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There are advantages to Post-tensioned (PT) concrete construction compared to conventional reinforcement. However, corrosion caused tendon failures have recently been reported d/t chemically and/or physically deficient grout. A predictive model has been developed that projects onset and rate of wire and strand fractures.
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The present paper reports results of analyses that address the influence of physical and modeling variables upon failure projections.
Stainless steels, e.g. 316 austenitic stainless steel, are commonly used in various hydrogen (H) delivery and storage applications, and the H embrittlement (HE) resistance of these steels is well-established. However, the alloying, particularly nickel (Ni), required to achieve the stable austenitic microstructure drives their relatively high cost and is a potential barrier to broad implementation of extensive infrastructure for the H economy. Figure 1 shows a plot of fracture toughness in H, KIH or KJH, versus yield strength for both austenitic stainless steels and lower alloy ferritic steels.
Recent project experiences in the Arabian Gulf Region have shown that weld fracture is the governing limit state for subsea pipelines subject to lateral buckling loads. This is due to the small axial strain limits which can be allowed to minimize impact on weld repair rate for offshore pipeline installation. Considering the absence of reported weld fracture failures due to lateral buckling, it is possible that the safety margins used in fracture verification due to buckling can be further optimized. For instance, in a recent work scope to validate an existing pipeline for higher operating temperature it was found that the maximum allowable strain would be 0.252%. This was less than the 0.4% strain limit associated with radiographic NDT as considered at the design stage when the pipeline was installed in 2012. In other work scopes, the maximum allowable strain due to lateral buckling was 0.18% which is also significantly less than the historic 0.4% used in pipeline design codes and standards. The above supports the argument that although pipeline fracture analysis procedures are fully mature and well established, these procedures do not necessarily capture the complexities involved in dealing with pipelines susceptible to lateral buckling taking into account the statistical distributions of buckle location along the pipeline route, defect location, defect size, material strength, crack growth constants and a number of other parameters. This paper outlines a procedure for implementing fracture verification of pipelines susceptible to lateral buckling based on probabilistic approach. It is shown that this procedure can reduce the conservatism in the deterministic approach usually used and can help reduce unnecessary weld repairs during pipe-lay operations