Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology: Recent submissions
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Fatigue Crack Growth Thresholds at Negative Stress Ratio for Ferritic Steels in ASME Code Section XI
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Thresholds of fatigue crack growth rates are important characteristics for fatigue crack growth assessment for the integrity of structural components. ASME Code Section XI provides fatigue crack growth thresholds for ... -
Plastic Collapse Stresses Based on Flaw Combination Rules for Pipes Containing Two Circumferential Similar Flaws
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)When discrete multiple flaws are in the same plane, and they are close to each other, it can be determined whether they are combined or standalone in accordance with combination rules provided by fitness-for-service (FFS) ... -
On the Influence of the Corrosion Defect Size in the Welding Bead, Heat-Affected Zone, and Base Metal in Pipeline Failure Pressure Estimation: A Finite Element Analysis Study
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)In this study, failure pressure prediction was conducted in a pipeline with localized corrosion in base metal (BM), heat-affected zone (HAZ), and welding bead (WB) by finite element (FE) analysis. In the gas pipeline ... -
Reviewer's Recognition
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Novel Defect Location Method for Pressure Vessel by Using L (0, 2) Mode Guided Wave
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Pressure vessel plays an increasingly important role in process industries, in which its performance degradation, such as crack and corrosion, may lead to serious accidents and significant economic losses. Guided wave-based ... -
Floor Spectra Estimates for an Industrial Special Concentrically Braced Frame Structure
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Nonstructural components play an important role in the correct functioning of industrial facilities, which may suffer greatly from earthquake-induced actions, as demonstrated by past seismic events. Therefore, the correct ... -
Analytical and Semi-Analytical Methods for the Evaluation of Dynamic Thermo-Elastic Behavior of Structures Resting on a Pasternak Foundation
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)An analytical method and a semi-analytical method are proposed to analyze the dynamic thermo-elastic behavior of structures resting on a Pasternak foundation. The analytical method employs a finite Fourier integral transform ... -
Numerical Study on Inelastic Seismic Design of Piping Systems Using Damping Effect Based on Elastic–Plastic Property of Pipe Supports
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)This study describes inelastic seismic design of piping systems considering the damping effect caused by elastic–plastic property of a pipe support which is called an elastic–plastic support. Though the elastic–plastic ... -
Fragility Evaluation in Building-Piping Systems: Effect of Piping Interaction With Buildings
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Many studies assessing the damage from 1971 San Fernando and 1994 North Ridge earthquakes reported that the failure of nonstructural components like piping systems was one of the significant reasons for shutdown of hospitals ... -
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Fuel Storage Tanks in Italy
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Seismic hazard represents one of the possible triggering causes for NaTech accidents in refineries and production plants. The vulnerability of steel storage tanks was evaluated within the framework of a rapid risk assessment. ... -
Observational Seismic Fragility Curves for Steel Cylindrical Tanks
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The evaluation of seismic vulnerability of atmospheric above ground steel storage tanks is a fundamental topic in the context of industrial safety. Depending on the shell portion affected, on the extent of damage, and on ... -
Enhanced Seismic Fragility Analysis of Unanchored Steel Storage Tanks Accounting for Uncertain Modeling Parameters
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Catastrophic failure of the above ground steel storage tanks was observed during past earthquakes, which caused serious economic and environmental consequences. Many of the existing tanks were designed in the past with ... -
Seismic Performance Evaluation of Liquid Storage Tanks Using Nonlinear Static Procedures
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)A simplified approach is presented for the seismic performance assessment of liquid storage tanks. The proposed methodology relies on a nonlinear static analysis, in conjunction with suitable “strength ratio-ductility-period” ... -
Problems and Perspectives in Seismic Quantitative Risk Analysis of Chemical Process Plants
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Earthquakes represent a class of natural-technical (NaTech) hazards which in the past have been responsible of major accidents and significant losses in many industrial sites. However, while codes and standards are issued ... -
Special Section: Na-Tech Risk Assessment Methodologies and Mitigation Solutions in the Process Industries
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Development of a Finite Element Model for Pressure Test Simulation of Transformer Tanks With Skid Bases
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Deciding the boundary conditions is the most difficult part of developing an effective finite element model. Incorrect boundary conditions can cause significant errors in analysis. The finite element analysis has become a ... -
Theoretical and Finite Element Analysis of Residual Stress Field for Different Geometrical Features After Abrasive Waterjet Peening
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Abrasive waterjet (AWJ) peening can be used for metal surface strengthening by introducing near-surface plastic strain and compressive residual stress. The present studies seldom focus on residual stress by AWJ peening of ... -
Analytical and Numerical Studies of a Thick Anisotropic Multilayered Fiber-Reinforced Composite Pressure Vessel
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)In this paper, we developed an exact analytical 3D elasticity solution to investigate mechanical behavior of a thick multilayered anisotropic fiber-reinforced pressure vessel subjected to multiple mechanical loadings. This ... -
Dynamic Stress Analysis on Barrel Considering the Radial Effect of Propellant Gas Flow
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)The stress response of an artillery barrel when fired is principally due to loading from gas pressure and contact force with the projectile. This paper reports a research project in which a dynamic model of a barrel and a ... -
Behavior of Thin Elastic Circular Rings With Large Deformations Under Nonuniform Loads
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019)Thin elastic circular rings under uniform pressure have been extensively studied by many researchers. Both the deflection and buckling behavior of rings were considered in these studies, but most have focused on the small ...