Center for Reliable Energy Systems

Presentation at the 22nd Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research

Dr Yong-Yi Wang were invited by the Board of the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) and the members of the Association’s Research and Standards Committee (APGA-RSC) to the 22nd Biennial Joint Technical Meeting (JTM) held in Brisbane, Australia, from 28 April to 3 May 2019.

The technical program for the JTM consist of some 36 papers that represent the very latest and best research being done through the cooperative programs of PRCI, EPRG and APGA. Dr Yong-Yi Wang presented three papers during the meeting:

  1. Low Strain Capacity Girth Welds of Newly Constructed Pipelines and Its Implications in Integrity Management
  2. Strain Capacity of Vintage Girth Welds and Integrity Management Process
  3. Application of Essential Welding Variable Methodology in Addressing Low Girth Weld Strain Capacity Issues and Path to Standard Revision