girthweld

plural girthwelds

1. businessA circumferential weld that joins two cylindrical sections, such as pipes or pressure vessels, by welding around their perimeter. Girth welds are commonly used in pipeline construction.

   Thus, experimental work is needed to verify which model most accurately predicts girthweld behavior.

   1980 February, Betty L. Burris, Rebecca J Morehouse, editors, Publications of the National Bureau of Standards 1979 Catalog: A Compilation of Abstracts and Key Word and Author Indexes (National Bureau of Standards Special Publication), NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, page 236

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   Axial field MFL is extremely good at detecting a metal loss features transverse to the field (e.g. a girthweld defect) whereas a long narrow feature aligned in the axial direction with the field can be difficult to detect (e.g. seamweld defect of long narrow axial corrosion).

   2000, R. Denys, editor, PIPELINE TECHNOLOGY: Proceding of the 3rd International Pipeline Technology Conference, Brugge, Belgium, May 21-24, 2000, Elsevier, page 63

   PIH is a supplier of onshore and offshore coating products, including weld induction heating services, anti-corrosion, infill, abrasion resistant, and flow assurance girthweld coatings.

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