Pipeline Technology 2 Vols

Reliability of gas pipelines of the new generation - XXI century. Construction of ultra high strength steel pipelines. New method to manage operational risk of pipelines. How to deal with older pipelines. The way to handle older pipelines with low toughness - A risk assessment methodology gives the answer. Failure characteristics and defect tolerance levels of girth welds in large diameter X65/X70 steel linepipes: experimental verification through wide plate testing and comparison with ECA prediction models. Effects of stable ductile crack growth on plastic collapse defect assessments. Plastic collapse analysis of pipelines containing surface-breaking circumferential defects.