ROLE of prior cyclic loading in the initiation of stress-corrosion cracks on pipeline steels exposed to near-neutral ph environment

Proceedings of the Biennial International Pipeline Conference, IPC

Volumn 2, Issue , 2000, Pages 1005-1011

  Wang, Sheng Hui ^a   Chen, Weixing ^a   Fessler, Raymond R ^b   Jack, Tom ^c   King, Fraser ^c   Krist, Kevin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Biztek Consulting Inc   (United States)

^c NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION   (Canada)

^d GRI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CORROSION; CRACKS; CYCLIC LOADS; PIPELINES; PITTING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STEEL PIPE; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

CATHODIC POTENTIALS; LOADING CONDITION; LOCALIZED DEFORMATIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL; PERSISTENT SLIP BANDS; PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; UNIFORM CORROSION;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84994718354     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IPC2000-224     Document Type: Conference Paper

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