A quantitative approach to tensile strain capacity of pipelines

Proceedings of the Biennial International Pipeline Conference, IPC

Volumn 3 PART A, Issue , 2007, Pages 545-552

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

^a ENGINEERING MECHANICS CORPORATION OF COLUMBUS   (United States)

^b TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Girth weld; Pipeline; Strain based design; Tensile strain limit; Weld defect acceptance criteria

Indexed keywords

GIRTH WELD; STRAIN-BASED DESIGN; TENSILE STRAIN LIMITS; WELD DEFECT ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA;

LOADS (FORCES); PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; TENSILE STRAIN; WELDS;

PIPELINES;

EID: 34547522783     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IPC2006-10474     Document Type: Conference Paper

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