Fracture toughness testing using clamped single edge notched tension (SENT) specimens
has been receiving broad attention in the oil and gas industry for direct measurement of low …

This work provides improved relationships between J and CTOD for clamped SE (T)
specimens based upon extensive 3-D computations conducted for crack configurations with …

A comparative study is performed in this paper on the crack-tip opening displacement
(CTOD) resistance curve test methods developed for single edge-notched tension (SENT) …

This work describes the development of a framework for structural integrity assessments of
dissimilar girth welds in clad and lined pipes subjected to high levels of bending load for a …

This work presents a brief review of current progress in fracture resistance test procedures to
measure crack growth properties of pipeline steels using clamped SE (T) and shallow-crack …

The experimental evaluation of the fracture toughness of line pipe steels and girth welds is
increasingly performed through single edge notched tensile—SE (T)—testing. The notch …

低约束试件断裂韧性测试对油气管道安全运营具有重要意义. 本文回顾了低约束试件断裂韧性
测试方法及发展过程, 介绍了裂纹尖端张开位移(crack tip opening displacement, CTOD) 和J …

This work presents an experimental investigation of the ductile tearing properties for the girth
weld of a typical C–Mn pipe internally clad with ASTM UNS N06625 Alloy 625 using …

Abstract Three-dimensional Finite Element Analyses of pre-cracked small punch test (p-
SPT) specimens are performed to evaluate plastic constraint factor (m). The m factor is …

This work examines the applicability of a local damage method based on the computational
cell methodology, incorporating the Gurson-Tvergaard (GT) yielding model, to predict ductile …