Effect of residual stress on ACFM crack measurements in drill collar threaded connections

NDT and E International

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 337-343

  Knight, M J ^a   Brennan, F P ^a   Dover, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternating current field measurement; Crack sizing; Residual stress; Thread root cold rolling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DEFECTS; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; OIL FIELDS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; ROLLING;

ALTERNATING CURRENT FIELD MEASUREMENT (ACFM)); CRACK SIZING; DRILL COLLAR THREADED CONNECTIONS; THREAD ROOT COLD ROLLING;

CRACKS;

EID: 2442629511     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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