Abstract: Risk-based inspection (RBI) has been applied to good effect in relation to pieces of equipment and pipelines in the petrochemical industry worldwide, but to the best of our knowledge application ...

Abstract: Long-term thermal effects of air convection embankments (ACEs) over 55-km-long permafrost zones along the Qinghai–Tibet railway were analyzed on the basis of 14-year records (22–216) of ground temperature. The results ...