Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Applied to the Reliability Assessment of Pipes in a PWR

  • Th. Schmidt
  • U. Schomburg
Conference paper
Part of the Lecture Notes in Engineering book series (LNENG, volume 33)

Abstract

A probabilistic fracture mechanics approach for the reliability assessment of precracked pipes in a PWR subjected to cyclic fatigue is described. The principal model assumptions are given and three different numerical evaluation techniques briefly discussed. Finally the capabilities of the approach are illustrated by determining the relative merits of different inspection measures and schemes with respect to a safety increase of nuclear components.

Keywords

Failure Probability Crack Size Probabilistic Fracture Ultrasonic Testing Leakage Test 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Th. Schmidt
    • 1
  • U. Schomburg
    • 1
  1. 1.University of the Federal Armed ForcesHamburg 70Germany

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