Recent Developments in High Productivity Pipeline Welding

Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-97

  Yapp, D ^a   Blackman, S A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GMAW; Pipeline; Productivity; Welding

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; COSTS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FRICTION; LASERS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; PIPELINES;

PIPELINE GROWTH WELDING; SINGLE WIRE WELDING;

GAS METAL ARC WELDING;

EID: 1642306015     PISSN: 16785878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-58782004000100015     Document Type: Review

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