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Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. February 2025, 147(1): 011302.
Paper No: PVT-24-1049
Published Online: December 4, 2024
... of six pipe diameters exhibits a hardening effect when total strain exceeds 3.5%, though a strain up to 1% is deemed sufficient for pipeline design. The study examines the effects of ovality modes and boundary conditions such as NOWARP and NOOVAL on the bending response. ELBOW31 with one or two ovality...
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Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. February 2022, 144(1): 011305.
Paper No: PVT-21-1056
Published Online: October 8, 2021
...Youn-Young Jang; Nam-Su Huh; Ik-Joong Kim; Young-Pyo Kim Long-distance pipelines for the transport of oil and natural gas to onshore facilities are mainly fabricated by girth welding, which has been considered as a weak location for cracking. Pipeline rupture due to crack initiation and propagation...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research-Article
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. February 2021, 143(1): 011802.
Paper No: PVT-20-1072
Published Online: August 5, 2020
...Ionut Lambrescu; Alin Dinita; Mihail Minescu This paper proposes a new approach in dealing with volumetric surface defects (VSD) in pipelines. Using three-dimensional (3D) scanning and reverse engineering techniques, along with finite element analysis, we studied and evaluated comparatively...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Technical Briefs
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. April 2019, 141(2): 024501.
Paper No: PVT-18-1150
Published Online: February 21, 2019
... pipelines in-service welding failure mechanism burn-through Aging and corrosion problems seriously impact the safe operation of gas pipelines. The traditional way to repair a corroded or damaged pipeline is to change the defective portion, which causes economic losses and environmental pollution...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. April 2012, 134(2): 021702.
Published Online: March 13, 2012
...Chunsheng Miao; Jianping Zhao Based on the statistical analysis from a great deal of failure cases, generally, the failure causes of buried pipeline can be classified into four factors, namely, third-party damage, erosion–corrosion damage, design and construction error, and incorrect operation...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. February 2012, 134(1): 011701.
Published Online: December 2, 2011
...Jinqiu Hu; Laibin Zhang; Wei Liang; Cunjie Guo In petroleum industry, pipeline is singled out as it is the safest and the most economically viable means of transporting large quantities of oil and natural gas. However, accidents to pipelines because of the third-party interference have been...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. February 2012, 134(1): 011202.
Published Online: December 1, 2011
...Haofeng Chen; Weihang Chen; Tianbai Li; James Ure In this study, the limit load, shakedown, and ratchet limit of a defective pipeline subjected to constant internal pressure and a cyclic thermal gradient are analyzed. Ratchet limit and maximum plastic strain range are solved by employing the new...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. October 2011, 133(5): 051205.
Published Online: July 14, 2011
...B. H. Wu; Z. F. Sang; Z. L. Wang; G. E. O. Widera The objective of this study is to investigate the strength behavior and plastic limit pressure of hot-tapped pipelines under an internal pressure load. Two full scale test models were fabricated for the experiment. A three-dimensional nonlinear...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. October 2011, 133(5): 051701.
Published Online: July 11, 2011
...Nikzad Nourpanah; Farid Taheri The reeling technique presents an economical pipeline installation method for offshore oil and gas applications, especially for thick-wall (low D / t ) pipelines. During reeling, the pipe is subjected to large plastic bending strains up to 3%. In thick-wall pipes...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. August 2011, 133(4): 041101.
Published Online: May 18, 2011
...Mainul Hasan; Faisal Khan; Shawn Kenny Failure probability of oil and gas pipelines due to external corrosion defects can be estimated using corrosion growth model and the evaluation of remaining strength. Codes/standards have been developed for the assessment of the remaining strength of corroded...
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Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. August 2011, 133(4): 041701.
Published Online: May 17, 2011
...Aiman Al-Showaiter; Farid Taheri; Shawn Kenny The aim of the present study is to develop numerical modeling procedures to simulate and study the effect of girth weld induced residual stresses and geometric imperfections on the behavior of conventional carbon steel oil and gas pipelines. The effect...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. June 2011, 133(3): 031702.
Published Online: April 6, 2011
...Wenxing Zhou; Maher A. Nessim The optimal design level for onshore natural gas pipelines was explored through a hypothetical example, whereby the pipe wall thickness was assumed to be the sole design parameter. The probability distributions of the life-cycle costs of various candidate designs...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. June 2011, 133(3): 031701.
Published Online: April 4, 2011
...Tomasz Tkaczyk; Noel P. O’Dowd; Kamran Nikbin The reel-lay method is a cost efficient alternative to the S-lay and J-lay methods for small to medium size steel offshore pipelines. The quality of the pipeline construction is enhanced by on-shore welding and inspection under controlled conditions...
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Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. June 2011, 133(3): 031401.
Published Online: March 29, 2011
... becomes more complicated when the welded joint with strength heterogeneity is subjected to dynamic rapid loading; for example, the welded heat-affected zone of pipeline steels is softened and welded underground pipelines are affected by a rapid ground sliding in an earthquake. In this paper...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. 021701.
Published Online: March 14, 2011
...Bülent A. Kayhan; Zafer Bozkus The aim of the present study is to predict the impact force applied by an individual transient liquid slug on an elbow at the end of a horizontal and initially empty pipeline. The liquid slug is driven by pressurized air in a tank located upstream of the pipeline...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. February 2011, 133(1): 011704.
Published Online: January 21, 2011
...Husain Al-Muslim; Amro M. Al-Qutub Hydrotest is one of the most important inspection activities to assess the integrity of pipelines prior to starting transportation of hazardous liquids. If the pipeline is buried, and welds cannot be inspected visually for leak, it is required that the hydrotest...
Journal Articles
Publisher: ASME
Article Type: Research Papers
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. February 2011, 133(1): 011703.
Published Online: January 21, 2011
...Fraser King; Russell Given; Robert G. Worthingham; Greg Van Boven Buried pipelines can be subject to transitional environments due to changes in soil type or moisture content. Changes in the height of the water table, for example, will affect not only the availability of water but also the access...