The premature fracture of a jack body during pressure testing drew attention to the need to examine the integrity of the body in the presence of defects, from the point of view of fracture and fatigue, and to re-examine the adequacy of existing inspection measures. This assessment was based on fracture mechanics, and the methods used and conclusions drawn are described in the present paper.
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