“…In summary, Figure 5 and Figure 6 suggest that the flow stress dependent NG-18 equation is a valid assessment method for through-wall defects in pipelines up to at least 47.2 mm wall thickness with a full-size equivalent upper shelf Charpy V-notch impact energy of at least 50 J. The experimental failure data (Staat, 2004) available for burst tests with part-wall defects on thick wall vessels originates from Eiber et al in 1971(Eiber et al, 1971, Wellinger andSturm in 1971 (Wellinger andSturm, 1971), Stoppler in 1990 (Sturm andStoppler, 1990), Keller at al. in 1987 (Keller, Junker andMerker, 1987) and Mannucci et al in 2001 (Mannucci, Demofonti, Harris, Barsanti andHillenbrand, 2001).…”