Reliability of non-destructive test techniques in the inspection of pipelines used in the oil industry

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 745-751

  Carvalho, A A ^a   Rebello, J M A ^b   Souza, M P V ^b   Sagrilo, L V S ^b   Soares, S D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Programa de Engenharia Nuclear COPPE Centro de Tecnologia Cidade Universitária Ilha do Fundão   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Non destructive inspection; Radiography; Reliability; Ultrasonic testing

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMATIC INDEXING; BACKPROPAGATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DEFECTS; INSPECTION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; NEURAL NETWORKS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; PIPELINES; RELIABILITY; SENSOR NETWORKS; TESTING; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS; WELDING; WELDS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION; DEFECT DETECTION; LACK OF PENETRATION; NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST; OIL INDUSTRIES; PIPE LINE WELDING; PULSE ECHOES; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME-OF-FLIGHT DIFFRACTION; ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUES; WELD BEADS;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 53649086179     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2008.05.001     Document Type: Review

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