Proceedings of the

ASME Pressure Vessels

and Piping Conference

-2011 -

VOLUME 1

Codes and Standards

presented at

ASME 2011 PRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING CONFERENCE

JULY 17-21, 201 1

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, USA

sponsored byPRESSURE VESSELS AND PIPING DIVISION, ASMf

ASME

Three Park Avenue* New York, N.Y. 10016

CONTENTS

CODES AND STANDARDS

API 579/ASME CODE FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE ACTIVITIESIntroduction 1

PVP2011-57145 3Effect of Local Geometric Imperfections on Axial Buckling of Welded Steel Tanks

Zhiping Chen, Chulin Yu, Shunjuan Yan, Licai Yang, and Guowei Cao

PVP2011-57897 11

Emergency Relief of Internal Pressures From Aboveground Storage TanksMark Baker and George L. Morovich

ASME/NRC SYMPOSIUM ON NUCLEAR CODES AND STANDARDSIntroduction 17

PVP2011-57208 19Evaluation of the Minimum Temperature Requirements for the RPV Closure Head FlangeRegion in 10 CFR 50 Appendix G

Eric M. Focht

PVP2011-57321 27Failure Probability Assessment of Piping Systems Affected by SCC and Pipe Wall Thinningfor LBB Analysis

Hiromasa Chitose, Hideo Machida, and Itaru Saito

PVP2011-57531 35

Extremely Low Probability of Rupture (xLPR) Version 1.0 Code: Pilot Study Problem ResultsD. Rudland and C. Harrington

PVP2011-57680 47Use of LBB Methodology to Support the Transition Break Size ConceptJames E. Nestell and David W. Rackiewicz

PVP2011-57742 57An Investigation of the Adequacy of a Simplified Boundary Integral Equation/InfluenceFunction Equation Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics Solution for Nozzle Corner Cracking

Daniel Sommerville, Minghao Qin, and Eric Houston

PVP2011-57829 69

Changing the Frequency of Inspections for PWSCC Susceptible Welds atCold Leg Temperatures

Nathan A. Palm, Warren H. Bamford, and Craig Harrington

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PVP2011-57911 85

Technical Basis for Proposed Weight Function Method for Calculation of Stress IntensityFactor for Surface Flaws in ASME Section XI Appendix A

Steven X. Xu, Douglas A. Scarth, and Russell C. Cipolla

PVP2011-57932 101

Prediction of Fracture Toughness Transition From Tensile Test Data ApplyingNeural Networks

Ivo Dlouhy, Hynek Hadraba, Zdenek Chlup, Libor Valka, and LiborZak

PVP2011-57939 107

Robust LBB Analyses for Atucha II Nuclear Plant

G. Wilkowski, B. Brust, T. Zhang, G. Hattery, S. Kalyanam, D. J. Shim, E. Kurth, Y. Hioe,

M. Uddin, J. J. Johnson, O. R. Maslenikov, A. Gurpinar, A. P. Asfura, B. Sumodobila,A. A. Betervide, and O. Mazzantini

PVP2011-57941 121

Lessons Learned for Nuclear Piping Integrity in New ReactorsG. Wilkowski, F. Brust, P. Krishnaswamy, K. Wichman, and D.-J. Shim

PVP2011-57954 133

PWSCC Crack Growth Mitigation With InlayDavid Rudland, Frederick W. Brust, D. J. Shim, and G. Wilkowski

PVP2011-57974 139

PWSCC Crack Growth Modeling ApproachesF. W. Brust, D.-J. Shim, G. Wilkowski, and D. Rudland

PVP2011-57978 147

Leak-Before-Break Assessment in JSME StandardYukio Takahashi

PVP2011-57982 153

Effects of Weld Overlays on Leak-Before-Break MarginsG. Angah Miessi, Peter C. Riccardella, and Peihua Jing

PVP2011-58018 159

Plastic Collapse Moment for Weld Overlay Pipe With Multiple Circumferential FlawsKunio Hasegawa, Yinsheng Li, and Masayoshi Shimomoto

PVP2011-58035 167

A Study of the Key Parameters Affecting the Design of Optimized Weld OverlaysDoug Killian, SamerMahmoud, Heqin Xu, Silvester Noronha, and Ashok Nana

PVP2011-58041 177

Implementation of ASME Code, Section XI, Code Case N-770, on Alternative ExaminationRequirements for Class 1 Butt Welds Fabricated With Alloy 82/182Edmund J. Sullivan and Michael T. Anderson

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COMBINATION OF MULTI-AXIAL LOADS IN DESIGN AND

FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE

Introduction 183

PVP2011-57144 185

Study on Stress Intensity Factors of Fatigue Crack in Round Bar Under Rotary Bending

Maigefeireti Maitireyimu, Masanori Kikuchi, and Hiroko Kitano

PVP2011-57455 191

Experimental Investigation on the Failure Estimation Method of Cracked CylindersSubjected to Multi-Axial Loads

Yinsheng Li, Kunio Hasegawa, Naoki Miura, and Katsuaki Hoshino

PVP2011-57731 199

Effects of Bending Moment and Torsion on the Internal Pressure Limit Load of

Locally Thinned PipesPhuong H. Hoang, Kunio Hasegawa, Bostjan Bezensek, and Yinsheng Li

PVP2011-57839 215

Evaluation of Torsion and Bending Collapse Moments for Pipes With Local Wall ThinningKunio Hasegawa, Yinsheng Li, Bostjan Bezensek, and Phuong Hoang

PVP2011-57856 223

Inclusion of Torsion With Bending and Pressure Loads for Pipes With Thin-Wall RegionsBostjan Bezensek, Yinsheng Li, Kunio Hasegawa, and Phuong Hoang

ENVIRONMENTAL FATIGUE ISSUES

Introduction 229

PVP2011-57083 231

A Consideration of Margin on Fatigue Design Curves for Carbon and Low-Alloy SteelsMakoto Higuchi, Masahiro Takanashi, Ichiro Tamura, and Toshiaki Takada

PVP2011-57094 237

Survey of Ke-Factor on Strain for Strain Rate in Environmental Fatigue Evaluation

Seiji Asada

PVP2011-57274 243

Use of NUREG/CR-6909 Environmentally-Assisted Fatigue Rules for a Nuclear Plant LicenseRenewal Application

William F. Weitze, Matthew C. Walter, and Keith R. Evon

PVP2011-57435 247

Examination of Factors in the Modified Rate Approach Method Under Various ConditionsYuichi Fukuta, Seiji Asada, Yuichiro Nomura, and Hiroshi Kanasaki

PVP2011-57651,

257

Investigation of Differences in the Finite Element Solution of a Sample Fatigue Cumulative

Usage Factor Calculation Problem

Gary L. Stevens, Howard J. Rathbun, and Timothy D. Gilman

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PVP2011-57943 267

Discussion on Fatigue Design Curves for Stainless Steels

Jussi Solin, Sven Reese, and Wolfgang Mayinger

FUSION REACTOR COMPONENT RULES FOR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY

Introduction 273

PVP2011-57143 275

Fabrication Design and Code Requirements for the ITER Vacuum VesselH. J. Ahn, B. C. Kim, J. W. Sa, Y. J. Lee, K. H. Hong, H. S. Kim, J. S. Bak, K. J. Jung,

K, H. Park, T. S. Kim, J. S. Lee, Y. K. Kim, H. J. Sung, K. loki, B. Giraud, C. H. Choi, andY, Utin

PVP2011-57284 285

Validation of Fabricability for ITER TF Coil Structures

Yutaka Chida, Masahide Iguchi, Hideo Nakajima, Koichi Oosemochi, Kenichiro Niimi,and Daisuke Tokai

PVP2011-57440 291

Manufacturing Status of JT-60SA Vacuum Vessel and the Related Technology of WeldingYusuke K. Shibama, Kei Masaki, Shinji Sakurai, Kiyoshi Shibanuma, and Akira Sakasai

PVP2011-57609 301

Application of ASME Codes for ITER ComponentsAnne Chaudouet, Gilles Bourgeois, and Stephan Carbonneau

PVP2011-57611 313

Development of Codes & Standards for ITER In-Vessel ComponentsDaniel Couso, Jose Fano, Felicidad Fernandez, Elena Fernandez, Julio A. Guirao,

Jose L. Lastra, Victor J. Martinez, Javier Ordieres, and Ivan Vazquez

HDPE PIPE AND RELATED ISSUES IN CODES AND STANDARDS

Introduction 323

PVP2011-57050 325

A Historical Perspective of HDPE Piping Material DevelopmentWilliam Adams

PVP2011-57904 335

A Simplified Stress Intensity Factor Relation for Assessment of External Axial Flawed

Safety-Related Nuclear Power Plant HDPE PipingS. Kalyanam, P. Krishnaswamy, M. Uddin, and D.-J. Shim

PVP2011-57908 343

Assessment of NDE Methods to Detect Lack of Fusion in HDPE Butt Fusion Joints

Susan L. Crawford, Steven R. Doctor, Anthony D. Cinson, Michael W. Watts,Tract L. Moran, and Michael T. Anderson

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HIGH TEMPERATURE CODES AND STANDARDS

Introduction 351

PVP2011-57074 353

Simplified Analysis Methods for Primary Load Designs at Elevated TemperaturesPeter Carter, T.-L. (Sam) Sham, and Ft. I. Jetter

PVP2011-57285 365

The Creep-Fatigue Evaluation Method for Intermediate Hold Conditions:

Proposal and ValidationSatoshi Okajima, Nobuchika Kawasaki, Shoichi Kato, and Naoto Kasahara

PVP2011-57478 373

Crack Initiation/Propagation of Perforated Plate Under Displacement-Controlled FatigueTest at Elevated TemperatureOsamu Watanabe, Taisuke Akiyama, and Akihiro Matsuda

PVP2011-57585 383

Thermal Fatigue Analysis at a Mixing Tee by a Fluid-Structural Simulation

Masayuki Kamaya, Yoichi Utanohara, and Akira Nakamura

PVP2011-57614 393

Presentation of RCC-MRx Code 2010 for Sodium Reactors (SFR), Research Reactor (RR) and

Fusion (ITER): General Overview and CEN-WorkshopT. Lebarbe, D. Hyvert, S. Marie, O. Gelineau, D. Bonne, and Frantz De La Burgade

PVP2011-57620 401

Presentation of FP7 MATTER Project: General OverviewT. Lebarbe, S. Marie, Pietro Agostini, Concetta Fazio, and Serguei Gavrilov

PVP2011-57756 409

High Temperature Design and Damage Evaluation of Mod. 9Cr-1Mo Steel Heat ExchangerHyeong-Yeon Lee, Jong-Bum Kim, Jae-Hyuk Eoh, Yong-Bum Lee, and Hong-Yune Park

PVP2011-57843 417

An Automatic Procedure for the Application of the Italian Standard for Creep-OperatedPressure Equipment

Ottaviano Grisolia

INTERACTION AND FLAW MODELING FOR MULTIPLE FLAWS

Introduction 431

PVP2011-57147 433

Ductile Fracture Simulation of Mulitple Surface Flaws

Kazuhiro Suga, Katsumasa Miyazaki, Ryotaro Senda, and Masanori Kikuchi

PVP2011-57155 441

Numerical Simulation of Coalescence Behavior of Multiple Surface Cracks

Masanori Kikuchi, Yoshitaka Wada, Kazuhiro Suga, and Chikako Ohdama

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PVP2011-57188 , 447

Study on the Interaction of Multiple Flaws in Ductile Fracture Process

Kazuhiro Suga, Katsuma