RegulusPipeline researchPHMSA 21-231276
ASSUMED TOUGHNESSPursuant to 192.712(e)(2)(i)(E) Williams is submitting this notification to use other appropriate and conservative default Charpy V-Notch (CVN) and/or fracture toughness values (Kc) for use in analyzing crack-related conditions applicable to 192.712(d). These CVN and/or Kc values are demonstrated to be appropriate and conservative through an exhaustive statistical analysis performed with Structural Integrity Associates, Inc.#
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