The Applus+ Kiefner laboratory located in Columbus, Ohio is fully equipped to carry out failure investigations, instrumented burst tests, corrosion tests, and standard mechanical properties tests.
Failure Investigations:
- Full metallurgical investigations of pipeline-related failures including:
- Fractography
- Metallography
- Non-destructive examination
- Material characterization
- Deposit and material chemistry
- Microbiological related activity
- Fatigue crack propagation
- Weld evaluation
- Linear polarization resistance
Instrumented Burst Tests:
- Standard endcap testing
- Variable axial loading testing
Instrumentation:
- Strain Gauges
- Displacement, pressure, temperature, and acceleration
- Multi-channel data acquisition
- Labview programming
Existing Applus+ Kiefner clients, you may complete the inbound shipping form and send your samples directly to the laboratory. Please be sure to complete the Pipeline incident background data form.
PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING PIPELINE FAILURES PRIOR TO INVESTIGATION
