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Abstract
Current structural integrity assessment procedures, R6 for example, provide advice on the inclusion of residual stresses and the effect of plasticity on such stresses via specific corrections to the proximity to fracture parameter, Kr. These approaches are conservative, as there are no established methods to accurately assess the interaction of residual stress and inelastic strains at a defect. Low-constraint geometries introduce substantial crack-tip plasticity, the effect of which on existing residual stresses needs to be understood better for reducing conservatism. The advice in R6 for less conservative assessment of low-constraint crack geometries is to use two-parameter approaches: defect assessments are carried out in the J-Q space, where J is the usual crack driving force and Q is used to quantify constraint. This paper reports results from ongoing work investigating the applicability of two-parameter approaches to structural integrity assessments of low-constraint crack geometries in the presence of residual stresses. Specifically, numerical results showing the behaviour of SENB specimens are presented within the J-Q space. These are derived for different defect depths in various stress fields, including local residual stress, global equivalent plastic strains, and a combination of the two. A collation of previously published J-Q results, both numerical and experimental, are presented and compared to the relevant outcomes of the work. This work provides a basis for an experimental programme for determining fracture toughness loci in the two-parameter J-Q space. A brief description of this testing programme is also provided.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proveeding of SMiRT23 |
Place of Publication | Manchester |
Publisher | International Association for Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (IASMiRT) |
Publication status | Published - 10 Aug 2015 |
Event | SMiRT23 - Manchester Duration: 9 Aug 2015 → 14 Aug 2015 |
Conference
Conference | SMiRT23 |
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City | Manchester |
Period | 9/08/15 → 14/08/15 |
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Investigation of two-parameter approach to assessment of defects in residual stress fields
Jivkov, A. (Speaker)
10 Aug 2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research