{PDF} Fracture Plastic Flow and Structural Integrity – The Proceedings of the 7th Symposium Organised by the Technical Advisory Group on Structural Integrity in Nuclear Plant (TAGSI) Held at TWI, Abington, UK Hirsch, Peter; Lidbury, David (Eds.)

This volume brings together the papers presented at the 7th Symposium organized by the Technical Advisory Group on Structural Integrity of Nuclear Plant (TAGSI) which was held at the TWI Conference Centre, Great Abington, UK on 29 April 1999. The Symposium, which marked 25 years of TAGSI and its predecessor, the Light Water Reactor Study Group (LWRSG), was dedicated to Sir Alan Cottrell FREng, FRS, whose impact on the fields of integrity, reliability and safety of engineering structures and components has been second to none. The objectives of this TAGSI Symposium were to provide an overview of progress in understanding of materials behavior relevant to structural integrity assessments, covering mechanisms of flow and fracture, effects of neutron irradiation, reheat cracking, weld quality and inspection issues, fracture toughness characterization, crack arrest, materials behavior under dynamic loading and local approach modeling of the ductile-brittle transition. These topics were addressed by distinguished authorities in the structural integrity field. Key themes emerging from these contributions are that for structural integrity assessments, a thorough understanding of the basic mechanisms controlling the failure modes and plant life-limiting properties, good measurements, and the ability to develop predictive models, are all vitally important.
Content:
Front Matter
• 25 Years of TAGSI and LWRSG
• Table of Contents
1. Materials Factors and Structural Integrity of Reactor Components
2. The Micro-Mechanisms of Fracture in Steels Used for High Integrity Structural Components
3. Welds, Their Quality and Inspection Ability for High Integrity Structures and Components
4. Material Conditions That Lead to Crack Arrest
5. Fracture Toughness – A Measurable Materials Parameter
6. Microstructural Development in RPV Steels
7. Local Approach Modelling of Constraint Contributions to the Ductile to Brittle Transition
8. Loading Rate Effects on Tensile Properties and Fracture Toughness of Steel
9. Material Factors which Influence Remaining Life of Components Subject to Reheat Cracking
10. A Historical Perspective of Materials Related Structural Integrity Issues in the Nuclear Industry
Index