Title
Preparation, supply and mechanical characterization of steel pipes; design of experimental set-ups

WP Leader
Corinth Pipeworks S.A.

Objectives
The present workpackage (WP3) aims at determining the mechanical properties of steel pipes and their welded connections to be employed as specimens in the test program of WP4. Those properties will be used as input of numerical simulations to follow, in the extensive parametric study. The main objectives of this workpackage (WP3) are the following:

• Preparation of specifications for producing the pipes needed for experimental testing.
• Manufacturing and supply of pipes for testing.
• Development of pipe girth welding specifications and qualification.
• Design of experimental set-up for small-scale and (mainly) large-scale testing and required improvement of existing facilities.
• Testing for material characterization of pipe material (base material and girth welds) to be used in the experiments
• The pipe specimens will be manufactured and provided by our industrial (pipe manufacturer) partner.