Abstract: This paper summarizes various cases where anisotropic fracture toughness properties caused the failure mode to change during ductile fracture experiments on piping. It is noted that in particular ...

Abstract: One of the key aspects in leak-before-break analyses is to predict the maximum load-carrying capacity of a circumferentially cracked pipe. Such analyses require the fracture resistance of the ...

Abstract: In Part I (Miura and Wilkowski, 1998) of this paper, the theory of the two η-factor solutions for circumferentially through-wall-cracked pipes subjected to combined bending and tension due to ...

Abstract: The repair procedure for removal of a girth weld defect in offshore pipelines involves arc-gouging a groove into the defective area. Since high bending stresses in the pipes exist at the ...

Abstract: The influence of cyclic loading on ductile fracture toughness was examined from limited experimental data available in the literature. The review indicated that, in the absence of global compressive ...

Abstract: The possibility of a pipe fracture emanating from a stress corrosion crack in the heat-affected zones of girth-welds in Type 304 stainless steel pipes was investigated. The J-resistance curve—tearing ...

Abstract: In the spirit of GE/EPRI fracture mechanics procedure, estimation schemes for the crack driving force for circumferentially and axially surface-cracked pressurized elbows subjected to bending are ...

Abstract: A comprehensive study of failure assessment diagrams for circumferentially surface-cracked austenitic stainless and ferritic steel pipes was conducted with the use of the finite element method ...