This course illustrates the structural calculations of complex components of a nuclear power plant such as pressure vessels, steam generators, pipelines, pumps and valves.
The criteria for plastic collapse, incremental plastic deformation and "thermal ratcheting" and the main aspects of elastic linear fracture mechanics are illustrated.
- Advanced knowledge of the reference standards such as ASME III and ASME XI.

Educational objectives:
- To learn the design principles of structural mechanics (plate and shell theory, limit analysis, thermal source voltage and fracture mechanics) and their field of application.
• - Understand and be able to perform the sizing and verification calculations of complex components of a nuclear power plant such as pressure vessels, steam generators, pipes, pumps and valves
- Learn how to choose the calculation models for component analysis according to ASME regulations