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.
2018 |
Full scale validation of constraint effects on fracture transition temperature and upper-shelf behavior Presentation 25.07.2018. |
Fracture Mechanics Applications to Piping Workshop ASME Tutorial at the ASME 2018 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, 2018. |
2017 |
Apparent Net-Section-Collapse Methodology for Circumferential Surface Flaws in Piping Proceeding ASME Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, (PVP2017-65438), 2017. |
Development of Secondary Stress Weighting Factor and Plastic Reduction Factor from Moment-Rotation Curves of Surface Cracked Pipe Tests Proceeding ASME Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, (PVP2017-66033), 2017. |
2016 |
Simulation of Dynamic Crack Propagation and Arrest Using Various Types of Crack Arrestor Proceeding Proceeding of the Internation Pipeline Conference 2016 Calgary (Canada), IPC2016 (64561), 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. |
Slow Crack Growth Fracture Resistance Parameter Evaluation for Parent and Joint HDPE Materials Proceeding Proceedings of SPE, ANTEC, Indianapolis , 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. |
2015 |
A Fracture Mechanics Approach to Service Life Prediction of HDPE Fusion Joints in Nuclear Applications Proceeding Proceedings of SPE, ANTEC, Orlando, FL, 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. |
Surface to Through-Wall Crack Transition Model for Axial Cracks in Pipes Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2014 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2014-28048), 2014. |
Develop Fracture Initiation Criteria for High-Strength Steel Line Pipe - Phase II Technical Report Pipeline Research Council International Inc. (PR-276-094509-R01), 2014. |
2013 |
Old versus new low-grade linepipe steels – how their fracture properties differ Journal Article Pipelines international, 17 , pp. 40-42, 2013. |
2012 |
A dedicated representation of W. A. Maxey’s historical paper on “Fracture Initiation, Propagation, and Arrest Proceeding Proceedings of the 9th International Pipeline Conference, (IPC2012 ), 2012. |
How New Vintage Line-Pipe Steel Fracture Properties Differ from Old Vintage Line-Pipe Steels Proceeding Proceedings of the 9th International Pipeline Conference, (IPC2012- 90518), 2012. |
Accounting for Natural Crack Growth Shapes during Environmental Cracking Proceeding Proceedings of the 9th International Pipeline Conference , (IPC2012-90570), 2012. |
A Novel Fracture Specimen for Assessment of Circumferential Complex-Cracks in Pipes Proceeding Proceedings of the 9th International Pipeline Conference , (PVP2012-78188), 2012. |
Dissimilar Metal Weld Pipe Fracture Testing– Analysis of Results and Their Implications Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference , (PVP2012-78140), 2012. |
2011 |
New Transition Temperature Tables for Ferritic Pipe Flaw Evaluation in Section XI Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2011-57872), 2011. |
2009 |
Consequence of Girth Weld Failure Under Combined Stress and Strain Based Loading - How to Understand and Control It Proceeding 2009 Pipeline Technology Conference, Belgium, 2009. |
Inherent Safety Factors in the API Girth Weld Defect Tolerance Analysis – Part II Proceeding 2009 Pipeline Technology Conference, Belgium, 2009. |
Commentary on Special Edition Papers on Fracture Considerations in Gas Pipelines Journal Article Science & Technology in the Gas Industry, 1 (1), 2009. |
2007 |
Flaw Evaluation of Wolf Creek Pressurizer Nozzle Indications Presentation 23.08.2007. |
Evaluation of Wolf Creek Pressurizer Flaw Indications Presentation 14.06.2007. |
2006 |
Examination of Service Cracks in CRDM Nozzles and Relevance to Flaw Evaluation Procedures Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2006 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2006-ICPVT11-93995), 2006. |
2005 |
Effect of Secondary Stresses on Pipe Fracture Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2005 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2005-71330), 2005. |
2004 |
Application of Constraint-Sensitive Fracture Mechanics to the Assessment of Girth Weld Integrity Proceeding Proceedings of the 5th International Pipeline Conference, 2004. |
Validation of Pipe Flaw Evaluation Procedures in Section XI of the ASME Code Against Pipe Fracture Experiments Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2004 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2004-2711), 2004. |
2003 |
Assessment of Buried Planar Defects Proceeding Proceedings of EPRG-PRCI-APIA 14th Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research, 2003. |
2002 |
Determination of the Region of Steady-State Crack Growth from Impact Tests Proceeding Proceedings of the 4th International Pipeline Conference, 2002. |
Damage Initiation and Residual Strength Modeling in Aircraft Structures and Comparison to Experimental Test Results Proceeding 6th Joint FAA/DoD/NASA Aging Aircraft Conference, 2002. |
Damage Initiation And Residual Strength Modeling In Aircraft Structures And Comparison To Experimental Test Results From Faster Proceeding 6th Joint FAA/DoD/NASA Aging Aircraft Conference, 2002. |
Domain switching near the crack tip in piezoelectric material Journal Article Smart Structures and Materials, 4699 , pp. 74-85, 2002. |
2001 |
Effects of Secondary Stresses on Pipe Fracture Presentation 16.08.2001. |
Technical Basis for Proposed Revision to Acceptance Criteria for ASME Section XI Pipe Flaw Evaluation Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2001 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, 2001. |
2000 |
Effect of electrical boundary conditions on the domain switching near the crack tip in piezoceramics Proceeding Proceedings of Society of Optical Engineering, Smart Structures and Materials, 3984 (pp. 204-215), 2000. |
1999 |
Current Research on Environmentally Assisted Cracking in Light Water Reactor Environments Journal Article Nuclear Engineering and Design, 194 (2-3), pp. 205-223, 1999. |
1998 |
Statistical Determination of Flow Stress from the CIRCUMCK Piping Fracture Database Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 1998 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, 1998. |
Review of Existing Fitness-For-Service Criteria for Crack-Like Flaws Technical Report Weld Research Council (430), 1998. |
State-of-the-Art Report on Piping Fracture Mechanics Technical Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG/CR-6540), 1998. |
1997 |
Development of Simplified Analysis Procedure for Cracks in Elbows Proceeding SMiRT-14 Proceedings, G (pp. 227-234), 1997. |
Development of new Z-factors for the Evaluation of a Surface Crack in Nuclear Piping Proceeding SMiRT-14 Proceedings, G (pp. 603-610), 1997. |
Lessons Learned About the Seismic Time-Histories on Pipe Fracture Proceeding SMiRT-14 Proceedings, K (pp 125-136), 1997. |
Progress in Development of Acceptance Criteria for Local Thinned Areas in Pipe and Piping Components Proceeding Post-SMiRT Seminar #2, Current Issues in the Evolution of Risk-Informed Integrity Engineering, 1997. |
Issues Related to the Development of a Fitness-for-Service Standard for Crack-Like Flaws Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 1997 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, 359 (pp 135-150), 1997. |
A Review and Validation of Existing Flaw Evaluation Criteria for Crack-Like Flaws for Pressure Retaining Equipment Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 1997 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, 359 (pp 151-170), 1997. |
IPIRG-2 Task 1 Report - Pipe System Experiments with Cracks in Straight Pipe Locations Technical Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG/CR-6389), 1997. |
Low-Cycle Fatigue Crack Growth Considerations in Pipe Fracture Analyses Journal Article Nuclear Engineering and Design, 168 , pp. 105-118, 1997. |
1996 |
Fracture Mechanics Database for Nuclear Piping Materials (PIFRAC) Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 1996 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, 324 (pp 77-84), 1996. |
Fracture Evaluations of Fusion Line Cracks in Bimetallic Welds Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 1996 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, 324 (pp 101-114), 1996. |