Environmentally induced cracking

✍ Scribed by P.M. Scott

• Book ID: 103968986
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 947 KB
• Volume: 4
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0950-0618
• DOI: 10.1016/0950-0618(90)90008-o

✦ Synopsis

A review of current research topics in the UK on environmentally induced or assisted cracking is given with particular emphasis on how these research interests are related to current industrial applications. AIthough the review cannot be completely comprehensive, some particularly topical items are described in greater detail including corrosion fatigue of offshore structural materials, pipeline cracking, high.strength fasteners and deaerator cracking. Several key generic issues are highlighted such as the relevance of short term test methods to long term service experience and the increasing reliance on fracture mechanic analyses with their strengths and weaknesses for facilitating run/repair decisions.