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Guide to methods for assessing the acceptability of flaws in metallic structures
Hardcopy , PDF
11-30-2018
English
09-28-2007
Committees responsible
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Symbols and definitions
4 Types of flaw
5 Modes of failure and material damage mechanisms
6 Information required for assessment
7 Assessment for fracture resistance
8 Assessment for fatigue
9 Assessment of flaws under creep conditions
10 Assessment for other modes of failure
Annex A (normative) Evaluation under combined direct and
shear stresses or mode I, II and III
loads
Annex B (informative) Assessment procedures for tubular
joints in offshore structures
Annex C (informative) Fracture assessment procedures for
pressure vessels and pipelines
Annex D (normative) Stress due to misalignment
Annex E (normative) Flaw recharacterization
Annex F (informative) A procedure for leak-before-break
assessment
Annex G (normative) The assessment of corrosion in pipes
and pressure vessels
Annex H (normative) Reporting of fracture, fatigue or creep
assessments
Annex I (informative) The significance of weld strength mismatch
on the fracture behaviour of welded joints
Annex J (informative) Use of Charpy V-notch impact tests to
estimate fracture toughness
Annex K (normative) Reliability, partial safety factors, number
of tests and reserve factor
Annex L (normative) Fracture toughness determination for welds
Annex M (normative) Stress intensity factor solutions
Annex N (normative) Simplified procedures for determining the
acceptability of a known flaw or
estimating the acceptable flaw size using
Level 1 fracture procedures
Annex O (informative) Consideration of proof testing and warm
prestressing
Annex P (normative) Calculation of reference stress
Annex Q (informative) Residual stress distributions in as-welded
joints
Annex R (normative) Determination of plasticity interaction
effects with combined primary and secondary
loading
Annex S (normative) Approximate numerical integration methods for
fatigue life estimation
Annex T (informative) Information for making high temperature crack
growth assessments
Annex U (informative) Worked example to demonstrate high temperature
failure assessment procedure
Bibliography
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