scholarly journals Limit load based evaluation of plastic η factor for C(T) specimen with a mismatched weld

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (48) ◽  
pp. 523-529
Author(s):  
R Nikhil ◽  
S A Krishnan ◽  
G Sasikala ◽  
A Moitra
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1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zahoor

A J-integral solution is presented for the compact tension specimen. The solution allows analysis for crack lengths greater than 20 percent of the specimen width. Unlike previous solutions that were based on the assumptions of full ligament yielding, deeply cracked specimen, or limit load, this paper derives a J solution that does not require such assumptions. Solutions are presented for both the deformation theory J and modified J, JM. These solutions are suitable for J-resistance curve development. A relationship between the plastic and the elastic η factor is presented. A comparison of the present solution with earlier solutions indicates that the J for those solutions is underestimated for a/W below 0.5. Numerical results show that Jd and JM resistance curves are closer than previously obtained. A criterion for extrapolating J-resistance curve is proposed. A relationship for scaling load-displacement curves suitable for key curve analysis is also presented.


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
NAZRUL AZMI AHMAD ZAMRI ◽  
CLOTILDA PETRUS ◽  
AZMI IBRAHIM ◽  
HANIZAH AB HAMID

The application of concrete filled steel tubes (CFSTs) as composite members has widely been used around the world and is becoming popular day by day for structural application especially in earthquake regions. This paper indicates that an experimental study was conducted to comprehend the behaviour of T-stub end plates connected to concrete filled thin-walled steel tube (CFTST) with different types of bolts and are subjected to pullout load. The bolts used are normal type bolt M20 grade 8.8 and Lindapter Hollo-bolt HB16 and HB20. A series of 10 mm thick T-stub end plates were fastened to 2 mm CFTST of 200 mm x 200 mm in cross-section. All of the specimens were subjected to monotonic pull-out load until failure. Based on test results, the Lidapter Hollo-bolts showed better performance compare to normal bolts. The highest ultimate limit load for T-stub end plate fasten with Lindapter Hollo-bolt is four times higher than with normal bolt although all end plates show similar behaviour and failure mode patterns. It can be concluded that T-stub end plate with Lindapter Hollo-bolt shows a better performance in the service limit and ultimate limit states according to the regulations in the design codes.


Author(s):  
Changyu Zhou ◽  
Bo Wang ◽  
Zhigang Sun ◽  
Jilin Xue ◽  
Xiaohua He

High temperature pressure pipes are widely used in power stations, nuclear power plants, and petroleum refinery, which always bear combined effects of high temperature, high pressure, and corrosive media, so the local pits are the most common volume defects in pressure pipe. Due to various reasons, the defects usually appear on the internal or external wall of pipe. In this paper, the dimensions of a defect were characterized as three dimensionless factors: relative depth, relative gradient and relative length. The main objects of study were the pipe with an internal pit and pipe with an external pit. Orthogonal array testing of three factors at four different levels was applied to analyze the sequence of the influence of three parameters. In present study, when the maximum principal strain nearby the location of the defects reaches 2%, the corresponding load is defined as the limit load, which is classified as two kinds of load type: limit pressure and limit bending moment. According to this strain criterion and isochronous stress strain data of P91 steel, the limit load of high temperature pipe with a local pit was determined by using ABAQUS. And in the same load condition of the pipe with the same dimensionless factors, the limit load of the internal defected pipe was compared with that of the external defected pipe. The results of this study can provide a reference for safety assessment and structural integrity analysis of high temperature creep pressure pipe with pit defects.


1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Brückner-foit ◽  
R. Grunmach ◽  
D. Munz
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Author(s):  
Katsumasa Miyazaki ◽  
Kunio Hasegawa ◽  
Naoki Miura ◽  
Koichi Kashima ◽  
Douglas A. Scarth

Acceptance Standards in Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code have an important role as the first step in the flaw evaluation procedure. When a flaw size is within the allowable flaw size in the Acceptance Standard, the flaw is acceptable and analytical evaluation is not required. Although ASME Section XI has Acceptance Standards for Class 1 piping in IWB-3500, there are no Acceptance Standards for Class 2 and 3 piping. Furthermore, the development of the current Acceptance Standards for Class 1 piping was based on flaw detectability by ultrasonic inspection and consideration of fracture mechanics. In this paper, the development of proposed new Acceptance Standards for Class 2 and 3 piping, as well as for Class 1 piping, is described. The development methodology is based on a fracture mechanics approach. For Class 1 piping with high fracture toughness, the allowable flaw sizes were determined by limit load solution. For Class 1 piping, the intent was to maintain overall consistency with the current Acceptance Standards. Proposed Acceptance Standards for Class 2 and 3 austenitic piping were also developed by the methodology used to develop the proposed new Acceptance Standards for Class 1 piping. Allowable flaw sizes for both surface flaws and subsurface flaws for preservice and inservice examinations were developed.


2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Adibi-Asl ◽  
R. Seshadri

Cracks and flaws occur in mechanical components and structures, and can lead to catastrophic failures. Therefore, integrity assessment of components with defects is carried out. This paper describes the Elastic Modulus Adjustment Procedures (EMAP) employed herein to determine the limit load of components with cracks or crack-like flaw. On the basis of linear elastic Finite Element Analysis (FEA), by specifying spatial variations in the elastic modulus, numerous sets of statically admissible and kinematically admissible distributions can be generated, to obtain lower and upper bounds limit loads. Due to the expected local plastic collapse, the reference volume concept is applied to identify the kinematically active and dead zones in the component. The Reference Volume Method is shown to yield a more accurate prediction of local limit loads. The limit load values are then compared with results obtained from inelastic FEA. The procedures are applied to a practical component with crack in order to verify their effectiveness in analyzing crack geometries. The analysis is then directed to geometries containing multiple cracks and three-dimensional defect in pressurized components.


Author(s):  
Hany F. Abdalla ◽  
Mohammad M. Megahed ◽  
Maher Y. A. Younan

A simplified technique for determining the shakedown limit load of a structure employing an elastic-perfectly-plastic material behavior was previously developed and successfully applied to a long radius 90-degree pipe bend. The pipe bend is subjected to constant internal pressure and cyclic bending. The cyclic bending includes three different loading patterns namely; in-plane closing, in-plane opening, and out-of-plane bending moment loadings. The simplified technique utilizes the finite element method and employs small displacement formulation to determine the shakedown limit load without performing lengthy time consuming full cyclic loading finite element simulations or conventional iterative elastic techniques. In the present paper, the simplified technique is further modified to handle structures employing elastic-plastic material behavior following the kinematic hardening rule. The shakedown limit load is determined through the calculation of residual stresses developed within the pipe bend structure accounting for the back stresses, determined from the kinematic hardening shift tensor, responsible for the translation of the yield surface. The outcomes of the simplified technique showed very good correlation with the results of full elastic-plastic cyclic loading finite element simulations. The shakedown limit moments output by the simplified technique are used to generate shakedown diagrams of the pipe bend for a spectrum of constant internal pressure magnitudes. The generated shakedown diagrams are compared with the ones previously generated employing an elastic-perfectly-plastic material behavior. These indicated conservative shakedown limit moments compared to the ones employing the kinematic hardening rule.


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