Prediction of the Propagation of Fatigue Cracks in Part-Through Cracked Pipes with CASCA and FRANC2D

Pawan Kumar, Mamookho Elizabeth Makhatha, Srijan Sengupta, Aniket Kumar Dutt

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Abstract

The pipes are subjected to different load conditions such as internal stress, compression, tension, bending and/or any combination thereof. These various types of load conditions induce new cracks and/or cause propagation of the existing cracks. In this study, a TP316L stainless steel pipe subjected to four-point bend testing was examined to predict the propagation of fatigue cracks in a part-through cracked pipe using the CASCA and FRANC2D programs. Two different methods based on “rigidity” and “stress intensity factor” have been proposed for converting a three-dimensional pipe into a two-dimensional beam for modeling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1417-1420
Number of pages4
JournalTransactions of the Indian Institute of Metals
Volume73
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2020

Keywords

  • Fatigue crack propagation
  • Four-point bending test
  • Partially cracked pipes
  • Stress intensity factor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Metals and Alloys

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