The effect and mechanism of out-of-plane constraint on creep crack growth rates were
experimentally investigated. The results show that the out-of-plane constraint effect on creep …

This work presents an investigation of the ductile tearing properties for a girth weld made of
an API 5L X80 pipeline steel using experimentally measured crack growth resistance …

Short and long term trends in creep crack growth (CCG) rate data over test times of 500–30
000 h are available for Austenitic Type 316H stainless steel at 550° C using compact …

In this paper, the FE damage analysis method, proposed in Part I, is applied to simulate
creep crack growth in six different types of cracked specimens of 316H at 550° C …

In a reactivity-initiated accident, cladding failure may occur by crack initiation within a defect
such as a hydride rim or blister and subsequent crack propagation through the thickness of …

The effects of the material pre-straining level, in the form of plastic pre-compression at room
temperature, on the tensile, creep deformation, creep crack initiation and growth behaviour …

Virtual methods of predicting creep crack growth (CCG), using finite element analysis (FE),
are implemented in a compact tension specimen, C (T). The material examined is an …

The unified characterization parameter A c of in-plane and out-of-plane creep constraints
along three-dimensional crack front in different specimen geometries has been analyzed …

Results obtained from a European collaborative project aimed at producing a draft code of
practice for creep crack growth testing are presented. The tests were performed on an …

Short-term creep crack growth (CCG) tests have often been performed so that they may be
incorporated into research projects with a relatively narrow time frame. Therefore tests are …