Effects of off-centered cracks and restraint of induced bending caused by pressure on the crack-opening-area analysis of pipes |
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| Authors: | S Rahman N Ghadiali GM Wilkowski N Bonora |
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| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA;bEngineering Mechanics Group, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH 43201, USA;cDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Cassino, Cassino, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Current models for the crack-opening-area analysis of pipes with circumferential through-wall cracks are based on various idealizations or assumptions which are often necessary to simplify the mathematical formulation and numerical calculation. This paper focuses on the validity of two such assumptions that involve off-centered cracks and the restraint of induced bending caused by pressure, and quantifies their effects on the crack-opening area analysis of pipes. Finite element and/or simple estimation methods were employed to compute the center-crack-opening displacement and crack-opening shape for a through-wall-cracked pipe, considering off-centered cracks and the restraint of induced bending caused by pressure. The results of the analyses show that, for both cases, the crack-opening area can be reduced significantly. For pipes with off-centered cracks, the crack-opening area can be evaluated from analyses of symmetrically centered cracks and assuming elliptical profile. For pipes with complete restraint of the induced bending caused by pressure, the reduction in crack-opening area depends on the crack size. When the crack size is small, the restraint effects can be ignored. However, when the crack size is large, the restrained crack opening can be significantly smaller than the unrestrained crack opening, depending on the length of pipe involved; hence, it may be important for the crack-opening-area and leak-rate analyses. |
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