Software Development

• Fitness-for-service (FFS) assessment
  1. Deterministic and reliability-based engineering critical assessment (ECA)
  2. Strain-based design and tensile capacity prediction
  3. Fatigue life prediction for welds, wrinkles, and mechanical damage
• Lift and lowering-in stress management
  1. Operational parameters for lifting and lowering
  2. Tradeoffs among operational parameters for the management of stress
• Welding
  1. Thermal cycle prediction in weld metal and HAZ of pipeline girth welding
  2. Correlation/prediction of weld and HAZ hardness/tensile strength
• SCC image analysis
  1. Automated recognition of individual cracks in colonies
  2. Application of interaction rules and burst pressure prediction
• Database
  1. User-defined searchable database of linepipe materials and welds, including attributes of mechanical properties, chemical composition, welding methods, etc.

Representative Publications

• Application of Thermal Analysis Tool for Girth Welding Procedure Qualification
• Thermal and Microstructure Analysis Software for GMAW Girth Welds of High Strength Pipelines