WRC 296:1984

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Fitness-For-Service Criteria for Pipeline Girth-Weld Quality

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
WRC	1984	86

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Description

Criteria have been developed for applying fitness-for-service analyses to flaws in girth welds. A critical crack-opening-displacement elastic-plastic fracture mechanics model was developed and experimentally verified. Procedures for constructing flaw acceptance curves based on this model are provided. A significantly improved ultrasonic method for detecting and dimensioning significant weld flaws was developed. The probability of crack initiation from blunt flaws was shown to be very low under severe low-cycle fatigue. Suggestions are offered for technical implementation of field inspection procedures and for practical implementation of the flaw acceptance criteria.

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