Development of Non-Destructive In-Service Detection of Damage Severity for Pipeline Steel Inspection

The objective of this project is to develop an advanced technique based on residual stress to evaluate the damage severity through the coating on coated steels, as regulated by Pipeline Safety Regulations 49 CFR Parts 190- 195. This will enable improved integrity assessment and reduce the number of unnecessary pipeline removal and replacement activities. The anticipated Phase I results will include the use of a residual stress mapping technique to analyze residual stress around pipe dents and wrinkles and will provide the foundation for Phase II activities to produce a calibration system that enables accurate measurement of residual stress in a variety of pipeline damage types. The ability to quantitatively measure residual stress is widely desired and the proposed tool should be useful in many areas. Potential commercial applications include assessment of onshore and offshore pipelines, risers, piping and tubing, and pressure vessels, as well as machining of a wide range of industrial, military, and government components (e.g. telescope lenses and missile nosecones).

• Record URL:
  http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/matrix/prjHome.rdm?prj=391
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Pipeline Safety Research, Pipeline Safety

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $150000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT57-11-C-10024

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

  U.S. Department of Transportation
  East Building, 2nd Floor 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Merritt, James

• Performing Organizations:

  Generation 2 Materials Technology LLC

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• Principal Investigators:

  Lasseigne, Angelique

• Start Date: 20110610
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20120117
• Source Data: RiP Project 31180

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic detectors; Inspection; Nondestructive tests; Pipelines; Residual stress
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pipeline replacement
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Pipelines;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01492626
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTRT57-11-C-10024
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Sep 11 2013 1:01AM