Distribution of residual stresses arising after welding is quite complex and inhomogeneous. Many factors have influence on the magnitude and the profile of the stress distribution curve. In the present paper an x-ray technique was used to analyze the residual stress distribution in steel sheets jointed by industrial welding with linear or circular weld seams. Interpretation of experimental resu...

FPSOs are useful in newly established offshore oil regions where there is no pipeline infrastructure in place, or in remote locations where building a pipeline is cost-prohibitive. In this study, hydrodynamic analysis of FPSO is inquired based Boundary Element Method (BEM) and wave forces/moments, added mass and damping coefficients of degrees of freedom are obtained by AQWA software. FPSO moor...

In this work, the hydrogen fatigue of pipeline steel X60, its girth welds and weld defects were investigated through in situ testing. A novel gaseous charging set-up was developed, which involves a sample geometry that mimics small-scale with high internal gas pressure. The effect by measuring crack initiation growth, using direct current potential drop (DCPD) set-up, probes outer surface speci...

Abstract Duplex stainless steel has been widely applied to industry. In this paper, nondestructive testing, chemical composition analysis, metallographic hardness test, and scanning electron microscope were used study the causes of crack in butt joint girth weld pipe flange. Both flange are duplex S31803. Through it was judged that a crystalline crack, generated welding process, which related p...

Abstract Maintaining minimum distance between repair and existing welds often becomes impractical due to the presence of compact layouts, original branches, nozzles, etc. on offshore structural elements, pipelines, piping. Although some international codes standards provide criteria for maintaining a proximity welds, most them lack technical justification in relation their effect integrity weld...