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Understanding API ICP653 Reading 7-Worksheet-04 Part1

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SECTION 5 - BRITTLE FRACTURE<br />

CONSIDERATIONS<br />

5.1 General<br />

Provides a procedure to assess the risk of failure due to brittle fracture, plus<br />

establishes general guidance for avoiding this type failure. Now there is an<br />

eleven (11) step assessment procedure.<br />

5.2 Basic Considerations<br />

See Fig. 5-1 "Decision Tree" as the assessment procedure to determine<br />

failure potential. Prior incident data whereby brittle fracture has occurred<br />

either shortly after erection during hydrostatic testing or on the first filling in<br />

cold weather, after a change to lower temperature service, or after a<br />

repair/alteration. This failure has primarily occurred in welded tanks.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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