Root cause analysis (RCA) of fractured ASTM A53 carbon steel pipe at oil & gas company

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An article in progress in « Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis », Volume 7 (october 2016).

 

Incident involving failures of ASTM A53 carbon steel pipe, connected to pressure safety valve and carrying raw gas has caused serious supply disruption. This study was performed to identify the most probable cause of the pipe failure.

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