ESIA8: Throughlife Management of Structures and Components

SETTING THE SCENE
Structural and Health and Safety (Keynote) — E. Morland and P. Heyes
Energy ~ Materials and Mechanisms (Keynote) — J. Knott

NEEDS: DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION
Graphitisation and Its Implications on the Structural Integrity of Pressure Vessels (Invited Paper) — T. L. da Silveira and others
The Morphology of Cracks in Rails — J. Hobbs and others
Throughlife Management of Structural Ceramics Components Using Self-Crack-Healing — K. Ando and others
Guidance for the management of Ageing Equipment — P. Moore and others
Inspection Intervals of Railway Axles: Influence of Stress Spectrum — S. Beretta and M. Carboni

NEEDS: ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
Coping with the Conservatisms in Assessment Methodology (Keynote) — J. Schofield
Comprehensive Assessment of a Naturally Forming Tear Crack in Thin-sheet Aluminium Alloy — V. P. Naumenko and others
Integrated Approach to Structural Integrity — J. K. Sharples and B. Daniels
Development of Specimens to Investigate Crack Behaviour in Heterigeneous Materials — P. Birkett and others
Ductile Tearing in a Narrow and Wide Strips of Thin-sheet Aluminium Alloy — V. P. Naumenko and others
Inter-relationships Between Ductile Crack Extension Δa, Stress Intensity Factor K and Temperature Within the Brittle to Ductile Transition Regime — G. Wardle and others
Sensitivity Analysis Using Monte Carlo Simulations on Creep Crack Growth — K. Wasmer and others

PROVISIONS: RESIDUAL AND SECONDARY STRESSES
Impact of Residual Stresses on Structural Integrity Assessment (Keynote) — D. Smith
Stress and Fatigue Life Assessments in the Automotive Industry Using the MAPS Portable Absolute Stress and Materials Measurement Tool — D. Buttle
Through Life Attainment of Structural Integrity and Fatigue Life of Structures by Inducing Residual Compressive Stresses Around holes — L. Reid
Residual Stress Relaxation in Shot-peening High Strength Low Alloy Steel — A. Turnbull and others
Through Section Measurement of Residual Stresses and their Application to Repair Welds — G. Hilson and others

PROVISION: LIFE MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES
Life Prediction for Different Components Under Mainly Creep Conditions in a Power Station — S. Cicero and others
New UK Research Programme on Fracture Mechanics and Residual Stresses — J. K. Sharples and others
Alternative Methods for the R6 Procedure in Treating Combined Primary and Secondary Loading — D. G. Hooton and others
Analysis of Multiple Co-planar Surface Breaking Flaws under Cleavage Failure Conditions — M. Wilkes and others
Prediction of Crack Initiation Times for High Temperature Lifetime Assessments — C. M. Davies and others

PROVISION – LIFE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
The Role of Structural Integrity in the Component Life Management Process across Aerospace and Submarine Sectors (Keynote) — S. J. Garwood and others
Monitoring of Fatigue Damage Accumulation in Austenitic Steels — A. Rogerson and others
Benefits from a Risk Based Inspection and Maintenance (RBM) Strategy for Power Generation Plant — D. Worswick and A. Bond
Open Inspection Intervals of Boilers and Pressure Vessels for Japanese Chemical Plants and Comparison with Other Countries’ Codes — K. Ando and others
Everyone Worries About Variability in PBI Likelihood Assessments, What About the Consequences? — P. Horrocks
Failure Analysis of a Fastening System in a Scaffolding — R. Lacalle and others
The Detection, Characterisation and Removal of an Unusual Defect in a Steam Turbine LP Disc After 30 Years Poweration — E. J. McDonald and G. Belben
Fitness-For-Service Case Study: Liquid Splatter in Wet H2S Service — D. Humphrey and S. Brown