The impact of weld residual stresses on the structural integrity of pressure components is widely recognized in the FFS field. Annex 9D of API 579-1 2016 Ed. is dedicated to the topic along with 2015 WRC technical document "Development of Revised Weld Residual Stress Guidance for Fitness-For-Service...

Studio Scano, in collaboration with the University of Naples "Federico II", recently presented a paper titled "Effects of Primary and Secondary Creep Formulations on API 579-1 Residual Life Evaluation" at the 2018 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference (PVP) in Prague (Czech Republic)....