Engineering Critical Assessment for Offshore Pipeline with Semi Elliptical Surface Cracks in Girth Weld – Comparison of FEM and BS7910 Guideline

Economical design with sufficient fracture resistance is of high importance in any offshore pipeline projects. Using an Engineering Critical Assessment (ECA), alternate acceptance criteria for pipeline girth weld inspection can significantly reduce the cost of constructing of offshore oil and gas pi...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Hossein Sharifi, Reza Soheili, Ali Shaghaghi Moghaddam, Farhood Azarsina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iranian Association of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 2018-07-01
Series:International Journal of Maritime Technology
Subjects:
fem
Online Access:http://ijmt.ir/article-1-638-en.html