1) Mechanical properties of materials and methods of their evaluation.
2) Basic concept of design (safe-life, damage tolerance) and consequences of their change.
3) Definition of ageing and controlled ageing of materials and structures. Controlled ageing of structural components.
4) Mechanisms of ageing of materials. Thermal and deformation ageing.
5) Degradation mechanisms of structural materials.
6) Fatigue of materials. New methods for assessing fatigue characteristics of structural materials and standardized procedures for their evaluation.
7) Brittle fracture of components. Factors influencing the embrittlement of structural materials. New methods for assessment of resistance of structural materials against brittle fracture. Safety of the construction against frail fracture.
8) Radiation embrittlement and damage. Evaluation methods of radiation damage of metallic materials.
9) Creep of metals and alloys. Requirements for materials working in the creep conditions. Methods of component ageing in coal fired power plants.
10) Corrosion damage of structural materials. Methods of evaluation of corrosion damage. Residual life assessment methods based on evaluation of corrosion damage.
11) Methods of controlled ageing of components working in coal-fired power plants. Residual life assessment methods of components working at elevated temperatures.
12) Methods of controlled ageing of the critical components in nuclear power plants.
13) Examples of the use of controlled ageing in industrial practice.
2) Basic concept of design (safe-life, damage tolerance) and consequences of their change.
3) Definition of ageing and controlled ageing of materials and structures. Controlled ageing of structural components.
4) Mechanisms of ageing of materials. Thermal and deformation ageing.
5) Degradation mechanisms of structural materials.
6) Fatigue of materials. New methods for assessing fatigue characteristics of structural materials and standardized procedures for their evaluation.
7) Brittle fracture of components. Factors influencing the embrittlement of structural materials. New methods for assessment of resistance of structural materials against brittle fracture. Safety of the construction against frail fracture.
8) Radiation embrittlement and damage. Evaluation methods of radiation damage of metallic materials.
9) Creep of metals and alloys. Requirements for materials working in the creep conditions. Methods of component ageing in coal fired power plants.
10) Corrosion damage of structural materials. Methods of evaluation of corrosion damage. Residual life assessment methods based on evaluation of corrosion damage.
11) Methods of controlled ageing of components working in coal-fired power plants. Residual life assessment methods of components working at elevated temperatures.
12) Methods of controlled ageing of the critical components in nuclear power plants.
13) Examples of the use of controlled ageing in industrial practice.