The experimental work in support to ATLAS+ project

Dominique Moinereau, Patrick Le Delliou, Anna Dahl, Yann Kayser, Szabolcs Szavai, Levente Tatar, Tobias Bolinder, Marta Serrano, Jacques Besson, Tomas Nicak, Kim Wallin, Stéphane Marie

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    Abstract

    The 4-years European project ATLAS+ project was launched in June 2017. Its main objective is to develop advanced structural assessment tools to address the remaining technology gaps for the safe and long term operation of nuclear reactor pressure coolant boundary systems. The transferability of ductile material properties from small scale fracture mechanics specimens to large scale components is one of the topics of the project. A large programme of experimental work is to be conducted in support of the development and validation of advanced tools for structural integrity assessment within the framework of the work-package 1 (WP 1): Design and execution of simulation oriented experiments to validate models at different scales. The experimental work is based on a full set of fracture mechanics experiments conducted on standard specimens and large scale components (several pipes and one mock-up), including a full materials characterization. Three materials are considered: a ferritic steel 15NiCuMoNb5 (WB 36) an aged austenitic stainless steel weld a VVER (eastern PWR) dissimilar metal weld (DMW) The paper presents the WP 1, the experimental programme and summarizes the first results.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference
    Subtitle of host publicationMaterials and Fabrication
    PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
    Number of pages8
    Volume6A
    ISBN (Print)978-0-7918-5167-8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018
    MoE publication typeNot Eligible
    EventASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP2018 - Hotel Hilton, Prague, Czech Republic
    Duration: 15 Jul 201820 Jul 2018
    Conference number: 52

    Conference

    ConferenceASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP2018
    Abbreviated titlePVP2018
    Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
    CityPrague
    Period15/07/1820/07/18

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