INSPECTION OF FUSION JOINTS IN PLASTIC PIPE [electronic resource]

The standard method of joining plastic pipe in the field is the butt fusion process. As in any pipeline application, joint quality greatly affects overall operational safety of the system. Currently no simple, reliable, cost effective method of assessing the quality of fusion joints in the field exi...

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Online Access
Corporate Author:	National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S.) (Researcher)
Format:	Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Morgantown, W.Va. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S.) ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2005.
Subjects:	Nondestructive Testing. Natural Gas Distribution Systems. Plastics. Residual Stresses. Performance. Pipe Joints. Pipelines. Natural Gas.