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Probabilistic structural integrity assessment based on uncertainty of weld residual stress at the piping butt-welds of nuclear reactor components

Katsuyama, Jinya  ; Ito, Hiroto; Tobita, Toru; Onizawa, Kunio 

Weld residual stress near the welded joint of pipe is one of the most important factors to assess the structural integrity of piping because the tensile residual stress becomes a driving force of a stress corrosion cracking (SCC). In this study, a weld simulation method has been developed and verified. An effect of uncertainty of welding conditions, such as scatters of heat input and welding speed during welding, on weld residual stress at the piping butt-welds was evaluated using the simulation method by varying the welding conditions. Probabilistic fracture mechanics analysis using PASCAL-SP was also performed to evaluate the effect of uncertainty of weld residual stress on the break probability of piping. It was clarified that the break probability increased with increasing the uncertainties of residual stress.

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