... integrity activities like ILI for the purpose of reducing risks and ensuring reliable and safe operations. In this paper, a method is developed for analyzing the impact of ILI tool accuracy on pipeline integrity planning, which is of great importance but has not been systematically studied before. Crack...

.... Fatigue Finite element Fluid-structure interaction Safety Fracture prediction Boundary element methods Reliability 25 07 2017 22 06 2018 Contributed by the Pressure Vessel and Piping Division of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF P RESSURE V ESSEL T ECHNOLOGY...

... on the vessel head, which not only avoids an additional penetration on the head but also reduces the manufacture cost. To ensure the safety and reliability of the device, its performance is evaluated using a reliability method based on material properties and burst pressure. The effect of stamping pressure...

.... , and Rajamohan , V. , 2017 , “ Prediction of Progressive Ply Failure of Laminated Composite Structures: A Review ,” Arch. Comput. Methods Eng. , 24 ( 4 ), pp. 841 – 853 . 10.1007/s11831-016-9191-2 [29] Chen , N.-Z. , and Guedes Soares , C. , 2011 , “ Ultimate Strength and Reliability...

... 2, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Yun-Jae Kim. 08 02 2018 14 06 2018 Fabrication Property databases PVP materials Safety Reliability The mechanical properties of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steels, including fracture toughness, are extremely important for structural...

... Fatigue Finite element High pressure engineering Metals Safety Fracture prediction Boundary element methods Reliability Non-metals It is generally believed that buckling loads of pressure vessel components under various loading condition can be extremely sensitive to imperfection...

... mechanical control process. Prevention of brittle fracture is one of the most important issues in the reliability of natural gas transmission pipelines. In addition to brittle crack initiation resistance, the brittle crack arrest (BCA) property must also be assured in pipelines [ 1 , 2 ]. The drop weight...

... received November 15, 2016; final manuscript received July 6, 2018; published online August 2, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Reza Adibi-Asl. 15 11 2016 06 07 2018 Fabrication Finite element Safety Boundary element methods Reliability A number of bolts and nuts are used when clamping...

... Safety Boundary element methods Reliability Direct contact between metal surfaces is sometimes necessary in order to ensure static sealing. It is of major interest in many industrial domains whenever severe temperature and pressure conditions prohibit the use of a polymer seal. This situation...

... Seismic analysis Reliability Preparation for beyond design basis accident (BDBA) is one of the lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident [ 1 ]. Requirements for design basis accident (DBA) [ 2 ] have been well established and successfully implemented. Experience has...

... in the J OURNAL OF P RESSURE V ESSEL T ECHNOLOGY . Manuscript received July 19, 2017; final manuscript received May 24, 2018; published online June 26, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Akira Maekawa. 19 07 2017 24 05 2018 Fabrication Safety Reliability Nowadays, cryogenic liquid...

... element Inelastic analysis Lifeline earthquake engineering Safety Boundary element methods Reliability Buried steel pipelines are regarded as the most widely applied means for long-distance transportation of both oil and natural gas resources. Consequently, pipelines are inevitably required...

... of microwave technology as an input to a neural network [ 1 – 7 ]. Finite element Life extension NDE Property databases Safety Boundary element methods Reliability Resonance frequency data from 2.2 GHz to 2.5 GHz were collected for 108 test cases. These cases utilized various combinations...

... High pressure engineering Inelastic analysis Safety Boundary element methods Reliability 26 09 2017 20 03 2018 In order to ensure that the simulation was in line with the actual weld situation, a Z -direction rigid constraint perpendicular to the XY plane was added...

... of fluids are usually designed as circular cylindrical vessels. Strength and buckling problems of these structures are presented in many monographs. Finite element High pressure engineering Safety Boundary element methods Reliability Strength problems of the ellipsoidal heads have been...

... online May 10, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Oreste S. Bursi. 14 10 2017 09 03 2018 Inelastic analysis Safety Reliability The key goal of all pipeline operators and pipeline integrity organizations is to prevent pipeline failures. The increasing demand for the use of thin-walled...

... Fracture prediction Reliability Pipelines are known as being the safest and most economical way to transport large quantities of oil and gas products. According to the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA), 94% of the refined petroleum products, and most of the Canadian oil and gas exports...

... No. PVP2017-66003. 10.1115/PVP2017-66003 [13] JAPEIC , 1992 , “ Investigation Report of Reliability Verification Test for Weld Heat-Affected Zone ,” Japan Power Engineering and Inspection Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, Report No. JPEIC-1992 (in Japanese). [14] Katsuyama , J. , Nishikawa , H...

... to periodic wake shedding resonance or turbulence-induced excitation [ 1 , 2 ]. Equipment qualification Fluid-structure interaction Safety Reliability 19 10 2017 14 02 2018 Contributed by the Pressure Vessel and Piping Division of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF P...

... received August 6, 2017; final manuscript received November 8, 2017; published online April 10, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Oreste S. Bursi. 06 08 2017 08 11 2017 Finite element Inelastic analysis Metals Safety Boundary element methods Reliability Non-metals Polyethylene pipe...