Pipeline SCC in near-neutral pH environment: Results of full-scale tests

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn 1996-March, Issue , 1996, Pages

  Zheng, W ^a   Revie, R W ^a   Tyson, W R ^a   Shen, G ^a   MacLeod, F A ^a   Kiff, D ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crack tip opening rate; Dissolution rate; Full scale testing; K,J, crack growth rate; Loading rate; Mechanical driving force; Pipeline; Pressure fluctuation; Pressure level; Soil environment; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DYNAMIC LOADS; DYNAMICS; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); GROWTH RATE; PIPELINE CORROSION; PIPELINES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; STEEL CORROSION; STRESS ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND CORROSION;

CRACK TIP OPENINGS; DISSOLUTION RATES; FULL-SCALE TESTING; LOADING RATE; MECHANICAL DRIVING; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; PRESSURE LEVEL; SOIL ENVIRONMENT;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 84869781853     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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