Volume 5: Operations, Applications, and Components; Seismic Engineering; Non-Destructive Examination 2021
DOI: 10.1115/pvp2021-61294
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Use of Synthetic Flaws to Assess Pipeline Seam Weld Inspection Performance

Abstract: Pipeline seam welds are often inspected using ultrasonic In-Line Inspection (ILI) technologies. The measurement performance specification of an ultrasonic ILI tool is based on simple, planar, machined notches which are very reproducible, but are not representative of the complex flaw morphologies that occur naturally in seams such as hook cracks and tilted lack of fusion flaws. In order to assess ILI performance on naturally occurring flaws, “in-the-ditch” Nondestructive Testing (ITD NDT) is performed to valid… Show more

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