Upcoming Conferences

Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference – July 2010,   Bellevue, WA.

1. G. Wilkowski, D.-J. Shim, F. Brust, Mahendra D. Rana, Failure Investigation of a 500 Gallon LN2 Storage Tank.



2. D.J. Shim, S. Kalyanam, E. Punch, T. Zhang, F. Brust, G. Wilkowski, A. Goodfellow, M. Smith, Advance Finite Element Analysis (AFEA) Evaluation for Circumferential and Axial PWSCC Defects.



3. F. Brust, T. Zhang, D.J. Shim, S. Kalyanam, G. Wilkowski, M. Smith, A. Goodfellow, Summary of Weld Residual Stress Analyses for Dissimilar Metal Weld Nozzles.



4. T. Zhang, F. Brust, D.J. Shim, G. Wilkowski, J. Nie, C. Hofmayer, S. Ali, Analysis of JNES Seismic Tests on Degraded Piping.



5. TD. Rudland, F. Brust, D.J. Shim, T. Zhang, Further Flaw Tolerance Assessment of Dissimilar Metal Welds with Alloy 52 Inlays.



6. M. Smith, O. Muransky, A. Goodfellow, E. Kingston, P. Freyer, S. Marlette, G. Wilkowski, F. Brust, D.J. Shim, The Impact of Key Simulation Variables on Predicted Residual Stresses in Pressuriser Nozzle Dissimilar Metal Weld Mock-Ups.



7. P. Krishnaswamy, Y. Hioe, D.J. Shim, Development of Viscoelastic Constitutive Model for Bimodal High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Piping Materials for Nuclear Safety-Related Applications.



8. Frederick W. Brust, David Rudland, Tao Zhang, Three Dimensional Computational Weld Modeling: Issues and Examples.



9. Frederick W. Brust David Rudland, DJ Shim, E. F. Punch, S Kalyanam, G. Wilkowski, Natural PWSCC Crack Growth in Dissimilar Metal Welds With Inlay.



10. Tao Zhang, Bud Brust, Gery Wilkowski, S. Ranganath, Y Tsai, C. Huang, R. Liu, Weld Residual Stress Analysis and the Effects of Structural Overlay on Various Nuclear Power Plant Nozzles.

Plastic Pipes XV – September 2010,   Vancouver.

1. P. Krishnaswamy, D.J. Shim, E. Focht, A Comprehensive Review of Forecasting Models for Predicting Service Life of Polyethylene Piping for Nuclear Safety-Related Applications.

8th International Pipeline Conference – September/October 2010,   Calgary.

1. D.J. Shim, G. Wilkowski, D.M. Duan, J. Zhou, Effect of Fracture Speed on Ductile Fracture Resistance - Part 1: Experimental.



2. D.M. Duan, J. Zhou, D.J. Shim, G. Wilkowski, Effect of Fracture Speed on Ductile Fracture Resistance - Part 2: Results and Application,



3. D.J. Shim, G. Wilkowski, F. Brust, D. Horsley, M. Toch, Applicability of Existing Fracture Initiation Models to High-Strength Steel Line Pipe.



4. G. Wilkowski, D.J. Shim, F. Brust, S. Kalyanam, Reality Check on Girth Weld Defect Acceptance Criteria.



5. G. Wilkowski, D.J. Shim, F. Brust, S. Kalyanam, Why Conduct SENT Tests and Considerations in Conducting/Analyzing SENT Testing.



6. Kenneth E. Starling, G. M. Wilkowski, James McKechnie, Improvements to Rich Gas Decompression Predictions for Offshore Pipelines.