Issue 49

H. Berrekia et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 49 (2019) 643-654; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.58 646 Figure 4 : Analysis of local coupling of crack initiation. Young’s modulus Poisson’s ratio Yield strength Tensile strength 210.7 (GPa) 0.3 464.5 (MPa) 563.8 (MPa) Table 1 : mechanical properties of X65 steel. To highlight the effect of the width of the defect, we selected the following corrosion defects with a constant depth d / t = 10%. The table 2 Bellow groups the defects retained. Defect of corrosion Extension [L] mm With [C] mm Depth [d] mm Defect -5 5 5 1.27 Defect -10 10 10 1.27 Defect -15 15 15 1.27 Defect -20 20 20 1.27 Defect -25 25 25 1.27 Defect -30 30 30 1.27 Defect -35 35 35 1.27 Defect -40 40 40 1.27 Defect -45 45 45 1.27 Defect -50 50 50 1.27 Table 2 : the defects retained. The graph (see Figure 5) shows the variation of the maximum Von Mises equivalent stress as a function of the extension of the corrosion defect. We note the graphs of all the defects are superimposed this explains the almost negligible effect of the width on the behavior of the corroded pipe. This can be explained by the fact that the depth of the corrosion defect is The most affected area MEF Calculations Critical point ( M * ) Post-Processor