Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers and Components |
Introduction / Dennis K. Williams |
Simplified Formula for Stress Concentration Factor in Radial Nozzle Shell Junctions Under Internal Pressure Loading / K. Gurumurthy ; R. Jain ; V. Y. Salpekar |
DQEM Vibration Analyses of Nonprismatic Shear Undeformable Beams Resting on Elastic Foundations / C.-N. Chen |
Comparison of Methods to Evaluate Finite Element Results for an Atypical Vessel Nozzle / T. G. Seipp |
Shock Tube Treatment of High Pressure Discharge of Pipe Blockage / D. K. Williams |
Application of Pressure Vessel Design With Non-Uniform Temperature Distribution / N. Xin ; P. J. Li |
Alternate Coke Drum Skirt Designs / J. Taagepera ; J. Kreiner |
Investigation and Repair of Heat Exchanger Tubesheet-to-Channel Flange / M. A. Porter ; D. H. Martens ; S. R. Massey ; D. R. Skaggs ; B. C. Hiatt |
Axisymmetric Closed Form Solution of Pipe Strap Anchors |
Shakedown Loads for Structures With Severe Geometrical Discontinuities / M. M. Megahed ; M. Abdel-Karim ; M. S. Attia |
Analysis of Loads for Nozzles in API 650 Tanks / M. Lengsfeld ; K. L. Bardia ; K. Hathaitham ; D. G. LaBounty ; M. C. Lengsfeld |
Buckling of a Tilted Cylindrical Shell Subject to Liquid Pressure / D. Redekop |
Piping and Components |
Investigation of Stress Intensification Factors for Circumferential Fillet Welds / James F. McCabe ; Allan B. Glickstein ; E. A. Wais ; R. B. Jenkins ; E. C. Rodabaugh |
Branch-to-Run Thickness Ratio Effects in Small Piping Branch Connections Under Out-of-Plane Branch Moment Loads / J. F. McCabe |
B[subscript 2] and C[subscript 2] Stress Indices for Large Angle Bends / R. Kumar ; M. A. Saleem |
Nonlinear Elastostatics of a Toroidal Shell Subject to Local Loading / Y. M. Zhang |
Analysis of a Pipe With a Trunnion Attachment for Moment Loadings / C. Basavaraju |
Limit Load Analysis |
Comparison of Limit Load, Linear and Nonlinear FE Analysis of a Typical Vessel Nozzle / Maher Y. A. Younan ; W. D. Reinhardt |
Limit Load Estimation Using Plastic Flow Parameter in Repeated Elastic Finite Element Analyses / L. Pan ; R. Seshadri |
Limit Loads for Layered Structures Using Extended Variational Principles and Repeated Elastic Finite Element Analysis |
A Programming Method for Limit Load and Shakedown Analysis of Structures / A. R. S. Ponter ; H. Chen |
Limit-Load Analysis of Pipe Bends Under Out-of-Plane Moment Loading and Internal Pressure / H. M. Mourad ; M. Y. A. Younan |
Fatigue and Fracture |
Applications on Components / Surender Bhandari ; Dominique Moinereau ; Kenneth K. Yoon |
Structural Integrity of Bi-Metallic Welds in Piping: Fracture Testing and Analysis / G. Chas ; C. Faidy |
Corrosion Damage Assessment and Burst Test Validation of 8 in. X52 Linepipe / A. D. Karstensen ; A. T. Smith ; S. N. Smith |
Definition of Appropriate Safety Factors for Fast Fracture Analysis of the Safety Injection Austenitic Piping System of a New Nuclear Power Plant / J. Heliot ; E. Meister |
Design of Autofretted Diesel Engine Injection Components Based on Fracture Mechanics / R. Thumser ; J. W. Bergmann ; M. Vormwald |
New Developments |
Applying Multilevel Sub-Structuring to Model Wide Spread Fatigue Damage in Aging Aircraft Structures / W. A. Moussa |
Fracture of Weld Including Mismatch Effect / P. Hornet |
Master Curve Application to Embrittled RPVs of VVER Type Reactors / M. Brumovsky |
Simulation of the Ductile to Brittle Transition of a 16 MND 5 Ferritic Steel / S. Marie |
Simplified Methods |
A New Simplified Method for Calculating J Integral: The Overstress Method: Applications to Embedded Defects |
A Simplified Approach for Quantifying the Behaviour of a Process Zone at the Root of a Blunt Flaw / E. Smith |
A Methodology for Assessing Appropriate Safety Factors for Fast Fracture Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Components |
Reactor Pressure Vessel Assessment |
French NPPs Life Management: Reactor Coolant Components and Reactor Pressure Vessel Integrity Assessment / G. Bezdikian ; D. Moinereau |
A Finite Element Study on the Integrity Evaluation Method of Subclad Cracks Under Pressurized Thermal Shock Transients / B. G. Koo ; J. S. Kim ; J. B. Choi ; Y. J. Kim ; Y. W. Park |
A Comparison of Fracture Mechanics Methodologies for Postulated Flaws Embedded in the Wall of a Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel / T. L. Dickson ; B. R. Bass ; P. T. Williams |
Constraint Based Fracture Mechanics Analysis Considering Variations of Crack Geometry Under Pressurized Thermal Shock |
Fitness for Service, Life Extension, Remediation and Repair |
The Use of "Fitness for Service" Assessment Procedures to Establish Critical Flaw Sizes in High Pressure Gas Cylinders / William J. Koves ; J. H. Smith ; M. D. Rana ; C. Hall |
Evaluation of Hydrostatic Test Over-Pressurization Transient / F. V. Ellis ; R. J. Gdaniec |
Water-Cooled Tubing Damage Assessment / S. Tordonato |
Creep Fatigue Tests of Modified JIS SUS 410L Stainless Steel for Damage Evaluation of High Temperature Structural Design / K. Kobatake ; T. Kaihara ; N. Takeshige ; Y. Miwa |
Remaining Life of Containment Vessels for Repeated Explosive Testing / T. A. Duffey ; E. A. Rodriguez |
Proposed Mechanical Clamping Device to Assure Structural Integrity of Degraded Socket-Welded Joints in Piping Components / D. R. McGowan ; K. K. Dwivedy |
On the Assessment of Through-Wall Circumferential Cracks in Steam Generator Tubes With Tube Supports / X. Wang ; W. Reinhardt |
Failure Assessment Diagram of Tilted Cracks / L. Wu ; G. Sun ; J. Zheng |
Student Papers |
Elastic-Shakedown Analysis of Axisymmetric Nozzles / M. Muscat ; D. Mackenzie |
Determination of Gasket Stress Levels During High Temperature Flange Operation / W. Brown ; M. Derenne ; A.-H. Bouzid |
An Analysis of Implementing Wireless Technology to Further Enhance Nuclear Power Plant Cost Efficiency, Safety, and Increased Employee Output / A. Bhavnani |
A Coupled Meshless-Finite Element Method for Fracture Analysis of Cracks / B. N. Rao ; S. Rahman |
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Ductile Crack Extension in a High Strength Pipeline Steel / E. Hippert, Jr. ; C. Ruggieri |
Effect of Temperature on Fatigue Crack Growth in CPVC / M. Irfan-ul-Hag ; N. Merah |
Author Index |
Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers and Components |
Introduction / Dennis K. Williams |
Simplified Formula for Stress Concentration Factor in Radial Nozzle Shell Junctions Under Internal Pressure Loading / K. Gurumurthy ; R. Jain ; V. Y. Salpekar |