| Research Area: | Structural Integrity |
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| Lead Researchers: | Solid Mechanics Research Group, University of Bristol |
| Partners: | Frazer-Nash Consultancy, Nuclear AMRC, Veqter, Cammell Laird |
| Funders: | BEIS Nuclear Innovation Programme |
Project FORCE involves three work packages focussed on developing structural integrity assessment methods with an aim to reduce the blockers for the wide-scale use of power beam welding techniques in the nuclear industry. The work packages are:
- Weld Residual Stress Modelling
- Probabilistic Methods for Structural Integrity
- Fracture in Power Beam Welds