A preliminary strain-based design criterion for pipeline girth welds

Proceedings of the International Pipeline Conference, IPC

Volumn A, Issue , 2002, Pages 415-427

  Wang, Yong Yi ^a   Rudland, David ^a   Denys, Rudi ^a   Horsley, David ^a  

^a ENGINEERING MECHANICS CORPORATION OF COLUMBUS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIPELINE GIRTH WELDS;

CRACKS; STRAIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE PROPERTIES; WELDING;

PIPELINES;

EID: 0036429875     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IPC2002-27169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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