Safety and Reliability of Transport Pipes

Call for Papers

Pipelines are becoming increasingly important for the transport of large volumes of water, gas, or oil over long distances. If well-constructed, carefully monitored, and properly maintained, pipelines constitute safe and environmentally/economically solutions to transport problems; otherwise, they can pose serious threats to health and the environment. Assurance of pipeline integrity is a growing and challenging problem for companies because pipelines are aging while awareness of the need for environmental protection is increasing. Avoidance of weld and other defects during construction is essential. In service, corrosion is one of the most dangerous damage mechanisms for pipes, along with external interference (dents and gouges), stress corrosion cracking, and fatigue. Defects can be assessed by fracture mechanics or limit analysis, and knowledge in both disciplines has increased rapidly in the second half of the past century. Critical assessment of defects has become a highly sophisticated discipline complicated by an increasing complexity of parameters being taken into account.

We invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well as review articles to this special issue. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Fluids and gas: oil, water, natural gas, hydrogen (pure or as a mixture with natural gas), CO₂
• Defects: cracks, corrosion pits, gouges, dents, or combinations of these
• Methods: elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, limit analysis, failure assessment diagrams, codes, and standards
• Repair and maintenance

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ame/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following timetable:

Lead Guest Editor

• G. Pluvinage, Laboratoire de Fiabilité Mécanique, Université Paul Verlaine - Metz, 57045 Metz, France

Guest Editors

• T. Boukharouba, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene, (USTHB), Alger, Algeria
• I. Dmytrakh, Department of Physical Fundamentals of Fracture and Strength of Materials, Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine
• W. R. Tyson, CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada