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Figure 2.4: Dent damage caused by v<strong>an</strong>dalism (Left) <strong>an</strong>d failure due to dent<br />

(Right) (Bruno, 2008)<br />

Figure 2.4 shows that as a result of dents, the contour of the pipe has been<br />

ch<strong>an</strong>ged which leads to local areas of high strain (Bruno, 2008). When this damage<br />

occurs, the pipe may fail immediately or may continue to operate for some time before<br />

failing.<br />

A good study on creep by Harada et al. (1999) c<strong>an</strong> be referred to. They<br />

performed tests on reactor cool<strong>an</strong>t system (RCS) piping failure, along with high<br />

temperature, tensile <strong>an</strong>d creep rupture tests, including metallography, to investigate<br />

failure behaviour. Figure 2.5 shows photos of crack development due to creep damage.<br />

Intragr<strong>an</strong>ular (tr<strong>an</strong>sgr<strong>an</strong>ular) cracks occur in the fractured tensile specimen at room<br />

temperature as referred to in photo (a). Other photos show that intergr<strong>an</strong>ular cracks<br />

predominately occur in the creep damaged specimen to rupture at (b) 600ºC in 87 hours;<br />

(c) 800ºC in 85 hours <strong>an</strong>d; (d) 1150ºC in 94 hours.<br />

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