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2021 №02 (02) DOI of Article
10.37434/tdnk2021.02.03
2021 №02 (04)


Technical Diagnostics and Non-Destructive Testing #2, 2021, pp. 20-29

Features of the destruction of reinforcing ropes in nuclear power plant containment

L.M. Lobanov1, V.M. Torop1, M.D. Rabkina1, V.A. Kostin1, O.O. Shtofel2


1E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of NASU. 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: office@paton.kiev.ua
2National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute». 37 Peremohy Ave., 03056, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: kvas69@ukr.net

The increased number of ruptures in reinforcing ropes after short-time functioning may be associated with their manufacturing and operating conditions. The objective is to establish the main causes of premature breakage of high-strength reinforcement bars, based on the elemental and structural-phase composition of steel, mechanical properties of the wires, as well as the nature of the damaged surfaces and fracture characteristics. 18 Ref., 6 Tabl., 8 Fig.
Keywords: reinforcing rope, nuclear power plant, fractal approach, metallographic investigations, fractographic investigations, fracture mechanics, fretting-corrosion

Received: 26.04.2021

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