Ultrasonic study for detection of inner diameter cracking in pipeline girth welds using creeping waves

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-146

  Baby, Sony ^a   Balasubramanian, T ^a   Pardikar, R J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Creep wave; Girth weld; Inner diameter cracking

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CREEP TESTING; MARTENSITE; STRESS ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; WELDING;

CREEPING WAVES;

PIPELINES;

CRACKING; DETECTION METHOD; PIPELINE; ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUE; WELD;

EID: 0037563098     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(03)00003-6     Document Type: Article

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