Application of constraint-sensitive fracture mechanics to the assessment of girth weld integrity

Proceedings of the Biennial International Pipeline Conference, IPC

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 1615-1623

  Wang, Yong Yi ^a   Liu, Ming ^a   Horsley, David ^b  

^a ENGINEERING MECHANICS CORPORATION OF COLUMBUS   (United States)

^b TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brittle fracture; Constraint; Ductile fracture; ECA; Fitness for service; Fracture mechanics; Pipeline

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPELINES; STANDARDS;

DUCTILE TEARING; ECA; FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE; TOUGHNESS VARIATIONS;

WELDS;

EID: 18144397467     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ipc2004-0525     Document Type: Conference Paper

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