Mater Struct .18, 141-155, 1995.
11. J K Sharpies, D J Sanderson, B R Bowdler, A P Wightman and R A Ainsworth, Experimental programme to assess the effect of residual stresses on fracture behaviour, ASME Vol 304, 539-551, 1995.