Fracture Response of Girth-Welded Pipeline With Canoe Shape Embedded Crack Subjected to Large Plastic Deformation

• Main Authors: Lie, Seng Tjhen, Zhang, Yao, Zhao, Haisheng
• 其他作者: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2017
• 主題: Embedded crack; Canoe shape
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82946; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42349
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

Long-distance offshore pipelines always suffer large plastic deformation during installation and operation. Accompanied by high internal pressure, potential flaws are found to initiate from the girth welds, and this brings a significant challenge to the structural integrity of the pipelines. The cur...