This paper reports (1) the latest development and application of a modified hyperbolic sine law for minimum creep strain rate and stress for both low Cr and high Cr steels, and (2) the development of a creep fracture criterion based on cavity area fraction along grain boundaries for high Cr steel. This work is part of the fundamental development of creep damage constitutive equations which were...

Title of Dissertation: CREEP CORROSION OVER PLASTIC ENCAPSULATED MICROCIRCUIT PACKAGES WITH NOBLE METAL PREPLATED LEADFRAMES Ping Zhao, Doctor of Philosophy, 2005 Dissertation Directed By: Dr. Michael Pecht, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Field failures were observed to be caused by the bridging of corrosion products across lead fingers. This phenomenon was identified as creep ...

This paper presents a method to numerically investigate the microstructural effect on creep behavior of cement paste at microscale. The lattice fracture model is extended consider local time-dependent deformations calcium-silicate-hydrate phases in by imposing forces. term “experimentally informed model” used herein as heterogeneous microstructures hardened pastes were obtained using X-ray comp...

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The work presented in this paper is related to the determination of the creep properties for a P91 pipe weldment at 625 C, which forms part of a collaborative European project (Weldon). A Kachanov type, one damage variable, multi-axial material behaviour model was used to represent the material creep behaviour. The uniaxial material constants for the parent material and weld metal were determin...

Synopsis: This study presents the experimental results on properties of concrete with replacement of natural aggregate by recycled concrete aggregate (RCA). Experimental data on the creep behavior of concrete mixtures (basic and drying creep) was obtained. The replacement factor of natural aggregate by RCA were 0%, 15%, 30%, 60% and 100%, and the test conditions were 50% RH and 20°C. The result...

At high pressure prevailing in the lower mantle, lattice friction opposed to dislocation glide becomes very high, as reported in recent experimental and theoretical studies. We examine the consequences of this high resistance to plastic shear exhibited by ringwoodite and bridgmanite on creep mechanisms under mantle conditions. To evaluate the consequences of this effect, we model dislocation cr...

Creep and shrinkage are such properties that will occur in concrete when they are under load and exposed to surrounding. Since this property will cause deformation which may decrease the design strength of the concrete, it is necessary to do have more knowledge on this phenomenon. So, we will study the effect of creep on 7 and 14 days of cured time of specimens which sealed or unsealed will be ...

underground caverns in rock salt deposits are the most secure disposal method and a type of gas-storing facility. gas storage plays a vital role in ensuring that a strategic relationship is secured between an established energy infrastructure provider and a midstream energy company. the fischells brook area is a pillow-shaped body of salts located in the st. george's bay area of southwest newfo...

In a preceding paper (Bazant and Kim 1989), a method of probabilistic prediction of the confidence limits on long-time deflections and intemal forces of prestressed concrete segmental box-girder bridges was developed. The sampling method was used. and predictions were improved by Bayesian updating on the basis of short-time measurements. The entire analysis, including its Baye~ian aspect, was m...