Integrity for Life: Structural Integrity Assessment for Life Cycle Management

PEJ Flewitt, PF Heys, J Scholfield, RA Smith, A Turnbull, B Tomkins, CS Wiesner (eds)
2005

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Papers presented at the UK Forum for Engineering Structural Integrity’s Seventh International Conference on Engineering Structural Integrity Assessment (ESIA7) held in Manchester, UK on October 20–21, 2004.

EXPERIENCE DRIVEN NEEDS: STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY 
Working Together and Getting It Right! (Keynote) — P. Heyes
SI Experience in Peoples Republic of China (Invited Paper) — Q. P. Zhong
Applications Of Structural Integrity Assessment With Particular Reference To Safety Case Support Given To Eastern European Nuclear Power Plant — K. May and B. Daniels
The Use Of Structural Integrity Assessments To Support The Continued Safe Operation Of Magnox Reactors — B. Banahan and others
Research On Response Of Towering Construction Under Wind Load — M. Liu and Q. Dong
Comparison Of Fracture Assessment Methodologies Contained In Engineering Critical Assessment Codes — J. Hobbs and J. Sharples

EXPERIENCE DRIVEN NEEDS: THE HUMAN DIMENSION
The Human Factor In Engineering Structural Integrity (Keynote) — I. le May
Variety Engineering For Failure Avoidance (Invited Paper)  — J. Highton
Achieving Confidence In In Service Inspection Through Inspection Qualification — R. Booler
Using RBI Processes To Carry Out Materials Selection Verification As Part Of FEED — S. Adair and others

EXPERIENCE DRIVEN NEEDS: LIFE MANAGEMENT
Development of a Canadian Standard for In-service Evaluation of Zirconium Alloy Pressure in Candu Reactors (Keynote) — E Smith and D. Scarth
Experimental Investigation of L-shaped 3D Wall Panels subjected to Lateral Monotonic Loading — M. Z. Kabir
Research on Structural Strength of New Type High Efficacy Heat Exchanger with Longitudinal Flow of Shell-side Fluid (HELFSF) — Q. Dong and M. Liu
The Development And Application Of A Life Management Methodology To Aged 110kV Overhead Power Transmission Lines — J. Bulloch and others
Development Of A Damage Tolerance Concept For Railway Axles — U. Zerbst and S. Beretta
Invited Paper – Overview Of Selected European Collaborative Programmes In The Area of Structural Integrity (Invited Paper) — D. Lidbury
Life Management Of Rolling Element Bearings In Marine Podded Propulsion Drives (Invited Paper) — M. Lewis
Reliability Analysis: A New Approach To Assess The Performance Of A Cemented Total Hip Replacement — L. Mehrez and others
Assessment Of The Life Cycle For Metal Sheets Under Monotonically Increased Loading — V. P. Naumenko and others

PROVISION: RESIDUAL STRESS
Modelling Of Residual Stress Using Finite Element Analysis — S. Bate and A. P. Warren
The Assessment Of Residual Stress Effects On Ductile Tearing Using Continuum Damage Mechanics — A. Sherry and others
The Role Of Residual Stress In Fracture Of Aluminium Alloys — H. Mahmoudi and others
Structural Integrity Assessment Of Repaired Welds — J. Sharples and others

PROVISION: MATERIALS
Effect Of Metallurgy And Heat Treatment On Strain Induced Martensite Information In Low Cycle Fatigued Austenitic Stainless Steel — H. Leber and others
The Application Of Statistical Modelling To the Interpretation of Changes In Mechanical Properties Of Irradiated Steels — R. Moskovic and P. E. J. Flewitt
Determination Of The Remaining Safe Time Of The Life Cycle Of The Defected And Repaired And Strengthened Structures — R. El-Sheikhy
Modelling of Stress Corrosion Cracking in PWRs (Keynote) — P. Scott

PROVISION: TOOLS and METHODS
Influence Of Specimen Size On The Fracture Toughness Of Pressure Vessel Steels Within The Ductile To Brittle Transition Regime — G. Wardle and others
Hydrogen Fabrication Cracking: Structural Assessment Investigation To Aid The Selection Of NDT Techniques — H. Bainbridge and others
A Wavelet-based Mission Synthesis Algorithm for Editing the Random Fatigue Loadings in Automotive Applications — S. Abdullah and others
Simultaneous In Plane And Out Of Plane Strain By A Novel Dual Head Shearing System — J. Ibrahim and others
Development And Application Of An Autonomous AE Based Structural Condition Monitoring System — T. J. Holroyd and H. Meisuria

PROVISION: ASSESSMENTS
Implications Of Header Design – Replacement And Flexible Operation — C. M. Wignall and S. T. Simpson
Evaluating Building Piping Systems For Corrosion And Remaining Life — M. H. Hasmoni and others
Creep And Fatigue Damage Of Weldments Operating At High Temperatures — I. Bretherton and others
Direct Assessment Of Similar And Dissimilar Weldments — B. Dogan and others
Creep-fatigue Assessment Using Software-based Techniques — B Daniels and others

PROVISION: FRACTURE MECHANICS
Two Steps From Disaster (Keynote) — J. Knott
RCF Crack Initiation Prediction Methods — M. C. Burstow
Reliability Assessment of an Element with a Crack Based on Two-parameter Method of Strength Analysis — I. S. Pinyak
Determination Of Inspection Intervals Of A Boom Of Concrete Pumps — S. Beretta and others
Laser Peening For Greater Depth Of Stress And Fatigue Life — P. O’Hara
Application Of The Neuber Approach To Predict Crack Initiation In Components — C. M. Davies and others