Papers by Keyword: Weibull Stress

Abstract: As the result of the international standardization work in Japanese IST project, ISO 27306 were published in 2009 for correction of CTOD fracture toughness for constraint loss in steel components. ISO 27306 employs an equivalent CTOD ratio based on the Weibull stress criterion, which leads to more accurate fracture assessment than the conventional fracture mechanics assessment. On the occasion of the 1st periodical review, the revision of ISO 27306 has been proposed from Japan. This paper describes the key contents of the new ISO 27306. A case study is included on the fracture assessment of a wide plate component according to FAD (failure assessment diagram) approach specified in BS 7910:2013.

Abstract: This paper describes the fracture assessment standards developed in Japan, where the Weibull stress is implemented to correct the CTOD toughness for constraint loss in structural components. ISO 27306 and WES 2808 (Japan Welding Engineering Society Standard) are presented. Discussion is given on the effects of strength mismatch and residual stress in welds.

Abstract: This paper studied the assessment method for welding residual stress effects and constraint loss effects on brittle fracture of structural component subjected to membrane stress. The methodology of CTOD fracture toughness correction for welded joints is proposed from lower to upper ductile-brittle transition temperature region. The methodology is based on the tensile plastic zone size criterion and the equivalent CTOD ratio derived from the Weibull stress criterion. It has been found that the proposed methodology has given the reasonable fracture assessment results.

Abstract: This paper describes the Weibull stress approach in predicting the cumulative probability of cleavage fracture for an axially embedded crack in the wall of a reactor pressure vessel (RPV) subjected to a thermal-mechanical transient typical for an accidental, pressurized thermal shock (PTS) event. This study demonstrates the need for detailed elastic-plastic analyses in the integrity assessment of RPVs under PTS loadings, and proposes both a simplified approach and a refined approach to assess the probability of fracture for RPVs subjected to such events.

Abstract: In this paper, the local approach was used to analyze the geometry dependence of coating specimens for interface brittle fracture initiation, and a definition of the fracture process zone was proposed in the paper. The results showed that the interface fracture behavior of two types of specimens with notch had been predicted from the test results of pre-crack specimens based on the local approach for interface brittle fracture, and the predicted distribution of the critical load for the notched specimens gave a good agreement with the test results. It indicated that the local approach not only can be used to describe the interface fracture behavior, but also can be used in the integrity evaluation for interface between different materials.

Abstract: In this paper, the local approach based on the Weibull stress criterion was used to investigate the interfacial fracture behavior between LX88A coating and Q345 steel. LX88A coating was deposited by high velocity electric arc spraying technology (HVAS). The finite element method (FEM) was used to analyze the stress-strain fields of the coating specimen which consisted of three different specimen geometrics or modes of loading. It was found that the Weibull stress for all specimen geometries was almost identical under the same fracture probability when the interfacial fracture initiation occurred for different specimen geometries. It showed that the geometry dependence on the interface brittle fracture toughness data can be reduced through application of the local approach, and the local approach can be used to describe the interfacial fracture behavior.

Abstract: This paper presents a modified Weibull stress model, which accounts for the effects of plastic strain and stress triaxiality at the crack tip region. The proposed model is applied to predict cleavage fracture in a modified A508 pressure vessel steel. It is demonstrated that the Weibull modulus (m) remains constant in the temperature range considered, while the threshold Weibull stress (σw-min) decreases with an increase in temperature due to reduction of the yield stress and the scale parameter of the Weibull model (σu) increases with temperature reflecting the influences of temperature on both material flow properties and toughness. The proposed model accurately predicts the scatter of the measured fracture toughness data and the strong effects of constraint and temperature on cleavage fracture toughness.