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.
2016 |
Development Towards a Novel Approach for Assessment of Corroded Pipe Proceeding Proceedings of the International Pipeline Conference 2016, Calgary (Canada), IPC2016 (64315), 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. |
Improvement of the LBB ENG2 Circumferential Through-wall Crack J-estimation Scheme Proceeding ASME Proceedings of ASME Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, PVp2016 (63264), 2016. |
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. |
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. |
2011 |
Determination of the Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics Z-Factor for Alloy 182 Weld Metal Flaws Journal Article International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 88 , pp. 231-238, 2011. |
2007 |
Determination of the Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics Z-factor for Alloy 82/182 Weld Metal Flaws for Use in the ASME Section XI Appendix C Flaw Evaluation Procedures Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2007 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2007-26733), 2007. |
2000 |
Effect of Elastic Accommodation on Diffusion Controlled Cavity Growth in Metals Journal Article ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 122 , pp. 294-300, 2000. |
1999 |
Elastoplastic Constitutive Model of Particle Dispersed Composite Accounting for Meso-scopic Localization Effects Journal Article Journal of Computer Modeling and Simulation in Engineering, 4 (3), pp. 186-192, 1999. |
1997 |
The elastic-plastic finite element alternating method and the prediction of fracture under WFD conditions in aircraft structures – Part I, Theory Journal Article Computational Mechanics, 19 (5), pp. 356-369, 1997. |
The elastic-plastic finite element alternating method (EPFEAM) and the prediction of fracture under WFD conditions in aircraft structures. Part II: Fracture and the T*-integral parameter Journal Article Computational Mechanics, 19 (5), pp. 370-379, 1997. |
The elastic-plastic finite element alternating method (EPFEAM) and the prediction of fracture under WFD conditions in aircraft structures. Part III: Computational predictions of the NIST multiple site damage experimental results Journal Article Computational Mechanics, 20 (3), pp. 199-212, 1997. |
1995 |
Elastic Plastic Analysis of Small Cracks in Tubes Journal Article ASME Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 117 (1), pp. 57-62, 1995. |
1992 |
Elastic-Plastic Fracture of Circumferential Through-Wall Cracked Pipe Welds Subject to Bending Journal Article ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 114 , pp. 410-416, 1992. |
Elastic-Plastic Crack Tip Fields Under History-Dependent Loading Journal Article ASTM , (STP 1131), pp. 206-224, 1992. |
1990 |
The Effects of Primary Creep on Elastic-Plastic Crack Growth Proceeding ASME Special Technical Publication, 195 , 1990. |
Comparison of Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics Techniques Proceeding ASTM , STP 1074 (pp. 448-469), 1990. |
1988 |
Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics Evaluations of Stainless Steel TIG Welds Journal Article ASTM STP, 995, pp. 214-243, 1988. |
1985 |
Further Studies on Elastic-Plastic Stable Fracture Utilizing the T* Integral Journal Article Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 22 (6), pp. 1079-1103, 1985. |
1983 |
Application of Elastic-Plastic Fracture Test Methods to Nuclear Piping Materials Presentation 01.09.1983. |
Elastic-Plastic Fracture Studies Using the d-c EP Method Proceeding Proceedings of a CSNI Workshop on Ductile Fracture Test Methods, published by OECD, Paris, France, (pp 63-74), 1983. |
An Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics Prediction of Stress Corrosion Cracking in a Girth Welded Pipe Journal Article Fracture Mechanics: 14th Symposium ASTM-STP 791, 1983. |
1982 |
An Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics Prediction of Fatigue Crack Growth in the Heat Affect Zone of a Butt Welded Plate Journal Article Fracture Tolerance Evaluation, pp. 113-120, 1982. |
1978 |
Towards an Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics Predictive Capability for Reactor Piping Journal Article Nuclear Engineering and Design, 48 , pp. 117-134, 1978. |