Stress Intensity Factor and Limit Load Handbook, EPD/GEN/REP/0316/98 ISSUE 2, British Energy Generation Ltd

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Issue 2, April 1998By: S Al LahamStructural Integrity BranchAuthorised By: R A AinsworthTitle: Group Head, Assessment Technology GroupSUMMARYThis report provides a collation of stress intensity factor and limit load solutions for defective components.It includes the Stress Intensity Factor (SIFs) in the R6 Code software and in other computer programs,which have not previously been contained in a single source reference. This document has been producedas part of the BRITE-EURAM project SINTAP which aims to develop a defect assessment approach forthe European Community. Most of the solutions presented in this document were collated from industryand establishments in the UK (Nuclear Electric Ltd, Magnox Electric Plc and HSE), Sweden (SAQKontroll AB) and Germany (Fraunhofer IWM, and GKSS). The solutions are compared to standardsolutions published elsewhere and to those in the American Petroleum Institute document API 579. In thissecond issue, the quality of the figures has been improved, minor typographical errors found in theprevious issue have been corrected, and comments from partners in SINTAP have been addressed.