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.
2014 |
Plastic Limit Loads for Slanted Through-Wall Cracks in Cylinder and Plate Based on Finite Element Limit Analysis Journal Article ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 136 (3), pp. 031201, 2014. |
2013 |
Finite Element Loads for Non-Idealized Through-Wall Cracks in Thick-Walled Pipe Journal Article Nuclear Engineering and Design, 265 , pp. 918-931, 2013. |
Development of Non-Idealized Surface to Through-Wall Crack Transition Model Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2013-97092), 2013. |
Comparison of Through-Wall and Complex Crack Behaviors in Dissimilar Metal Weld Pipe Using Cohesive Zone Modeling Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference , (PVP2013-98041), 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. |
Crack Opening Displacement Model for Throughwall Axial Cracks in Cylinders Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2013-98008), 2013. |
Estimates of Plastic Limit Loads of Thick-Walled Cylinders with Slanted Through-Wall Cracks,” paper # PVP2013-97610, Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Co Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference , (PVP2013-97610), 2013. |
Estimates of Plastic J-Integral and Crack Opening Displacement Considering Transition Crack from Surface to Through-Wall Crack in Cylinder Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2013-97893), 2013. |
2012 |
Element Size Dependent Damage Modeling of Ductile Crack Growth in Circumferential Through-Wall-Cracked Pipe Tests Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference , (PVP2012-78277), 2012. |
2011 |
Modeling of Subcritical Crack Growth Due to Stress Corrosion Cracking - Transition from Surface Crack to Through-Wall Crack Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2011-57267), 2011. |
Cohesive Zone Modeling of Ductile Crack Growth in Circumferential Through-Wall-Cracked Pipe Tests,” Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2011-57947), 2011. |
2010 |
Estimates of Elastic Crack Opening Displacements of Slanted Through-Wall Cracks in Plate and Cylinder Journal Article ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 132 (2), pp. 021401, 2010. |
2008 |
Stress Intensity Factors for Slanted Through-Wall Cracks Based on Elastic Finite Element Analyses Journal Article Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 31 (2), pp. 197-209, 2008. |
Stress Intensity Factors and Crack Opening Displacements for Slanted Axial Through-Wall Cracks in Pressurized Pipes Journal Article Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 31 (6), pp. 428-440, 2008. |
2007 |
Stress Intensity Factors of Slanted Through-Wall Cracks in Plate and Cylinder Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 2007 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, (PVP2007-26209), 2007. |
2006 |
Evaluation Of Leak/Rupture Limit For Axially Through-Wall Notched Line Pipes Using J-Integral Resistance Curve Proceeding Proceedings of the 6th International Pipeline Conference, (IPC2006-10505), 2006. |
2004 |
Analysis of Circumferential Through-Wall Crack K-solutions for CRDM Nozzles Journal Article International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 81 , pp. 961-971, 2004. |
2003 |
Analysis of Weld Residual Stresses and Circumferential Through-Wall Crack K-solutions for CRDM Nozzles Proceeding Proceedings of the Vessel Head Penetration Inspection, Cracking and Repair Conference, (NUREG/CP-0180), 2003. |
1998 |
J-R Curves from Circumferentially Through-Wall-Cracked Pipe Tests Subjected to Combined Bending and Tension B Part I: Theory and Numerical Simulation Journal Article ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 120 , pp. 406-411, 1998. |
J-R Curves from Circumferentially Through-Wall-Cracked Pipe Tests Subjected to Combined Bending and Tension B Part II: Experimental and Analytical Validation Journal Article ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 120 , pp. 412-417, 1998. |
Crack-Opening-Area analyses for Circumferential Through-Wall Cracks in Pipes - Part I: Analytical Models Journal Article International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 75 , pp. 357-373, 1998. |
Crack-Opening-Area analyses for Circumferential Through-Wall Cracks in Pipes - Part II: Model Validations Journal Article International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 75 , pp. 375-396, 1998. |
Crack-Opening-Area Analyses for Circumferential Through-Wall Cracks in Pipes - Part III: Off-Centered Cracks, Restraint of Pressure Induced Bending, Thickness Transition, and Weld Residual Stresses Journal Article International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 75 , pp. 397-415, 1998. |
1996 |
Comparison of Through-Wall Cracked Pipe and Compact Tension Specimen Cyclic J-R Curves Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 1996 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, 323 (pp 217-232), 1996. |
1995 |
J-R Curves from Through-Wall-Cracked Pipe Tests - Combined Loading and Short Crack Considerations Proceeding Proceedings of the ASME 1995 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division Conference, 304 (pp 355-374), 1995. |
Assessment of Short Through-Wall Circumferential Cracks in Pipes - Experiments and Analyses Technical Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG/CR-6235), 1995. |
Refinement and Evaluation of Crack-Opening Analyses for Short Circumferential Through-Wall Cracks in Pipes Technical Report Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NUREG/CR-6300), 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. |