Residual Strength of 48-Inch Diameter Corroded Pipe Determined by Full Scale Combined Loading Experiments

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen C. Grigory ◽  
Marina Q. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Residual Strength ◽  
Elastic Shell ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Combined Loading ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
General Corrosion ◽  
Complex Data ◽  
Combined Loads ◽  
Diameter Pipe

To provide a data base for the confirmation of computational and classical residual strength analyses of corroded pipelines subjected to combined loads, full scale experiments of 48-inch diameter pipe sections with artificial corrosion were conducted. Design of the experiments was guided by the prerequisite of testing pipe sections in full scale such that subsequent corrections for the uniform depth and extent of the degraded region, and D/t ratios were not required. The testing and analysis procedures were progressively developed through three distinct phases of the program: 1) one proof of concept experiment performed on smaller diameter pipe with artificial corrosion subjected to internal pressure and axial bending, 2) five 48-inch diameter pipe tests, each with artificial corrosion, subjected to internal pressure and axial bending, and 3) eight 48-inch diameter pipe tests, each with artificial corrosion subjected to pressure, axial bending, and axial compression. Combined loading on the test specimens followed a predetermined path until failure by either rupture or global buckling occurred, while the elastic-plastic load-deflection and large strain behavior was recorded. The uniform depth, axial length, and circumferential length of the degraded region were selected to represent commonly observed general corrosion dimensions found among in-service pipelines, with the maximum and minimum extents reflecting the typical wall loss characteristics at the girth and seam weld locations. The pipe behavior during the experiments and analyses was ultimately modeled and verified by an elastic-shell model capable of defining failure pressure and curvature for a corroded pipe subjected to combined service loads. This paper presents details on the test procedures, specimen preparation and design, and complex data acquisition techniques utilized in the generation of required global and location response information. In addition, significant experimental results from the program which enabled the development and validation of a new procedure for the assessment of corroded pipes under combined loads are reviewed.

Full-Scale Wrinkling Tests and Analyses of Large Diameter Corroded Pipes

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Q. Smith ◽  
Daniel P. Nicolella ◽  
Christopher J. Waldhart
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Axial Compression ◽  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Combined Loading ◽  
Longitudinal Bending ◽  
Full Scale Tests

The aging of pipeline infrastructures has increased concern for the integrity of pipelines exhibiting non-perforating wall loss and settlement induced bending. While pressure based guidelines exist which allow pipeline operators to define operational margins of safety against rupture (e.g.; ANSI/ASME B31-G and RSTRENG (Battelle, 1989)), reliable procedures for the prediction of wrinkling in degraded pipes subjected to combined loading are virtually non-existent. This paper describes full-scale testing and finite element investigations performed in support of the development of accurate wrinkling prediction procedures for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. The procedures are applicable to corroded pipes subjected to combined loading such as longitudinal bending, internal pressure, and axial compression. During the test program, full-scale 48-inch diameter sections of the trans-Alaska pipeline were subjected to internal pressure and loads designed to simulate longitudinal bending from settlement, axial compression from the transport of hot oil, and the axial restraint present in buried pipe. Load magnitudes were designed based on normal and maximum operating conditions. Corrosion in the pipe section is simulated by mechanically reducing the wall thickness of the pipe. The size and depth of the thinned region is defined prior to each test, and attempts to bound the dimensions of depth, axial length, and hoop length for the general corrosion observed in-service. The analytical program utilizes finite element analyses that include the nonlinear anisotropic material behavior of the pipe steel through use of a multilinear kinematic hardening plasticity model. As in the tests, corrosion is simulated in the analyses by a section of reduced wall thickness, and loads and boundary constraints applied to the numerical model exactly emulate those applied in the full-scale tests. Verification of the model accuracy is established through a critical comparison of the simulated pipe structural behavior and the full-scale tests. Results of the comparisons show good correlation with measurements of the pipe curvature, deflections, and moment capacity at wrinkling. The validated analysis procedure is subsequently used to conduct parameter studies, the results of which complete a database of wrinkling conditions for a variety of corrosion sizes and loading conditions.

Experimental Setup for Full-Scale Testing of Pipes Under Combined Loads

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Istemi F. Ozkan ◽  
Magdi Mohareb
Keyword(s):  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Tensile Force ◽  
Compressive Force ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Experimental Setup ◽  
Combined Loads ◽  
Axial Tensile ◽  
Deformational Behavior ◽  
Combined Action ◽  
The University

A versatile experimental setup was recently built at the University of Ottawa Structural Laboratory with the capability of testing full-scale pipes under load combinations involving axial tensile/compressive force, twist, shear, internal pressure, and imposed bending deformations. This paper presents the innovative aspects of the new experimental setup and documents some aspects of the deformational behavior of pipe specimen of X65 material, 20 in. OD with a diameter to thickness ratio of 80, under the combined action of internal pressure, axial tensile force, torsion, and imposed curvature, which was recently conducted under the new setup. The results reported are part of a testing program, which is currently underway.

Strain Capacity of Large Diameter Pipes: Full Scale Investigation With Influence of Girth Weld, Strip End Weld and Ageing Effects

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Höhler ◽  
Hossein Karbasian ◽  
Alexander Gering ◽  
Christoph Kalwa ◽  
Brahim Ouaissa
Keyword(s):  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Combined Loading ◽  
Test Series ◽  
Full Scale Test ◽  
Strain Capacity ◽  
Ageing Effects ◽  
Bending Load ◽  
Pipe Joints ◽  
Scale Test

The strain capacity of pipes under combined loading is a significant research topic if the pipes are provided for Strain Based Design scenarios. Displacement controlled scenarios such as ground movements may significantly affect transmission pipelines by inducing large amounts of plastic axial strains, which need to be considered in the design process. For these combined loading cases with internal pressure combined with pronounced longitudinal strains from environmental conditions it is essential to evaluate critical deformations on the one hand and to conclude the required structural performance and material parameters, on the other hand. Also pipe laying procedures introduce axial strains in pipes and pipe strings, e.g. cold bending of pipes for onshore pipelines, or S-Laying of offshore pipelines in combination with external pressure. For these cases also the strain capacity of the pipes and pipe connections must be guaranteed. In any case, the structural behaviour needs to be checked via full-scale tests to confirm and validate engineering approaches and computational models. This paper presents a full-scale test series of UOE pipe X70 (OD = 914 mm, WT = 14.1 mm) and Spiral welded pipe X70 (OD = 1016 mm, WT = 20 mm) subject to internal pressure and bending load. Full-scale 4-point-bending tests on pipe joints subject to internal pressure were performed. The test series included the influence of girth weld, strip end weld for spiral pipe, and ageing effects of thermal treatment from coating process. The local bending strains measured via strain gauges and via optical strain measurements in the bending zone are evaluated for the tensile and compressive zone and discussed with respect to existing buckling models. The results of the full-scale test program confirmed that the weld connections of the pipe joints are capable of withstanding bending load. The effects of the girth weld and strip end weld during bending test are analyzed and discussed. The test results are extended by finite element simulations that widen the experimental parameter range.

Evaluation of Crack Tip Constraint in Pipes Subjected to Combined Loading

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Cravero ◽  
Richard E. Bravo ◽  
Hugo A. Ernst
Keyword(s):  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Q Methodology ◽  
Fracture Behavior ◽  
Crack Tip ◽  
Combined Loading ◽  
Single Edge ◽  
Combined Loads ◽  
Loading Effects ◽  
Crack Tip Constraint ◽  
Fracture Specimens

Single edge cracked under tension (SENT) specimens appear as an alternative to conventional fracture specimens to characterize fracture toughness of circumferentially cracked pipes. The similarities of stress and strains fields between SENT specimens and cracked pipes are now well known. However, these similarities are not so well established for the case of circumferentially cracked pipes under combined loading conditions (i.e. internal pressure plus tension, internal pressure plus bending, etc.). This work presents a numerical analysis of crack-tip constraint of circumferentially surface cracked pipes and SENT specimens using full 3D nonlinear computations. The objective is to examine combined loading effects on the correlation of fracture behavior for the analyzed crack configurations. The constraint study using the J-Q methodology and the h parameter gives information about the fracture specimen that best represents the crack-tip conditions on circumferentially flawed pipes under combined loads.

Computational and experimental studies of the strength of full-scale samples of pipes with defects "metal loss" and "dent with groove"

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-233
Author(s):  
Dmitry A. Neganov ◽  
◽  
Victor M. Varshitsky ◽  
Andrey A. Belkin ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
The Other ◽  
Metal Loss ◽  
Calculation Methods ◽  
Reliable Operation ◽  
Sufficient Stability ◽  
Comparative Results ◽  
The Moment

The article contains the comparative results of the experimental and calculated research of the strength of a pipeline with such defects as “metal loss” and “dent with groove”. Two coils with diameter of 820 mm and the thickness of 9 mm of 19G steel were used for full-scale pipe sample production. One of the coils was intentionally damaged by machining, which resulted in “metal loss” defect, the other one was dented (by press machine) and got groove mark (by chisel). The testing of pipe samples was performed by applying static internal pressure to the moment of collapse. The calculation of deterioration pressure was carried out with the use of national and foreign methodical approaches. The calculated values of collapsing pressure for the pipe with loss of metal mainly coincided with the calculation experiment results based on Russian method and ASME B31G. In case of pipe with dent and groove the calculated value of collapsing pressure demonstrated greater coincidence with Russian method and to a lesser extent with API 579/ASME FFS-1. In whole, all calculation methods demonstrate sufficient stability of results, which provides reliable operation of pipelines with defects.

Design of Pipeline Composite Repairs: From Lab Scale Tests to FEA and Full Scale Testing

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remy Her ◽  
Jacques Renard ◽  
Vincent Gaffard ◽  
Yves Favry ◽  
Paul Wiet
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Combined Loading ◽  
Material Strength ◽  
Repair System ◽  
Loading Conditions ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Composite Repair ◽  
Repair Systems ◽  
Composite Properties

Composite repair systems are used for many years to restore locally the pipe strength where it has been affected by damage such as wall thickness reduction due to corrosion, dent, lamination or cracks. Composite repair systems are commonly qualified, designed and installed according to ASME PCC2 code or ISO 24817 standard requirements. In both of these codes, the Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP) of the damaged section must be determined to design the composite repair. To do so, codes such as ASME B31G for example for corrosion, are used. The composite repair systems is designed to “bridge the gap” between the MAWP of the damaged pipe and the original design pressure. The main weakness of available approaches is their applicability to combined loading conditions and various types of defects. The objective of this work is to set-up a “universal” methodology to design the composite repair by finite element calculations with directly taking into consideration the loading conditions and the influence of the defect on pipe strength (whatever its geometry and type). First a program of mechanical tests is defined to allow determining all the composite properties necessary to run the finite elements calculations. It consists in compression and tensile tests in various directions to account for the composite anisotropy and of Arcan tests to determine steel to composite interface behaviors in tension and shear. In parallel, a full scale burst test is performed on a repaired pipe section where a local wall thinning is previously machined. For this test, the composite repair was designed according to ISO 24817. Then, a finite element model integrating damaged pipe and composite repair system is built. It allowed simulating the test, comparing the results with experiments and validating damage models implemented to capture the various possible types of failures. In addition, sensitivity analysis considering composite properties variations evidenced by experiments are run. The composite behavior considered in this study is not time dependent. No degradation of the composite material strength due to ageing is taking into account. The roadmap for the next steps of this work is to clearly identify the ageing mechanisms, to perform tests in relevant conditions and to introduce ageing effects in the design process (and in particular in the composite constitutive laws).

scholarly journals Hygrothermal Ageing Influence on BVI-Damaged Carbon/Epoxy Coupons under Compression Load

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 2038
Author(s):  
Maria Pia Falaschetti ◽  
Matteo Scafé ◽  
Nicola Zavatta ◽  
Enrico Troiani
Keyword(s):  
Residual Strength ◽  
Impact Damage ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Combined Loading ◽  
Compression Load ◽  
Impact Location ◽  
Hygrothermal Ageing ◽  
Influence Of Water ◽  
Compressive Tests

Composite materials usage in several industrial fields is now widespread, and this leads to the necessity of overcoming issues that are still currently open. In the aeronautic industry, this is especially true for Barely Visible Impact Damage (BVID) and humidity uptake issues. BVID is the most insidious kind of impact damage, being rather common and not easily detectable. These, along with the ageing that a composite structure could face during its operative life, could be a cause of fatal failures. In this paper, the influence of water absorption on impacted specimens compressive residual strength was studied. Specimens were impacted using a modified Charpy pendulum. Two different locations were chosen for comparison: Near-Edge (NE) and Central (CI). Accelerated hygrothermal ageing was conducted on impacted and reference nonimpacted coupons, placing them in a water-filled jar at 70 °C. Compressive tests were performed in accordance with the Combined Loading Compression (CLC) test method. A Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) was performed as well. The results showed the influence of hygrothermal ageing, as expected. Nevertheless, the influence of impact location on compressive residual strength is not clearly noticeable in aged specimens, leading to the conclusion that hygrothermal ageing may have a greater effect on composite compressive strength than the analysed BVI damage.

Large Diameter Pipe under Combined Loading

1973 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 521-536
Author(s):  
Jack G. Bouwkamp ◽  
R. M. Stephen
Keyword(s):  
Large Diameter ◽  
Combined Loading ◽  
Large Diameter Pipe ◽  
Diameter Pipe

Elastic-plastic bending of the pipeline under combined loading

2021 ◽  
pp. 372-377
Author(s):  
Виктор Миронович Варшицкий ◽  
Евгений Павлович Студёнов ◽  
Олег Александрович Козырев ◽  
Эльдар Намикович Фигаров
Keyword(s):  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Limit State ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Longitudinal Force ◽  
Combined Loading ◽  
Dimensional Problem ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Pipeline Section ◽  
Thin Walled Pipe

Рассмотрена задача упругопластического деформирования тонкостенной трубы при комбинированном нагружении изгибающим моментом, осевой силой и внутренним давлением. Решение задачи осуществлено по разработанной методике с помощью математического пакета Matcad численным методом, основанным на деформационной теории пластичности и безмоментной теории оболочек. Для упрощения решения предложено сведение двумерной задачи к одномерной задаче о деформировании балки, материал которой имеет различные диаграммы деформирования при сжатии и растяжении в осевом направлении. Проведено сравнение с результатами численного решения двумерной задачи методом конечных элементов в упругопластической постановке. Результаты расчета по инженерной методике совпадают с точным решением с точностью, необходимой для практического применения. Полученные результаты упругопластического решения для изгибающего момента в сечении трубопровода при комбинированном нагружении позволяют уточнить известное критериальное соотношение прочности сечения трубопровода с кольцевым дефектом в сторону снижения перебраковки. Применение разработанной методики позволяет ранжировать участки трубопровода с непроектным изгибом по степени близости к предельному состоянию при комбинированном нагружении изгибающим моментом, продольным усилием и внутренним давлением. The problem of elastic plastic deformation of a thin-walled pipe under co-binned loading by bending moment, axial force and internal pressure is considered. The problem is solved by the developed method using the Matcad mathematical package by a numerical method based on the deformation theory of plasticity and the momentless theory of shells. To simplify the solution of the problem, it is proposed to reduce a twodimensional problem to a one-dimensional problem about beam deformation, the material of which has different deformation diagrams under compression and tension in the axial direction. Comparison with the results of numerical solution of the two-dimensional problem with the finite element method in the elastic plastic formulation is carried out. The obtained results of the elastic-plastic solution for the bending moment in the pipeline section under combined loading make it possible to clarify criterion ratio of the strength of the pipeline section with an annular defect in the direction of reducing the rejection. Application of the developed approach allows to rank pipeline sections with non-design bending in the steppe close to the limit state under combined loading of the pipeline with bending moment, longitudinal force and internal pressure.

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