3D-VCCT based fracture analysis method for gas pipelines with multiple cracks

The current national criteria cannot accurately reflect the multi-crack interference effect of defective gas pipelines, and thus result in conservative assessment results. In order to improve the safety assessment accuracy of defective gas pipelines, we compared the singular element method with the...

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Main Authors: Anlin Yao, Wenbo He, Taolong Xu, Hongye Jiang, Dongfang Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2019-10-01
Series:Natural Gas Industry B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352854019300932