Development of stress intensity factors for surface cracks with large aspect ratio in plates

平板中高アスペクト比き裂の応力拡大係数の開発

Li, Y. ; 長谷川 邦夫; 勝又 源七郎; 小坂部 和也*; 岡田 裕*

Li, Y.; Hasegawa, Kunio; Katsumata, Genshichiro; Osakabe, Kazuya*; Okada, Hiroshi*

近年、原子力発電所で確認されたき裂の多くは、その長さの半分よりも深さが大きい高アスペクト比表面き裂である。供用期間中検査でき裂が確認された場合は、日本機械学会の維持規格等を用いてき裂を有する設備の健全性を評価する必要があるが、現状の維持規格には高アスペクト比き裂に対する応力拡大係数の解が整備されていない。本研究では、き裂を有する構造物の健全性を評価することを目的に、平板中に存在する高アスペクト比表面半楕円き裂の応力拡大係数を有限要素解析により提案した。提案解の一部について比較可能な既存解とよく一致したことから、本提案解の有効性及び実用性を明確にした。

A number of surface cracks with large aspect ratio have been detected in components of nuclear power plants in recent years. The depths of these cracks are even larger than the half of crack lengths. However, the solutions of the stress intensity factor were not provided for semi-elliptical surface cracks with large aspect ratio in the current fitness-for-service codes. In this study, in order to conduct integrity assessment for cracked components, the solutions of the stress intensity factor were calculated using finite element analysis for semi-elliptical surface cracks with large aspect ratio in plates. Solutions were provided at both the deepest and the surface points of the surface cracks. Some of solutions were compared with the available existing results. As the result, it was concluded that the solutions proposed in this paper are applicable in engineering applications.