Abstract: The paper examines the problems associated with applying proof-test-based life prediction to vessels made of high-toughness metals. Two A106 Gr B pipe specimens containing long, through-wall, ...

Abstract: The strain gauge rosette hole drilling method is often used for determining residual stresses versus depth to depths on the order of 0.5–1.5 mm. Frequently, it is of interest to find stress ...

Abstract: A cold expansion process is used to prolong the fatigue life of a structure under cyclic loadings. The process produces a beneficial compressive residual stress zone in the hole vicinity, which ...

Abstract: Tantalum refractory liners were explosively clad into cylindrical pressure vessels, some of which had been previously autofrettaged. Using explosive cladding, the refractory liner formed a metallurgical ...