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... to be replaced at a time and identify those flanges for which the bolt cannot be replaced in service. 25 02 2010 10 07 2010 16 05 2011 16 05 2011 assembling beams (structures) elasticity fasteners finite element analysis flanges gaskets leak detection maintenance engineering...

... 2010 06 04 2011 06 04 2011 decision making fission reactor safety inspection maintenance engineering nuclear power stations occupational safety production management The European Commission, especially in the framework of the EURATOM program, identified specific R&D...

... costing maintenance engineering Monte Carlo methods pipelines probability stochastic processes 23 07 2009 17 08 2010 06 04 2011 06 04 2011 2011 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... of failure after a fixed operating time, assumed to be large. 16 03 2009 21 01 2010 31 08 2010 31 08 2010 creep maintenance engineering Monte Carlo methods pipes product life cycle management One of the most vexing problems encountered in making lifetime predictions...

... between safety and consequences has to be done. To achieve this goal, effective integrity assessment is of primary concern. failure pressure infinitely long groove burst test damaged and undamaged pipelines corrosion failure analysis maintenance engineering numerical analysis...

... 49.88 2 × 10 − 04 1.28 × 10 − 09 Σ Δ Z i = 3.48 × 10 − 06 13 03 2009 17 07 2009 19 01 2010 19 01 2010 ageing creep fracture fatigue inspection maintenance engineering mechanical engineering...

... and the start of the next weld pass was imposed to meet the requirement of a maximum interpass temperature to 50 ° C . arc welding maintenance engineering optimisation plates (structures) turbines wear welds Cavitation erosion damage on hydraulic turbine blades is repaired by overlay welding...

... abrasives aluminium costing cutting tools maintenance engineering nozzles steel water jet cutting wear Abrasive waterjets (AWJ) at 400 MPa pressure have been highly commercialized for cutting a wide range of material such as steel, aluminum, glass, and composites. One of the key...

... , in Japanese. 02 05 2006 19 04 2007 11 06 2008 boilers creep diffusion fatigue cracks grain boundaries high-temperature effects maintenance engineering microcracks reliability scanning electron microscopy steel thermal power stations turbines creep cavity creep...

... integrity management programs properly. 19 01 2007 16 10 2007 19 03 2008 failure analysis maintenance engineering pipelines reliability statistical analysis stochastic processes failure rate pipeline repairable system stochastic process From the point of view...

... loading conditions (see Fig. 21 ). 09 12 2005 22 11 2006 fasteners flanges hydrostatics maintenance engineering nozzles petrochemicals petroleum industry pipes pressure measurement pressure vessels shells (structures) standards stress analysis welds Weld repairs...

... 6.53 5.00 24 01 2006 06 11 2006 poles and towers corrosion insulation maintenance engineering oil refining rings (structures) shells (structures) welding brazing Details of the vessel are as follows (see Fig. 1 ): overall dimensions: 56.250 m...

... of the cylinder cross section. This effective thickness may then be used for purposes of conducting fitness for service assessments or to assist in the planning of repairs. The use of this tool is illustrated with two case studies. 24 01 2006 06 11 2006 pressure vessels maintenance engineering...

.... A maintenance problem is an important, issue and maintenance engineers in industry attempt to address maintenance problems in an optimal manner. In other words, it is necessary to highlight the principles associated with optimization in decision making. In this paper, an optimum replacement decision problem...

... the effect of the initial ovality was small. 03 06 2004 20 10 2006 design engineering finite element analysis gas industry maintenance engineering mechanical products oil drilling casing burst strength finite element analysis Casings are widely used as protective...

.... , 2004 , “ Development and Validation of a Mechanistic Model to Predict Erosion in Single-Phase and Multiphase Flows ,” Ph.D. thesis Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tulsa. 08 03 2006 14 09 2006 bubbles erosion maintenance engineering multiphase flow...

... ,” ESReDA 26th SEMINAR, May 11–12, Tempere, Finland. 09 12 2005 24 04 2006 strategic planning industrial plants industrial economics decision making maintenance engineering safety The management of a production asset, especially with a long-term goal to achieving...

... 01 2006 pressure vessels tanks (containers) legislation goods distribution standards road safety maintenance engineering Tanks used to haul dangerous goods on the highway, known to ASME as “cargo tanks,” are currently designed based on rules from the Title 49 of the Code...