Structural issues caused by “bending stress on the pipe” and “a weld flaw” are to blame for the Keystone Pipeline’s oil spill in rural northern Kansas earlier this winter, according to pipeline ...

Offers specifications for the practical use of each weld toe method, including equipment, weld preparation and operation Provides guidance on inspection, quality control and training, as well as ...

Pipeline welding is the controlled joining of line pipe to create a continuous, pressure-containing system with welds that match or exceed the pipe’s strength and toughness across construction, ...

A recent Machine Design article, “The basics of fatigue in welded steel structure,” made reference to the fact that extensive research has been conducted by various organizations in a number of ...

Ensures structural weld quality and compliance on offshore assets (jackets, topsides, modules, subsea structural fabrications), certifying that all welded joints meet code, project, and class ...

Fatigue life is a key concern in welded-steel frames for mobile equipment that experience large and varying dynamic loads. For engineers who design welded-steel structures subject to dynamic loading, ...

For shaft repairs, LBW-W is generally more applicable than LBW-P. The first reason for this is that LBW-W has a lower probability of forming defects, namely porosity, which may result in rejectable ...