Publications authored by CRES Staff

Year	Authors	Title – Click to download Abstract	Keywords
2023	Dave Warman, Dan Jia, Yong-Yi Wang, Michael Bongiovi, Chad Destigter	Room Temperature Time Dependent Creep Behavior of Low Frequency ERW Pipe Seams and Implications on Managing Pressure Reversals in Hydrostatic Tests,	PPIM 2023, vintage pipeline, low frequency ERW, cold weld, hook crack, pressure reversal, creep
2022	Yong-Yi Wang, Dan Jia	Managing Standards with Evolving Industry Practice – Lessons Learned from Girth Weld Failures in Newly Constructed Pipelines	TFAP 2022; Pipeline, standards, new and ageing pipelines, girth weld failures
2022	Yong-Yi Wang, Brian Leis, Steve Rapp, Gary Vervake	Understanding Principal Drivers to Burst Pressure and Local Deformation of Pipes with SCC Colonies	IPC2022-87338; SCC, burst pressure prediction, burst pressure models, flaw interaction rules, bulge at SCC, effects of longitudinal/axial loads
2022	Yong-Yi Wang, Bo Wang, Banglin Liu	Burst Pressure Prediction of Pipes with SCC Using Intelligent Flaw Interaction Rules	PPIM 2022; stress-corrosion cracking, burst pressure prediction, flaw interaction rules, SCC cluster, burst tests
2022	Yong-Yi Wang, Banglin Liu, Patrick Fleck	Strain-Based Design and Assessment of New and Ageing Pipelines	TFAP 2022, Pipeline, integrity, strain-based design and assessment, strain-based assessment, strain demand, strain capacity, tensile strain models, geohazard
2022	Marie Quintana, Sam Phillips, Dan Jia, Jiawei Wang, Yong-Yi Wang	Self-Shielded Flux-Cored Arc Welding – Practical Approaches for Improved Performance of Girth Welds in High-Strength Pipelines	IPC2022-87290; FCAW-S, SMAW, pipeline girth welds, weld toughness, welding practices, HAZ softening, strength mismatch
2022	Ishikawa, N., Sakimoto, T., Shimamura, J., Wang, J., and Wang, Y.-Y.	Integrity Assessment of Linepipes for Transporting High Pressure Hydrogen Based on ASME B31.12	IPC2022-87180, High pressure gaseous hydrogen; linepipe steel; fatigue crack growth; fracture toughness; FAD analysis
2022	Dave Warman, Dan Jia, Yong-Yi Wang, Bongiovi Michael, Stigter C	Measurement of Flaw Growth in Electric Resistance Welded Pipe Seams from Multiple Pressure Tests and Hold Time and Implications on Managing Pressure Reversals in Hydrostatic Tests	IPC2022-87067, vintage pipeline, low frequency ERW, cold weld, hook crack, pressure reversal, time dependent creep
2022	Brian Leis, Yong-Yi Wang, Amin Eshraghi, Steve Rapp, Gary Vervake	The Practical Benefits of Detailed Forensic Analysis	IPC2022-87028, SCC, hydrotest, forensic analysis, predictive technology, cracking speed, mitigate, dormancy.
2022	Banglin Liu, Yong-Yi Wang, and Xiaotong Chen	Application of Strain Based Assessment in Support of Operational and Mitigation Decisions	IPC2022-87337, Geohazards, ground movements, strain-based assessment, SBA, fitness-for-service assessment, strain demand, strain capacity
2020	Yong-Yi Wang, Dunji Yu	Structured Response Plan after a Ground Movement Event	Geohazards, Landslides, Settlement, Emergency response plan, Integrity management, Fitness-for-service assessment, Strain-based assessment
2020	Yong-Yi Wang, Dan Jia	Improved Linepipe Specifications and Welding Practice for Resilient Pipelines	Girth weld incident, Strain capacity, Linepipe specifications, HAZ softening, Girth welding, Welding procedure qualification
2020	Yong-Yi Wang	Management of Ground Movement Hazards – an Overview of a JIP	Geohazards, Landslides, Settlement, Integrity management, Fitness-for-service assessment, Strain-based assessment, Strain demand, Strain capacity
2020	Jiawei Wang, Yong-Yi Wang	Development of Lifting and Lowering-in Plan for the Control of Construction Stresses	Pipe laying, Lifting and lowering-in, Construction stress, Stress analysis, Lifting and lowering-in plan
2020	Dunji Yu, Yong-Yi Wang, Xiaotong Chen, Banglin Liu	A Review of Pipe-soil Interaction Models for Strain Demand Estimation	Pipe-soil interaction, Strain demand, Geohazard
2020	Dan Jia, Yong-Yi Wang	Material Properties and Flaw Characteristics of Vintage Girth Welds	Vintage pipeline, Girth weld, Material properties, Weld flaws, Non-destructive testing
2020	Bo Wang, Banglin Liu, Yong-Yi Wang, Alex Wang	Burst Pressure Prediction of Pipes With SCC Colonies – Development of Intelligent Flaw Interaction Rules	Stress-corrosion cracking, Flaw interaction rules, Burst pressure prediction, Crack cluster
2020	Bo Wang, Banglin Liu, Yong-Yi Wang, Alex Wang	Burst Pressure Prediction of Pipes With SCC Colonies – Evaluation of Intelligent Flaw Interaction Rules Using Full-Scale Burst Tests	Stress-corrosion cracking, Flaw interaction rules, Burst pressure prediction, Crack cluster, Burst tests
2020	Bo Wang, Banglin Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Estimation of Tensile Strain Capacity of Vintage Girth Welds	Engineering assessments, Integrity management, Properties of girth welds, Strain based design, Tensile strain capacity, Vintage pipelines
2020	Banglin Liu, Yong-Yi Wang, Xiaotong Chen	Effects of Biaxial Loading on the Tensile Strain Capacity of Girth Welds with Weld Strength Undermatching and HAZ Softening	Engineering assessments, HAZ softening, Integrity management, Properties of girth welds, Strain based design, Tensile strain capacity, Weld qualification
2020	Banglin Liu, Yong-Yi Wang, Dan Jia	Rational Limits of High-low Misalignment in Girth Welds	Construction, Engineering assessments, Flaw acceptance criteria, High-low misalignment
2019	Yong-Yi Wang, Dan Jia, Jiawei Wang, Aditya Dekhane	Application of Essential Welding Variable Methodology in Addressing Low Girth Weld Strain Capacity Issues and Path to Standard Revision	Girth welding procedure qualification, Essential variables, Girth weld strain capacity, HAZ softening, Standard revision
2019	Yong-Yi Wang, Dan Jia	Integrated Hazards Management and Fitness-for-service Assessment for Integrity Management of Pipelines Subjected to Geohazards	Linepipe, Modern microalloyed steels, Strain hardening, Hardenability, HAZ softening, Girth weld failures, Strain capacity
2019	Yong-Yi Wang, Dan Jia	Low Strain Capacity Girth Welds in Newly Constructed Pipelines and Their Implications in Integrity Management	Linepipe, Modern microalloyed steels, Girth weld incident, Girth welding, HAZ softening, Weld strength undermatching, Strain capacity, Standards revision, Systematic approach
2019	Yong-Yi Wang, Dan Jia	Low Strain Capacity Girth Welds of Newly Constructed Pipelines and Mitigative Approaches	Linepipe, Modern microalloyed steels, Girth weld incident girth welding, HAZ softening, Weld strength undermatching, Strain capacity, Standards revision, Systematic approach
2019	Yong-Yi Wang, Bo Wang, Banglin Liu, Dan Jia	Strain Capacity of Vintage Girth Welds and Integrity Management Process	Vintage pipelines, Girth weld strain capacity, Integrity management
2019	Yong-Yi Wang, Banglin Liu, Bo Wang	Tensile Strain Models and Their Applications	Pipeline, Strain-based design and assessment (SBDA), Tensile strain models, Applications of SBDA
2019	Yong-Yi Wang	Strain-Based Design and Assessment – Concepts and Gaps	Strain-based design, Strain-based assessment, Strain demand, Tensile strain capacity, Compressive strain capacity, Loading modes, Failure modes under tension, Gaps in SBDA
2018	Yong-Yi Wang	Low Strain Capacity of X70 Pipeline Girth Welds and its Implications on Linepipe Steels	Linepipe properties, Strain hardening, Hardenability, Girth weld, HAZ softening, Strain capacity
2018	Yong-Yi Wang	Attributes of Modern Linepipes and Their Implications on Girth Weld Strain Capacity	Linepipe, modern microalloyed steels, strain hardening, hardenability, HAZ softening, girth weld failures, strain capacity
2018	Honggang Zhou, Yong-Yi Wang	Burst Pressure of Wrinkles under High Longitudinal Strain	Winkles, Burst pressure, High longitudinal strain, Biaxial loading conditions
2018	Honggang Zhou, Yong-Yi Wang	Burst Pressure of Pipelines with Corrosion Anomalies under High Longitudinal Strains	Corrosion, High longitudinal compressive strains, Burst pressure, Assessment guidelines
2018	Honggang Zhou, Yong-Yi Wang	Tensile and Compressive Strain Capacity in the Presence of Corrosion Anomalies	Strain-based design and assessment, Corrosion, TSC, CSC, Assessment guidelines
2018	Bo Wang, Yong-Yi Wang	Assessment of Dents under High Longitudinal Strain	Plain dent, CSC, Guidelines, CSC assessment
2017	Yong-Yi Wang, Kunal Kotian, Dan Jia, Alex Wang	Essential Welding Variable Methodology for the Welding of Modern Control-Rolled Microalloyed Linepipes	Girth welding procedure qualification, Essential variables, Cooling rate, Girth welding thermal analysis
2017	Yong-Yi Wang, Bo Wang, Banglin Liu	Implications of Linepipe Steels with Low Strain Hardening and HAZ Softening on Design, Construction, and Maintenance	Linepipe properties, Strain hardening, Assessment of corrosion, Field cold-bends, Welding, HAZ softening, Strain capacity
2016	Yong-Yi Wang	Longitudinal Stress Limits in Managing Spans and Other Longitudinal Loads	Pipeline integrity, Longitudinal stress limits, Spans, Girth weld integrity
2016	Yong-Yi Wang	Evolution of Linepipe Manufacturing and its Implications on Weld Properties and Pipeline Service	Linepipe, Modern microalloyed steels, Vintage pipelines, Girth weld, HAZ softening, Strain capacity
2016	Yong-Yi Wang	Integrity Management of Ground Movement Hazards	Ground movement, Geohazards, Integrity management, Fitness-for-service assessment, Strain-based design and assessment
2016	Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Integrity Assessment of Post-Peak-Moment Wrinkles	Pipeline integrity, Post-peak-moment wrinkles, Leak, Rupture, Fatigue life
2016	Kunal Kotian, Yong-Yi Wang	Material Properties and Flaw Characteristics of Vintage Girth Welds	Vintage pipeline, Girth weld, Non-destructive testing, Weld flaw, Material properties, Apparent toughness, CTODA
2016	Aditya Dekhane, Alex Wang, Yong-Yi Wang	Application of Thermal Analysis Tool for Girth Welding Procedure Qualification	Welding, Thermal analysis, EWVM
2015	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu, Aditya Dekhane	Integrity Management of Pipelines Subjected to Ground Movement Hazards	Ground movement hazards, Strain-based assessment, Fitness-for-service assessment, In-service pipelines
2015	Yong-Yi Wang, Aditya Dekhane	Essential Welding Variable Methodology and its Application	Welding, EWVM, Welding procedure
2015	Ming Liu, Cody Degen, Yong-Yi Wang	Multi-scale ductile fracture modeling for dual-phase high strength steel – Part 1: characterization of dual-phase high strength steel for improved toughness and deformability	Bainite, MA, Dual-phase steel, Stress-strain curve, Y/T ratio, Charpy absorbed energy, Ductile crack initiation, Void nucleation and growth
2015	Ming Liu, Cody Degen, Yong-Yi Wang	Multi-scale ductile fracture modeling for dual-phase high strength steel – Part 2: damage mechanics analysis of Charpy impact toughness of dual-phase high strength steel	Bainite, MA, Dual-phase steel, Stress-strain curve, Y/T ratio, Charpy energy, Ductile crack initiation, Void nucleation and growth, Damage mechanics, Finite element analysis, GTN models
2014	Yong-Yi Wang, Yaoshan Chen	Enhancing Tensile Strain Capacity Through the Optimization of Weld Profiles	Pipeline, Strain-based design and assessment (SBDA), Girth weld integrity, Tensile strain capacity
2014	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	General framework for Strain-Based Design and Assessment of Pipelines	Pipeline integrity, Strain-based design and assessment (SBDA), Strain demand, Strain capacity
2014	Yong-Yi Wang, Kunal Kotian	Effects of High-Low Misalignment on Girth Weld Integrity	Girth weld, High-low misalignment, Load capacity, Strain capacity, Weld strength mismatch
2014	Yong-Yi Wang	Guidelines for interpretation and application of API standard 1104	Guidelines for interpretation, Codes and standards, API Standard 1104
2014	Yong-Yi Wang	Curved-Wide Plate Testing of X100 Girth Welds	Curved wide plate tests, Test protocols, X100, Girth welds
2014	Yaoshan Chen, Yong-Yi Wang	The Essential Welding Variable Approach and its Application to the Welding of X80 Line Pipe Steels	X80, Welding, Pipeline, Essential welding variables, Welding procedure development
2014	Yaoshan Chen, Ming Liu	Comparative Integrity Evaluation of Counterbore-Tapered and Back-Beveled Weld Joints	Transition weld, Pipeline integrity, Back-bevel, Counterbore tapered
2014	Yaoshan Chen	The Essential Welding Variable Methodology and Its Application in Welding Procedure Development for Mechanized Girth Welds of X100 Line Pipes	X100, welding, Pipeline, Essential welding variables, Welding procedure development
2014	Yaoshan Chen	Summary of An ASME/DOT Project on Measurements of Fatigue Crack Growth Rate of Pipeline Steels in Gaseous Hydrogen
2014	Ming Liu, Fan Zhang, Kunal Kotian	Refined Modeling Processes and Compressive Strain Capacity Models	Pipeline, Strain-based design, SBD, Compressive strain capacity, Compressive strain limit, Buckling, Wrinkle
2014	Honggang Zhou, Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Considerations on the Use of the Pneumatic Hammer for HDD Pull-Back Assistance	Pipeline, Trenchless construction, HDD, Ramming, Impact, Stress wave
2014	Fan Zhang, Yong-Yi Wang	Assessing the Seismic Wave Influence on Buried Pipelines with ASCE Soil-Spring Model	Seismic Wave, ASCE Soil-Spring Models, Buried Pipeline
2014	Fan Zhang, Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Pipeline Integrity Analyses for Construction in Mountainous Areas	Pipeline Construction, Stress Demand, Tie-in Welding, Hydrostatic Testing, Ratcheting, Upheaval buckling
2014	Fan Zhang, Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Stress Analysis of Lifting and Lowering-In Process	Pipeline, Construction, Lifting and lowering-in, Stress, Finite element analysis
2014	Fan Zhang, Ming Liu, Kunal Kotian	Application of compressive strain capacity models to multiple grades of pipelines	Pipeline, Strain-based design, SBD, Compressive strain capacity, Compressive strain limit, Buckling, Wrinkle
2013	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu, Fan Zhang	Refined Compressive Strain Capacity Models	Pipeline, Strain-based design and assessment, Compressive strain capacity models
2013	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Real World Considerations for Strain-Based Design and Assessment	Pipeline, Strain-based design and assessment
2013	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Status and Applications of Tensile Strain Capacity Models	Pipeline, Strain-based design and assessment (SBDA), Tensile strain models, Applications of SBDA
2013	Yong-Yi Wang, Honggang Zhou, Ming Liu	Methodology for the Assessment of Girth Weld High-Low Misalignment	Girth weld, High-low misalignment, Load capacity, Strain capacity, Weld strength mismatch
2013	Yong-Yi Wang	Assessment of Vintage Girth Welds and Challenges to ILI Tools	Pipeline, Integrity management, Vintage girth weld, Fitness-for-service, In-line inspection, ILI tools
2012	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu, Fan Zhang	Multi-Tier Tensile Strain Models for Strain-Based Design Part 1 – Fundamental Basis	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Girth weld integrity
2012	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Recommended ITP for The Quality Assurance of Skelp-End Welds in Spiral Pipes	Pipeline construction, Linepipe specification, Spiral pipe, Skelp-end weld
2012	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Fitness-For-Service Analysis of Skelp-End Welds in Spiral Pipes	Fitness for Service, Skelp-End Weld, Spiral Pipe
2012	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Tensile Strain Capacity of Spiral Pipes	Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, Spiral pipe
2012	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Multi-Tier Tensile Strain Models for Strain-Based Design Part 2 – Development and Formulation of Tensile Strain Capacity Models	Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, Tensile strain models, Crack driving force, Crack tip opening displacement (CTOD)
2012	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Multi-Tier Tensile Strain Models for Strain-Based Design Part 3 – Model Evaluation Against Experimental Data	Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, Full-scale test, Curved wide plate test, TSC model evaluation
2012	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Tensile Strain Models for Strain-Based Design of Pipelines	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Girth weld, Toughness, Tensile strain design
2012	Yong-Yi Wang, Fan Zhang, Ming Liu	Tensile Strain Capacity of X80 and X100 Welds	Pipeline, Strain-based design, SBD, Tensile strain capacity, Tensile strain limit, Fracture mechanics, Ductile fracture
2012	Fan Zhang, Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Integrity of Pipeline In Area Of Mine Subsidence	Strain Based Design, Strain Capacity, Pipeline Integrity
2012	Fan Zhang, Honggang Zhou, Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Strain Demand in Areas of Mine Subsidence	Strain Based Design, J Resistance Curve, CWP
2011	Yong-Yi Wang, Yaoshan Chen	High Integrity Welding of High Strength Steel Pipelines	Pipeline, Girth welding, Strength, Toughness
2011	Yong-Yi Wang, Yaoshan Chen	Welding and Weld Integrity Assessment of High Strength Steel Pipelines	High strength steel pipeline, X100, Welding, Weld properties, Weld integrity
2011	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Strain-Based Design of Pipelines	Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, High strength pipelines, Fracture mechanics
2010	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Enhanced Apparent Toughness Approach to Tensile Strain Design	Pipeline, Girth weld, Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, Apparent toughness, Tearing resistance curve
2010	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Considerations of Linepipe and Girth Weld Tensile Properties for Strain-Based Design of Pipelines	Pipeline construction, Linepipe specification, Strain-based design, Tensile property, Girth weld strength
2010	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Perspectives of Girth Weld Tensile Strain Response	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, Girth weld
2010	Yong-Yi Wang	Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Weld Metal and HAZ Regions in X100 Single and Dual Torch Girth Welds	Pipeline, High-strength steel, Girth weld, Microstructure, Tensile property, Weld metal, HAZ
2010	Yong-Yi Wang	Toughness Considerations for Strain-Based Design	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Girth weld, Toughness, Constraint effects
2010	Yong-Yi Wang	Large Scale Experimental Data for Improved Strain-Based Design Models	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Curved-wide plate, Full-scale test, Tensile strain capacity
2010	Yong-Yi Wang	SE(T) Testing of Pipeline Welds	Pipeline welds, SE(T), Low-constraint testing, Resistance curve, Toughness transition
2010	Yong-Yi Wang	Effect of Strain Ageing on Yield Strength and Post Yield Behavior of FCAW-G Ferritic Weld Metal	Weld metal, strain ageing, Charpy energy, weld strength
2010	Yaoshan Chen, Yong-Yi Wang	Simulation of Microstructure Evolution and Its Experimental Verifications for Girth Welds in High-Strength Pipelines	Pipeline, Girth weld, P-GMAW, Hardness microstructure
2010	Yaoshan Chen, Yong-Yi Wang	Thermal Simulation and its Experimental Verifications for Girth Welds in High-Strength Pipelines	Heat transfer, GMAW, Girth weld, High-strength steels
2010	Bo Wang, Yong-Yi Wang	Fatigue Pre-Cracking Curved Wide Plates in Bending	Pipeline, Curved wide plate, Large-scale testing, Surface notch, Fatigue pre-cracking
2009	Yong-Yi Wang, Yaoshan Chen	Welding and Weld Integrity Assessment of High Strength Steel Pipelines	GMAW, Heat transfer, Microstructure, Girth weld, High-strength steel
2009	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Recent Development in Strain-Based Design in North America	Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, Fracture mechanics, Ductile fracture, Pipeline
2009	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Recent Developments in the Strain-Based Design of Pipelines	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Welding, Girth weld, Experimental test
2009	Yong-Yi Wang	An Experimental Basis for Improved Strain-based Design Models	Pipeline, Girth welds, Strain capacity, Strain-based design, Large-scale test, Curved wide plate test, Biaxial loading
2009	Yaoshan Chen, Yong-Yi Wang	Thermal and Microstructure Analysis Software for GMAW Girth Welds of High Strength Pipelines	GMAW, Heat transfer, Microstructure, Girth weld, High-strength steel
2008	Yong-Yi Wang, Yaoshan Chen	Numerical Simulation of Weld Thermal History for Pulsed GMAW Process	P-GMAW, Narrow groove, Heat transfer, Girth weld, Pipeline
2008	Yong-Yi Wang, Yaoshan Chen	Modeling and CMOD Mapping of Surface-Craked Wide Plates	Pipeline, Tensile strain capacity, Wide plate test, Test procedure
2008	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Stress Analysis of Pipe Lowering-In Process During Construction	Pipeline construction, Girth weld, ECA, Stress analysis, Sideboom, Lift capacity
2008	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Response of Pipelines under Fault Crossing	Strain-based design, Strain demands, Fault crossing, Seismic design, Finite element
2008	Yong-Yi Wang	Preliminary Analysis of Tensile Strain Capacity of Full-Scale Pipe Tests with Internal Pressure	Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, Fracture mechanics, Ductile fracture, Pipeline
2008	Yong-Yi Wang	Anisotropic Behavior of X100 Pipeline Steel	Anisotropy, Anisotropic Ratio, Pipeline, UOE, X100
2008	Yaoshan Chen, Yong-Yi Wang	Thermal and Microstructure Simulation of High Strength Pipeline Girth Welds	GMAW, Narrow groove, Heat transfer, Microstructure, Cooling time, Hardness, Finite element analysis
2008	Yaoshan Chen, Yong-Yi Wang	Thermal Modeling of Gas Metal Arc Girth Weld with Narrow Groove	GMAW, Narrow groove, Heat transfer, Microstructure, Cooling time, Hardness, Finite element analysis
2008	Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Weld Integrity of High Strength Pipelines: From Construction to in-Service Large Displacement Loading	Pipeline, Integrity, Construction, In-service loading, Ground movement
2008	Bo Wang	A modified 4-point bend delamination test	Fracture toughness, Fatigue crack growth, Delamination, Thin film
2007	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Strain Based Design of High Strength Pipelines	Strain-based design, Tensile strain limits, Girth welds, ECA, Fracture mechanics, Pipeline
2007	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	The Role of Anisotropy, Toughness Transferability, and Weld Misalignment in the Strain Based Design of Pipelines	Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, Compressive strain capacity, TMCP steels, anisotropy, Toughness transferability, Misalignment, Fracture mechanics, Pipeline
2007	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Effects of Hard Phase Size on Microhardness Measurement and Implication on Line Pipe and Weld Property Specifications	Microhardness, Vickers hardness
2007	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Advanced Modeling of Plasticity of Linepipe Steels with Anisotropic Texture and Complex Loading History	Linepipe integrity, Anisotropy, Taylor’s crystal plasticity, Reel-lay
2007	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Strain-Based Design of Pipelines	Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, Compressive strain capacity, ECA, High strength steel, Anisotropy, Pipeline
2007	Yaoshan Chen, Yong-Yi Wang	Microstructure Modeling of HAZ Softening in Microalloyed High Strength Linepipe Steels	Heat-affected zone (HAZ), Grain size, TMCP steels, HAZ softening, Microhardness
2007	Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Apparent Fracture Toughness from Constraint Considerations and Direct Testing	Fitness-for-service, Constraint, ECA, Pipeline, Ductile fracture, Fracture mechanics, Strain-based design
2007	Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Significance of Biaxial Stress on the Strain Concentration and Crack Driving Force in Pipeline Girth Welds with Softened HAZ	Heat-affected zone (HAZ), HAZ softening, Girth weld integrity, Crack driving force, Tensile strain limit (capacity), Strain-based design (SBD), Bi-axial stress, Material anisotropy, Pipeline
2006	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu, Yaoshan Chen	Effects of Geometry, Temperature, and Test Procedure on Reported Failure Strains from Simulated Wide Plate Tests	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Tensile strain limit, Wide plate test, Test procedure, Cold test
2006	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Interaction of Characteristic Mechanical Properties and Mechanics in the Evaluation of Weld Integrity of High Strength Linepipes	Pipeline, Linepipe materials, Welding process, High-strength steel
2006	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	A Quantitative Approach to Tensile Strain Capacity of Pipelines	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Tensile strain limit, Girth weld, Weld defect acceptance criteria
2006	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	A Tiered Approach to Girth Weld Defect Acceptance Criteria for Stress-Based Design of Pipelines	Pipeline, Girth weld, ECA, Fitness-for-service, Defect acceptance criteria, Plastic collapse
2006	Yong-Yi Wang	Low-Constraint Testing of Pipeline Girth Welds
2006	Yaoshan Chen, Yong-Yi Wang	An Updated Cooling Rate and Microstructure Model for Pipeline in-Service Hot-Tap Welds	Cooling rate, Hot-tapping, In-service welding, Microstructure
2006	Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Weld Integrity from the Perspective of Strain-Based Design of Large Diameter and High Strength Pipelines	Pipeline, High Strength Steel, Strain-Based Design, Welding, Weld Integrity
2006	Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Modeling of Anisotropy of TMCP and UOE Linepipes	Linepipe steels, UOE, Anisotropic hardening, Kinematic hardening, Buckling resistance
2006	Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Low-Constraint Back-Bend Test of High Strength Steels: Crack Driving Force Calibration	Low-constraint, Back-bend, Slip-line fracture mechanics, CTOD
2006	Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Applying Gurson Type of Damage Models to Low Constraint Tests of High Strength Steels and Welds	Low-constraint, Back-bend, Wide plate, GTN model, CTOD
2006	Bo Wang	Simulation of Fatigue Crack Growth at Plastically Mismatched Bi-Material Interfaces	Crack branching and bifurcation, Crack propagation and arrest, Crack tip plasticity, Crack mechanics, Layered material
2006	Bo Wang	A Computational Analysis of Size Effects in Fatigue Failure, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering	Size effects, Cohesive zone model, Fatigue crack growth
2005	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Some Aspects of Material and Welding Specifications for Strain-Based Design of Pipelines	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, Linepipe specification, Welding procedure qualification
2005	Yong-Yi Wang	Tensile Strain Limits and Material Specifications for Strain-Based Design of Pipelines	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Tensile strain capacity, Linepipe specification, Welding procedure qualification
2005	Ming Liu, Yong-Yi Wang	Significance of HAZ Softening on Strain Concentration and Crack Driving Force in Pipeline Girth Welds	Heat-affected zone (HAZ), HAZ softening, Girth weld integrity, Crack driving force, Tensile strain limit (capacity), Strain-based design (SBD), Pipeline
2005	Bo Wang	Numerical Simulation of Constraint Effects in Fatigue Crack Growth	Cohesive zone model, Fatigue crack growth, Cyclic loading, Constraint, Multilayer structures
2005	Bo Wang	A numerical analysis of constraint effects in fatigue crack growth by use of an irreversible cohesive zone model	Cohesive zone model, Constraint, Cyclic loading, Fatigue crack growth, Multilayer structures
2004	Yong-Yi Wang, Ming Liu	Application of Constraint-Sensitive Fracture Mechanics to the Assessment of Girth Weld Integrity	ECA, Fitness-for-service, Constraint, Fracture mechanics, Ductile fracture, Brittle fracture, Pipeline
2004	Yong-Yi Wang	Weldability of High Strength and Enhanced Hardenability Steels	High strength linepipe, Weldability, Hydrogen assisted cracking (HAC), Hardenability
2004	Yong-Yi Wang	Weld Microstructure and Hardness Prediction for In-Service Hot-Tap Welds	Welding, Cooling rate, Hardness, Microstructure
2004	Yong-Yi Wang	Tensile Strain Limits of Buried Defects in Pipeline Girth Welds	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Strain limit, Girth weld, ECA, Fitness-for-service, Defect acceptance criteria, Buried defect, Finite element analysis
2002	Yong-Yi Wang	Determination of the Region of Steady-State Crack Growth from Impact Tests	Fracture (Materials), Impact testing, Steady state
2002	Yong-Yi Wang	Investigation into the Use of a Single Specimen for the Determination of Dynamic Steady State Propagation Resistance in High Toughness Line-Pipe Steels	Pipeline, Fracture arrest, Crack propagation
2002	Yong-Yi Wang	Development of a Procedure for the Calculation of J-R Curves From Pressed-Notch Drop Weight Tear Test Specimens	Fracture mechanics, J-R curves, Fracture resistance, Drop-weight-tear test
2002	Yong-Yi Wang	A Preliminary Strain-Based Design Criterion for Pipeline Girth Welds	Pipeline, Strain-based design, Girth weld, Toughness, Constraint effects
2002	Yong-Yi Wang	Girth Weld ECA from the Perspective of Code Revisions in North America	Pipeline, Girth weld, Flaw acceptance criteria, Workmanship, ECA, API 1104, CSA Z662
2002	Yong-Yi Wang	Development of a FAD-Based Girth Weld ECA Procedure: Part I — Theoretical Framework	Pipeline, Girth weld, Flaw acceptance criteria, Fitness-for-service, Fracture mechanics
2002	Yong-Yi Wang	Development of a FAD-Based Girth Weld ECA Procedure: Part II — Experimental Verification	Pipeline, Girth weld, Flaw acceptance criteria, Fitness-for-service, Experimental test
1993	Yong-Yi Wang	On the Two-Parameter Characterization of Elastic-Plastic Crack-Front Fields in Surface-Cracked Plates	Crack-tip constraint, T-stress, Two-parameter characterization, J-dominance, Surface cracked plates, Three-dimensional, Finite element analysis
1992	Yong-Yi Wang	Evaluation of the Elastic T-Stress in Surface-Cracked Plates Using the Line-Spring Method	Fracture mechanics, Constraint, T-stress, Two-parameter characterization, Crack-tip fields
1991	Yong-Yi Wang	Elastic-Plastic Deformation in Surface-Cracked Plates: Experiment and Numerical Analysis	Fracture mechanics, surface cracks, numerical analysis, experimental test