Our primary focus as a R&D company is on the development of innovative structural integrity solutions that replicate “real world” behavior for the oil/gas and nuclear energy industries. We are both nationally and internationally recognized experts fracture mechanics, weld process modeling, safety assessments and risk analysis of complex engineered systems and structures. Our work has often been ground-breaking in nature and has been cited in the past when industry codes and standards are updated.
As a result of these past program successes, our staff routinely has the opportunity to publish their results and present them at conferences or have it included in technical journals. As a company, we have collectively published as many as twenty-five (25) technical papers in a single year and have averaged twenty (20) publications each year since 2007. To date, our staff members have published over 220 technical papers or journal articles since our founding in 1998 and the number of papers grows to over 500 when you factor in the publications from our staff members prior to their joining Emc2.
We are in the process of updating our list. the most recent papers can be found below, sorted by years. We will continue to update this list to add future work and complete the missing years
If you are looking for information on a particular topic and don’t see it here, please contact Mr. Gary Hattery at ghattery@emc-sq.com or Dr. Gery Wilkowski at gwilkows@emc-sq.com for further information.
2017 |
Fracture Toughness Variation with Flaw Depth in Various Specimen Geometries and Role of Constraint in Material Fracture Resistance Proceeding ASME Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, (PVP2017-65441), 2017. |
2016 |
Fracture Toughness of Axial Seam Welds Using As-Welded-Geometry/SENT Specimens Proceeding Proceedings of the International Pipeline Conference 2016, IPC2016 (64596), 2016. |
Comparison of Calculated Crack Growth Values Using Unloading Compliance and d-c EP during SENT Testing Proceeding Proceedings of the International Pipeline Conference 2016, Calgary (Canada), IPC2016 (64630), 2016. |
Validation of Axial Crack Stability Assessment Methods in xLPR Version 2.0 Code Proceeding Proceedings of ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, PVP2016 (63830), 2016. |
Critical Flaw Evaluation of Cast Austenitic Stainless Steel: Deterministic and Probabilistic Fracture Analyses Proceeding Proceedings of ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, PVP2016 (63850), 2016. |
Evaluation of the Lowest Temperature for Ductile Crack Initiation in an Irradiated RPV Proceeding ASME Proceedings of ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, PVP2016 (63593), 2016. |
2015 |
Comparison of Different Thermal Aging Models to Assess Fully Ages Toughness in Cast Austenitic Stainless Steels Proceeding Proceedings of ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, Boston MA, PVP2015 (45790), 2015. |
Prediction of Dynamic Break-Opening Area under Beyond Design Basis Seismic Loading Proceeding Proceedings of ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, Boston MA, PVP2015 (45156), 2015. |
Probabilistic Procedure for Critical Flaw Evaluation of Cass Using Actual Toughness Distribution Proceeding Proceedings of ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, Boston MA, PVP2015 (45794), 2015. |
2014 |
Mode Mixity in the Fracture Toughness Characterization of HAZ Material Using SEN(T) Testing Proceeding Proceedings of the 10th International Pipeline Conference IPC2014, (IPC2014-33449), 2014. |
An Updated Fracture Resistance Dataset of Pipeline Ductile Fracture Propagation Based on High Speed DWTT Tests Proceeding Proceedings of the 10th international pipeline conference, (IPC2014-33133), 2014. |
Fracture Toughness Behavior of Complex Cracks in Dissimilar Metal Welds Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2014 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2014-28105), 2014. |
2013 |
Fracture Toughness Behavior of Through-Wall Cracks in Dissimilar Metal Welds Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference , (PVP2013-97143), 2013. |
2011 |
Fracture Toughness Characterization of Welds and HAZ at Various Loading Rates Using Differing Specimen Geometries Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2011-57973), 2011. |
2004 |
The Impact of Fracture Toughness and Weld Residual Stresses of Inconel 82/182 Bimetal Welds on Leak-Before-Break Behavior Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2004 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2004-2659), 2004. |
Characterizing Dynamic Fracture Toughness of Linepipe Steels Using the Pressed-Notch Drop Weight Tear Test Specimen Journal Article Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 71 , pp. 2533-2549, 2004. |
2000 |
Developing Dynamic Steady-State Ductile Fracture Toughness Test Procedures from a DWTT-Size Specimen Proceeding Proceedings of the 3rd International Pipeline Conference, 2000. |
Recent Development On Determining Steady-State Dynamic Ductile Fracture Toughness From Impact Tests Proceeding Proceedings of the 3rd International Pipeline Conference, 1 (pp 359-386), 2000. |
1997 |
Toughness Trends under Dynamic and Cyclic Loading on Nuclear Piping Steels Proceeding SMiRT-14 Proceedings, G (pp. 151-158), 1997. |
Effect of Dynamic Loading Corresponding to Seismic Loading Rates on the Fracture Toughness of Nuclear Piping Steels Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 1997 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, 350 (pp 89-96), 1997. |
Fracture Toughness Evaluations of TP304 Stainless Steel Pipes Technical Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG/CR-6446), 1997. |
The Effect of Cyclic Loading During Ductile Tearing on the Fracture Resistance of Nuclear Pipe Steels Technical Report American Society for Testing and Materials (STP 1296 (pp 406-426)), 1997. |
1996 |
The Effect of Cyclic and Dynamic Loading on the Fracture Resistance of Nuclear Piping Steels Technical Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG/CR-6440), 1996. |
Fracture Toughness Evaluation of Stainless Steel Weld Fusion Lines Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 1996 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, 324 (pp 85-94), 1996. |
1995 |
Effects of Toughness Anisotropy and Combined Tension, Torsion, and Bending Loads on Fracture Behavior of Ferritic Nuclear Pipe Proceeding Proceedings of the LBB 95 conference in Lyon (France), 1995. |
Fracture Toughness Evaluation of Stainless Steel Weld Fusion Lines Proceeding SMiRT-13 Proceedings, 1995. |
Effects of Toughness Anisotropy and Combined Loading on Fracture Behavior of Ferritic Nuclear Pipe Technical Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG/CR-6299), 1995. |
Stainless Steel Submerged Arc Weld Fusion Line Toughness Technical Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG/CR-6251), 1995. |
1994 |
Effect of Dynamic Strain Aging on the Strength and Toughness of Nuclear Ferritic Piping at LWR Temperatures Technical Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG/CR-6226), 1994. |
Comparison of Fracture Toughness Values from an IPIRG-1 Large-Scale Pipe System Test and C(T) Specimens on Wrought TP304 Stainless Steel Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 1994 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, 280 (pp. 241-254), 1994. |
1993 |
Loading Rate Effects on Strength and Fracture Toughness of Pipe Steels Used in Task 1 of the IPIRG Program Technical Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG/CR-6098), 1993. |
1992 |
Comparison of Fracture Toughness Values from Large-Scale Pipe System Tests and C(T) Specimens Proceeding Proceedings of the Joint IAEA/CSNI Specialists' Meeting on Fracture Mechanics Verification by Large Scale Testing, (NUREG/CP-0131), 1992. |
1991 |
Anisotropic Fracture Toughness Effects on Failure Modes of Piping Journal Article ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 113 , pp. 154-158, 1991. |
1990 |
Effect of Dynamic Strain Aging on Fracture Resistance of Carbon Steels Operating at Light Water Reactor Temperatures Proceeding ASTM , STP 1074 (pp. 339-360), 1990. |
1985 |
Development of Analyses to Predict the Interaction of Fracture Toughness and Constraint Effects for Surface Cracked Pipes Technical Report Report to A.G.A. Welding Supervisory Committee 1985. |
1983 |
Studies on Heavy-Wall Pipeline Component Toughness Requirements Versus Full-Scale Fracture Behavior Presentation 01.09.1983. |
1979 |
Comparisons Between R-Curve Toughness Measurements, Impact Energy Data and Full-Scale Ductile Fracture of Cylindrical Vessels Proceeding Proceedings of 1979 ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, (79-PVP-115), 1979. |