Fracture Assessment of Flaws in Weldments using FITNET FFS Procedure: An Overview
2007 ◽
Vol 345-346
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pp. 401-409
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Recently a European community funded thematic network project (participation of 17 countries) FITNET (www.eurofitnet.org) has completed a new and unified engineering assessment procedure (FITNET FFS Procedure) of flaws in metallic structures and welds. This newly developed procedure (under CEN Workshop Agreement WA22) provides assessment rules for flaws or damage due to fracture, fatigue, creep and corrosion to demonstrate the structural integrity of the component. This paper gives an overview of the FITNET Fitness-for-Service (FFS) Procedure and specifically presents the features and basic equations of the Fracture Module. It also presents two brief examples for the validation of the procedure using laser welded specimens.
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2017 ◽
Vol 40
(8)
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pp. 1284-1294
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2010 ◽
Vol 5
(4)
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pp. 452-462
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