Investigation of the Alexander L. Kielland failure - Metallurgical and fracture analysis

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 1982-May, Issue , 1982, Pages 79-83

  Almar Naess, Almar ^a   Haagensen, Per J ^b   Lian, Bjørn ^c   Moan, Torgeir ^a   Simonsen, Tor ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FRACTURE; HYDROPHONES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; WELDS;

CUMULATIVE DAMAGE CALCULATION; FATIGUE FRACTURE; FRACTURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE SURFACES; MACROSCOPIC CRACKS; STRIATION SPACINGS; THICKNESS DIRECTION; VERTICAL COLUMNS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 85051478494     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. Lian, B.: "The Alexander L Kielland Accident, Investigation of Materials" (in Norwegian); Statoil, Report, Sept. 30, 1980.
2. Almar-Næss, A.; Haagensen, P. J. and Simonsen, T.: "Failure Analysis of Alexander L Kielland. Examination of fracture surfaces and materials", (in Norwegian); STF01 F80008, SINTEF, 1980-09-30.
3. NoU 1981:11: "The Alexander L Kielland Accident", (in Norwegian), The Commission of Inquiry's report, March 1981.
4. Moan, T., Berge, S. and Holthe, K.: "Analysis of the Fatigue Failure of Alexander L. Kielland", ASME Winter Annal Meeting, Washington, D. C., NOW 1981.