One of the key parameters influencing the acceptability of a pipeline girth weld defect subjected to remote plastic deformation is the strength mismatch between weld and base metal. However, no single definition exists for weld strength mismatch, as it can be defined either on the basis of yield stress, ultimate tensile stress or any intermediate flow stress. To investigate the relevance of such definitions, the authors have performed a series of analyses of curved wide plate tests, using a validated parametric finite element model. The results indicate that, whereas yield stress overmatch determines crack driving force for small plastic strains, ultimate tensile stress overmatch is the more important parameter for advanced plastic strains and determines the eventual failure mode. Further, the strain capacity and exact crack driving force curve are additionally determined by uniform elongation and crack growth resistance.
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February 2013
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Sensitivity of Plastic Response of Defective Pipeline Girth Welds to the Stress-Strain Behavior of Base and Weld Metal
Stijn Hertelé,
Stijn Hertelé
FWO Flanders Aspirant,
Laboratory Soete,
e-mail: Stijn.Hertele@UGent.be
Laboratory Soete,
Ghent University
,Technologiepark Zwijnaarde 903
,9052 Zwijnaarde
, Belgium
e-mail: Stijn.Hertele@UGent.be
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Matthias Verstraete
Matthias Verstraete
e-mail: Matthias.Verstraete@UGent.be
Laboratory Soete,
Laboratory Soete,
Ghent University
,Technologiepark Zwijnaarde 903
,9052 Zwijnaarde
, Belgium
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Stijn Hertelé
FWO Flanders Aspirant,
Laboratory Soete,
e-mail: Stijn.Hertele@UGent.be
Laboratory Soete,
Ghent University
,Technologiepark Zwijnaarde 903
,9052 Zwijnaarde
, Belgium
e-mail: Stijn.Hertele@UGent.be
Wim De Waele
e-mail: Wim.DeWaele@UGent.be
Rudi Denys
e-mail: Rudi.Denys@UGent.be
Matthias Verstraete
e-mail: Matthias.Verstraete@UGent.be
Laboratory Soete,
Laboratory Soete,
Ghent University
,Technologiepark Zwijnaarde 903
,9052 Zwijnaarde
, Belgium
Contributed by the Ocean Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNALOF OFFSHORE MECHANICSAND ARCTIC ENGINEERING. Manuscript received March 8, 2011; final manuscript received April 16, 2012; published online February 22, 2013. Assoc. Editor: Pingsha Dong.
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. Feb 2013, 135(1): 011402 (8 pages)
Published Online: February 22, 2013
Article history
Received:
March 8, 2011
Revision Received:
April 16, 2012
Citation
Hertelé, S., De Waele, W., Denys, R., and Verstraete, M. (February 22, 2013). "Sensitivity of Plastic Response of Defective Pipeline Girth Welds to the Stress-Strain Behavior of Base and Weld Metal." ASME. J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. February 2013; 135(1): 011402. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4007049
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