This work aims to improve pipeline segment prioritization for stress corrosion cracking (SCC) excavations. Specifically, it is aimed at optimizing the technical accuracy and the cost of the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP,…
Direct assessment (DA) is one method pipeline companies use to assess the extent and severity of stress corrosion cracking and other defects on their pipeline system. Successful integrity management of a pipeline is dependent, in part, on proper…
A challenge facing pipeline integrity groups is how to determine the number of digs required to confirm the presence or absence of SCC in a pipeline section as part of the Direct Assessment process. A Bayesian statistical methodology has been…