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Patent
CA 1315405
54,109 ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A method of analyzing crack growth in an object takes into account interaction between indications of discontinuities that can become cracks and also effects of creep on crack growth to provide a more accurate analysis of crack growth. The remaining life of an object is determined by calculating a critical crack size from worst case conditions and defining loading blocks representing cycles of temperature and stress changes. The rate of growth in the size of indications estimated from non-destructive evaluation is accumulated based upon the defined loading blocks until one of the indications reaches the critical crack size The allowable stress which can be placed upon the object can be calculated from the same estimates of indication size and assuming different stress levels until a desired lifetime of the object is attained when one of the indications reached the critical crack size. An initial allowable discon- tinuity indication size can be calculated by setting a current crack size to the critical crack size and decrementing the current crack size until the defined loading blocks have been applied to the current crack size in reverse order which calculating the effective crack growth rate including the effects of creep.
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Marloff Richard Harry
Swaminathan V. P.
Bereskin & Parr Llp/s.e.n.c.r.l.,s.r.l.
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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