Abstract: The American Petroleum Institute guideline provides a methodology for calculating the risks of equipments installed in refineries or petrochemical plants. However, especially in connection with ...

Abstract: Pressurized gas pipelines are subject to harmful effects from both the surrounding environments and the materials passing through them. Reliable assessment procedures, including fracture mechanics ...

Abstract: Elastic–plastic fracture mechanics as well as linear-elastic fracture mechanics may be applied to evaluate a flaw in ferritic low alloy steel components for operating conditions when the material ...