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Application of Fracture Mechanics in the Nuclear Industry

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  • Provides practical use of fracture mechanics for components from nuclear industry
  • Familiarizes nuclear plant engineers with the technology of fracture mechanics
  • Contains basic information to young engineers interested in fracture mechanics and the nuclear industry

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (LNME)

Part of the book sub series: ABCM Series on Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (ABCMSMSE)

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This book provides a comprehensive exploration of how fracture mechanics is applied to solve problems specific to the nuclear industry. It delves into key principles, such as evaluating load capacity, predicting component lifetime, and establishing inspection intervals for cracked materials. The content covers essential topics, including linear-elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, material properties, crack initiation, fatigue, and stress corrosion cracking. With a focus on practical applications, the book addresses critical components like reactor vessel, turbine disks, and steam generator tubes, offering valuable insights for professionals in design, material selection, manufacturing, and inspection within nuclear power plants, as well as serving as a useful resource for students in related engineering courses

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Authors and Affiliations

  • JEM Consultoria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Jose Eduardo Maneschy

  • IPEN-CNEN/SP, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Carlos Alexandre de J. Miranda

About the authors

José Eduardo Maneschy is a mechanical engineer and has a Ph.D. degree from Universidade de São Paulo/IPEN. He worked in Eletronuclear, the Brazilian nuclear energy utility, for almost 35 years. He has over 40 years of experience in stress analyses, fracture mechanics, fatigue, structural integrity, and aging management applied to piping and mechanical components of nuclear power plants.  He has been a Westinghouse contractor since 2016, initially as part the team responsible for the Angra 1 life extension of operation project and then, starting in 2024, as a member of the group involved in fatigue and aging management for the U.S. nuclear plants.

Carlos Alexandre de J. Miranda is a civil engineer and has a Ph.D. degree from Universidade de São Paulo/IPEN. He has been on the Brazilian nuclear safety board for over 40 years, mainly at the Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research (IPEN-CNEN/SP). He has experience in stress analysis, finite elements, fracture mechanics, and structural integrity of piping and mechanical components of nuclear power plants. He also is a professor for undergraduate and graduate courses at Universidade de São Paulo/IPEN.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Application of Fracture Mechanics in the Nuclear Industry

  • Authors: Jose Eduardo Maneschy, Carlos Alexandre de J. Miranda

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-96140-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-96139-7Published: 20 August 2025

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-96142-7Due: 03 September 2026

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-96140-3Published: 19 August 2025

  • Series ISSN: 2195-4356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2195-4364

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 202

  • Number of Illustrations: 95 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Solid Mechanics, Nuclear Energy

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