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Fitness-for-Purpose and Damage Tolerance: Applications in Transportation and Energy Systems

Gebrauchseignung und Schadenstoleranz – Anwendungen im Transport- und Energiesektor

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In recent years, damage tolerance concepts have reached a high level of maturity. These concepts rely on two steps: first, it is ensured by means of thorough non-destructive testing (NDT) that the component in question contains no flaws larger than a certain detection limit; secondly, the structural integrity assessment proves that the component is able to fulfil its intended purpose even in the presence of a flaw of that size. This close integration of design and inspection/maintenance methods leads both to increased product reliability and reduced maintenance costs. The present contribution aims at showing the broad applicability of the concept in mechanical and plant engineering by highlighting some key applications in transportation and energy systems.

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Schadenstoleranzkonzepte haben in letzter Zeit einen hohen Reifegrad erreicht. Diese Konzepte beruhen auf einer zweistufigen Herangehensweise: zuerst wird durch zerstörungsfreie Prüfung (zfP) sichergestellt, dass das betreffende Bauteil keine Fehler größer als eine festzulegende Nachweisgrenze aufweist; anschließend wird rechnerisch die Gebrauchseignung des Bauteils bei Vorhandensein eines Fehlers dieser Größe nachgewiesen. Diese enge Verzahnung von Auslegungs- und Inspektions-/Instandhaltungsverfahren führt sowohl zu erhöhter Produktzuverlässigkeit als auch zu verringerten Instandhaltungskosten. Der vorliegende Beitrag soll die breite Anwendbarkeit des Konzepts im Maschinen- und Anlagenbau anhand von Beispielanwendungen im Transport- und Energiesektor zeigen.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are indebted to Dr. Sven Eck for many helpful discussions and proofreading.

Financial support by the Austrian Federal Government (in particular by Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie and Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend) represented by Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH and the Styrian and the Tyrolean Provincial Governments, represented by Steirische Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH and Standortagentur Tirol, within the framework of the COMET Funding Programme is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH, Roseggerstraße 12, 8700, Leoben, Austria

    Hans-Peter Gänser, Richard Tichy, Jürgen Maierhofer & Andreas Horn

  2. Erich Schmid Institut für Materialwissenschaft der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Jahnstraße 12, 8700, Leoben, Austria

    Jürgen Maierhofer

  3. Lehrstuhl für Allgemeinen Maschinenbau, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz-Josef-Straße 18, 8700, Leoben, Austria

    Bernd Maier

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Gänser, HP., Tichy, R., Maierhofer, J. et al. Fitness-for-Purpose and Damage Tolerance: Applications in Transportation and Energy Systems. Berg Huettenmaenn Monatsh 159, 375–379 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00501-014-0285-6

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