BS 7910(2013) : 2013

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Symbols and definitions
4 Types of flaw
5 General guidance on assessment
6 Information required for assessment
7 Assessment for fracture resistance
8 Assessment for fatigue
9 Assessment of flaws under creep and
   creep/fatigue conditions
10 Assessment for other modes of failure
Annexes
Annex A (normative) - Evaluation under mode I,
        II and III loads
Annex B (informative) - Assessment procedures for
        tubular joints in offshore structures
Annex C (normative) - Fracture assessment procedures
        for pressure vessels and pipelines
Annex D (normative) - Stress due to misalignment
Annex E (normative) - Flaw recharacterization
Annex F (normative) - Procedures for leak-before-break
        (LbB) assessment
Annex G (normative) - The assessment of locally thinned
        areas (LTAs)
Annex H (normative) - Reporting of fracture, fatigue or
        creep assessments
Annex I (informative) - The significance of strength
        mis-match on the fracture behaviour of welded joints
Annex J (informative) - Use of Charpy V-notch impact tests
        to estimate fracture toughness
Annex K (informative) - Probabilistic assessment
Annex L (informative) - Fracture toughness determination for
        welds
Annex M (normative) - Stress intensity factor solutions
Annex N (informative) - Allowance for constraint effects
Annex O (informative) - Consideration of proof testing and
        warm prestressing
Annex P (normative) - Compendium of reference stress and
        limit load solutions for homogeneous and strength
        mis matched structures
Annex Q (normative) - Residual stress distributions in
        as-welded joints
Annex R (normative) - Determination of plasticity interaction
        effects with combined primary and secondary loading
Annex S (normative) - Information for making high
        temperature crack growth assessments
Annex T (informative) - Guidance on the use of NDT with
        ECA
Annex U (informative) - Worked examples in fatigue
        assessment using the quality category approach
Bibliography

Provides guidance and recommendations for assessing the acceptability of flaws in all types of structures and components.