Current fatigue codes only consider the fatigue performance of drilled and punched holes, limiting the use of thermal cutting processes to produce bolt holes. This... Read More

This paper analyses the capacity of the Line Method to provide evaluations of the apparent fracture toughness, which is the fracture resistance exhibited by materials... Read More

This paper evaluates the application of the Master Curve methodology for the prediction of the apparent fracture toughness of ferritic-pearlitic steels in notched conditions. With... Read More

This paper applies and validates the Notch master curve in two ferritic steels with medium (steel S460M) and high (steel S690Q) strength. The Notch master... Read More

This paper analyses the structural integrity of components containing U-shaped notches by combining Failure Assessment Diagrams and the Line Method correction for notch effects. With... Read More

This paper provides a structural integrity assessment methodology for the analysis of ferritic steels containing notch-type defects and operating within their ductile-to-brittle transition zone. The... Read More

This paper presents a basic procedure for the integrity assessment of structural steels containing notches. It is based on the work developed by the authors... Read More

Structural integrity assessment codes such as R6 [1] and BS7910 [2] provide guidance on the assessment of flaws that are assumed to be infinitely sharp... Read More

INCEFA-PLUS is a major new five year project supported by the European Commission HORIZON2020 program. The project commenced in mid 2015. 16 organizations from across... Read More

This paper evaluates the effect of different thermal cutting methods on the fatigue life of high strength steel S890Q. The investigation covers flame, plasma and... Read More