Fracture control for the Alliance Pipeline

Proceedings of the Biennial International Pipeline Conference, IPC

Volumn 1, Issue , 2000, Pages 267-277

  Eiber, Bob ^a   Eiber, Robert J ^a   Carlson, Lome ^b   Leis, Brian ^c  

^a Benz Air Engineering Co Inc   (United States)

^b ALLIANCE PIPELINE LTD   (Canada)

^c BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GASES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS PIPELINES; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION; OFFSHORE PIPELINES; PIPE FITTINGS; PIPELINES;

ALLIANCE PIPELINES; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CHARPY V NOTCHES; FRACTURE ARRESTS; FRACTURE CONTROL; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FULL-SCALE PIPE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 84994504817     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IPC2000-133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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