Center for Reliable Energy Systems

Publicly available reports authored by CRES Staff

Publication yearClientPRCI Project CodeTitle – Click to access full Report
2022PRCIMATH-5-3B Multi-Laboratory Trials of Pipe Tensile Test Protocols
2022PRCIMATH-5-3B Recommended Practice for Hoop Tensile Testing of Linepipes Using a Long Reduced-Section Tensile Specimen
2022PRCIMATH-5-3B Review of Girth Weld Incidents in Newly Constructed Pipelines and Identification of Contributing Factors
2022PRCIMATH-5-3B Recommended Practice for Hoop Tensile Testing of Linepipes Using the Ring Expansion Method
2022PRCIMATH-5-3BRecommended Practice for Longitudinal Tensile Testing of Linepipes Using a Full Thickness Reduced-Section Tensile Specimen
2022PRCIMATH-5-3B Recommended Practice for Hoop Tensile Testing of Linepipes Using a Short Reduced-Section Tensile Specimen
2022PRCIMATH-5-3B Recommended Practice for Hoop Tensile Testing of Linepipes Using a Round Bar Tensile Specimen
2022PRCIMATH-5-3B Recommended Practice for Instrumented Cross-Weld Tensile Tests
2022PRCIMATH-5-3B Evaluation of Fatigue Life of Modern and Vintage Linepipe Steels
2022PRCIMATH-5-3B Analysis of Tensile Strain Capacity of Pipeline Girth Welds
2021PRCIMATH-5-3BInterim Recommendations for the Mitigation of Low-Strain Girth Weld Failures
2021PRCIMATH-5-3BGuidance on the Use, Specification, and Anomaly Assessment of Modern Linepipes
2022PRCIMAT-1-4Semi-Automatic FCAW-S Welding Process and Implications to Pipeline Girth Weld Integrity
2021PRCISBD-1-6Enhancing Strain Capacity of Pipelines Subjected to Geohazards
2021PRCISBD-1-5Guidance on Excavation and Backfill in Areas of High Axial Strain and Stress
2020INGAAN/AGuidelines for Management of Landslide Hazards for Pipelines
2020PRCISIA-1-5Assessment of Cracks Clusters with Intelligent Interaction
2020JIPN/AEnhanced Girth Weld Performance for Newly Constructed Grade X70 Pipelines
2019PRCISIA-1-4Characterization of Mechanical Properties of Vintage Girth Welds
2019PRCISBD-1-2Guidance for Assessing Buried Pipelines after a Ground Movement Event
2019PRCIMATH-5-3Implications of Low Strain Hardening Steels on Design Construction and Maintenance
2019PRCIMATH-5-2Refined Methodology for Assessment of Weld High-Low Misalignment
2019PRCICNST-2-2Pipeline Lifting and Lowering-in Stress Application Tool
2018PRCISBD-1-4Characterization of Pipeline Wall Loss for Strain Capacity Evaluation of Damaged Pipelines Subjected to Ground Movement
2017US DOT PHMSAN/AGuidelines for Strain-Based Design and Assessment
(SBDA) of Pipeline Segments
2017US DOT PHMSAN/AStrain-Based Design and Assessment in Critical Areas
of Pipeline Systems with Realistic Anomalies
2017JIPN/AManagement of Ground Movement Hazards for Pipelines
2015PRCIMATH-1-2Essential Welding Variables Methodology for X70 Linepipe Steels
2013US DOT PHMSAN/ARealistic Strain Capacity Models for Pipeline Construction and Maintenance
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Curved Wide Plate Test Results and Transferability of Test Specimens – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Weld Strength Mismatch Requirements – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High-strength Pipelines Curved Wide Plate Tests – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Summary of Mechanical Properties – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Small Scale Low Constraint Fracture Toughness Test Discussion and Analysis – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Small-Scale Low-Constraint Fracture Toughness Test Results – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Small-Scale Tensile, Charpy V-Notch, and
Fracture Toughness Tests – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Summary of Publications: Single-Edge Tension SE(T) Tests – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Development of Procedure for Low-Constraint Toughness Testing Using a Single-Specimen Technique – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures
for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Background of All-Weld Metal Tensile Test Protocol – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Background of Linepipe Specifications – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Summary Report – Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Application to Other Welding Processes – Development of Optimized Welding Solutions for X100 Line Pipe Steel
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Microstructure Model for Welding Simulations – Development of Optimized Welding Solutions for X100 Line Pipe Steel
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Thermal Model for Welding Simulations – Development of Optimized Welding Solutions for X100 Line Pipe Steel
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Essential Welding Variables – Development of Optimized Welding Solutions for X100 Line Pipe Steel
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Microstructure and Properties of Simulated Heat Affected Zones – Development of Optimized Welding Solutions for X100 Line Pipe Steel
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Microstructure and Properties of Simulated Weld Metals – Development of Optimized Welding Solutions for X100 Line Pipe Steel
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Microstructure and Hardness Characterization of Girth Welds – Development of Optimized Welding Solutions for X100 Line Pipe Steel
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Materials Selection, Welding and Weld Monitoring – Development of Optimized Welding Solutions for X100 Line Pipe Steel
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1State of the Art Review Development of Optimized Welding Solutions for X100 Line Pipe Steel
2011US DOT PHMSAMATH-1Summary Report – Development of Optimized Welding Solutions for X100 Line Pipe Steel
2011US DOT PHMSA/PRCIABD-1Validation and Documentation of Tensile Strain Limit Design Models for Pipelines
2011US DOT PHMSA/PRCIABD-1Second Generation Models for Strain-Based Design
2009US DOT PHMSA/PRCIN/APerformance Evaluation of High-Strength Steel Pipelines for High-Pressure Gaseous Hydrogen Transportation