Re-running FITNET SSTP10 with MechCalc: FAD Assessment of a Through-Thickness Crack and an L_r Cross-Check
This is the second worked example in the [[FITNET|FITNET]] FAD example collection (§13.2.6, SSTP10). Its focus differs from the [[bs7910-a533b-residual-stress-fad|first A533B example]]: this time it is a welded stainless-steel wide plate with a through-thickness crack, assessed for ductile tearing (the crack grows stably as the load rises) on the FAD. We follow the [[bs7910-a533b-residual-kis-annexm|usual routine]] — run it in mechCalc’s BS 7910 Clause 7 fracture assessment calculator, read the chart, and cross-check point by point against the FITNET literature. ...