Failure of pipe joints during hydrostatic testing

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 766-773

  Ahmed, F ^a   Ali, L ^a   Iqbal, J ^a   Hasan, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Grinding marks; Hydrostatic test; Leakage; Partially formed neck; Weld filling

Indexed keywords

BUTT WELDING; CRACKS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LEAKAGE (FLUID);

GRINDING MARKS; HYDROSTATIC TESTING; WELD-FILLING;

PIPE JOINTS;

BUTT WELDING; CRACKS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PIPE JOINTS;

EID: 40849126781     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2007.06.008     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Private Communication: Sui-Northern Gas Pipeline (Transmission Division); 2004.
2. ASME B 31.8, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping System, 1999 ed. p.129.
3. Beer F.P., Junior E.R.J., and DeWulf J.T. Mechanics of materials (2001), McGraw-Hill, New York p. 462
4. API specification 5L, specification for line pipe. 42nd ed.; January, 2000. p. 38.