Risk-based inspection guidelines

Journal Article · Wed Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1990 · Mechanical Engineering; (USA)

OSTI ID:6923282

Balkey, K R ^[1]; Ayyub, B M ^[2]; Gore, B F; Simonen, F A ^[3]; Harris, D O ^[4]; Karydas, D ^[5]; Smith, H Jr ^[6]; Chapman, O J.V. ^[7]

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1. Westinghouse Electric Corp. (US)
2. Univ. of Maryland, MD (US)
3. Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (US)
4. Failure Analysis Associates (US)
5. Factory Mutual Research Associates (US)
6. McDonnell Aircraft Co. (US)
7. Rolls-Royce and Associates Ltd. (GB)

In-service inspections can play a significant role in minimizing equipment and structural failures. However, for many components that are required to maintain pressure boundary integrity or that are subjected to severe service conditions in the nuclear power, fossil-fired power, and the petroleum and chemical processing industries as well as other applications, in-service inspection requirements are either established based upon prior experience and engineering judgment or are nonexistent. Given this situation, the ASME Codes and Standards Research Planning Committee suggested that a research program be initiated to determine how risk-based methods could be used to establish inspection requirements and guidelines for systems and components of interest to mechanical engineers. This article outlines the research program that was approved by the ASME Board on Research and Technology Development and the ASME Council on Codes and Standards.

• OSTI ID: 6923282
• Journal Information: Mechanical Engineering; (USA), Journal Name: Mechanical Engineering; (USA) Vol. 112:3; ISSN MEENA; ISSN 0025-6501
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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