Abstract:This is Part 2 of two papers discussing the significance of two key factors of crack like flaw assessment in the Fitness for Service assessment.
While FEM analysis technology has been advancing amazingly in recent years, and FEM based fitness-for-service assessment of a damaged components, such as crack like flaws and local metal loss assessment, has become mainstream in assessments, it is still important to understand the reference stress solution based on a limit load analysis and the role of … Show more
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