High-resolution sizing capabilities required for automated ultrasonic inspection of offshore pipeline and catenary riser welds

Pipes and Pipelines International

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Kopp, Frans ^a   Perkins, Gary ^a   Stevens, Donald ^b   Prentice, Garth ^c  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b DM Stevens and Associates   (United States)

^c Shaw Pipeline Services Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DEFECTS; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; MARINE RISERS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; WELDS;

AUTOMATED ULTASONIC TESTING (AUT); CATENARY RISER WELDS;

OFFSHORE PIPELINES;

EID: 0035266841     PISSN: 0032020X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. E.Ginzel and M.Hoff, 1996. Further developments in ultrasonic inspection of pipeline girth welds. Ultrasonics, October.
2. F.Kopp et al., 1998. Automatic welding, ultrasonic inspection on J-lay project. Offshore Pipeline Technology, April.