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BECHT FRACTURE MECHANICS WORKBOOK AVAILABLE GEOMETRY SELECTIONS AND API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 SOLUTION CODES

GEOMETRY (1)

STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR SOLUTION

REFERENCE STRESS SOLUTION

Cylinder Embedded Crack, Circumferential Direction - 360 Degrees, Through-Wall 4th Order Polynomial Stress Distribution

KCECCL

RCECCL

Cylinder Embedded Crack, Circumferential Direction - Elliptical Shape, Through-Wall 4th Order Poly Stress Dist.

KCECCE

RCECCE

Cylinder - Embedded Crack, Longitudinal Direction - Elliptical Shape, Through-Wall 4th Order Poly Stress Dist.

KCECLE

RCECLE

Cylinder Embedded Crack, Longitudinal Directions - Infinite Length, Through-Wall 4th Order Polynomial Stress Distribution

KCECLL

RCECLL

Cylinder Surface Crack, Circumferential Direction 360 Degrees, Through-Wall Arbitrary Stress Distribution

KCSCCL3

RCSCCL3

Cylinder Surface Crack, Circumferential Direction Semi-Elliptical, Thru-Wall Arbitrary Stress Distribution

KCSCCE3

RCSCCE3

Cylinder Surface Crack, Longitudinal Direction Infinite Length, Through-Wall Arbitrary Stress Distribution

KCSCLL3

RCSCLL3

Cylinder Surface Crack, Longitudinal Direction Semi-Elliptical, Thru-Wall Arbitrary Stress Distribution

KCSCLE3

RCSCLE3

Cylinder – Surface Crack, Longitudinal Direction – Semi-Elliptical, Fourth Order Polynomial Stress Distribution

KCSCLE2

RCSCLE2

Cylinder – Surface Crack, Longitudinal Direction – Semi-Elliptical, Internal Pressure

KCSCLE1

RCSCLE1

Cylinder Through Wall Crack, Circumferential Direction, Through-Wall Membrane and Bending Stress

KCTCC1

RCTCC1

Cylinder Through Wall Crack, Longitudinal Direction, Through-Wall Membrane and Bending Stress

KCTCL

RCTCL

Plate Embedded Crack, Elliptical Shape, Through-Wall 4th Order Poly Stress Distribution

KPECE2

RPECE2

Plate Surface Crack, Infinite Length, Through-Wall Arbitrary Stress Distribution

KPSCL2

RPSCL2

Plate Surface Crack, Semi-Elliptical,Through-Wall Arbritrary Stress Distribution

KPSCE3

RPSCE3

Plate Through-Wall Crack, Through-Wall Membrane and Bending Stress

KPTC

RPTC

Sphere Embedded Crack, Circumferential Direction - 360 Degrees, Through-Wall 4th Order Polynomial Stress Distribution

KSECCL

RSECCL

Sphere Embedded Crack, Elliptical Shape, Through-Wall 4th Order Poly Stress Distribution

KSECCE

RSECCE

Sphere Surface Crack, Circumferential Direction 360 Degrees, Through-Wall Arbitrary Stress Distribution

KSSCCL3

RSSCCL3

Sphere Surface Crack, Circumferential Direction Semi-Elliptical Shape, Thru-Wall Arbitrary Stress Distribution

KSSCCE3

RSSCCE3

Sphere Through-Wall Crack, Through-Wall Membrane and Bending Stress

KSTC

RSTC

Notes:

(1) Refer to API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, Annex C for consideration of additional geometries using these solutions. For example, some nozzle solutions use the flat plate solutions.