Girth weld qualification for high strain pipeline applications

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 369-374

  Hukle, Martin W ^a   Hoyt, Douglas S ^b   Horn, Agnes Marie ^c   LeBleu Jr , James B ^b  

^a Acute Technological Services

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c Aker Kvaerner   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIRTH WELD QUALIFICATION; PLASTIC STRAIN; STRAIN CAPACITY; STRAIN PIPELINES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELDS;

PIPELINES;

EID: 27744525648     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2005-67573     Document Type: Conference Paper

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