Language:
English
In:
International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 2007, Vol.84(10), pp.601-613
Description:
French nuclear codes include flaw assessment procedures: the RSE-M Code “Rules for In-service Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components” and the RCC-MR code “Design and Construction rules for mechanical components of FBR nuclear islands and high temperature applications”. An important effort of development of these analytical methods has been made for the last 10 years in the frame of a collaboration between CEA, EDF and AREVA-NP, and in the frame of R&D actions involving CEA and IRSN. These activities have led to a unification of the common methods of the two codes. The calculation of fracture mechanics parameters, and in particular the stress intensity factor and the integral, has been widely developed for industrial configurations. All the developments have been integrated in the 2005 edition of RSE-M and in the 2007 edition of RCC-MR. This series of articles is composed of 5 parts: the first part presents an overview of the methods proposed in the RCC-MR and RSE-M codes. Parts II–IV provide compendia for specific components. The geometries are plates (part II), pipes (part III) and elbows (part IV). Finally, part V presents the validation elements of the methods, with details on the process followed for the development and evaluation of the accuracy of the proposed analytical methods. This second article in the series presents all details for the stress intensity factor and calculations for cracked plates. General data applicable for all defect geometries are first presented, and then, available defect geometries where compendia for and calculation are provided are given.
Keywords:
Engineering
ISSN:
0308-0161
E-ISSN:
1879-3541
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijpvp.2007.05.004
URL:
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