The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued an advisory bulletin Mar. 18, 2010, to notify owners and operators of recently constructed large-diameter natural gas pipeline and ...

The causes of failure due to cracking in the resistance spot welding of the advanced high-strength steels dual-phase 590 (DP590) were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), optical ...

To better understand weld failures that start as such minute imperfections, the Univ. of Leicester in England is heading a $7.1-million project called MintWeld which includes 11 partners from seven ...

This pole suffered a failure in the welded seam at an overlapping slip splice. A tubular steel transmission pole generally consists of a series of welded assemblies. The pole shafts and arms are ...

Spot weldability of sheet steel has been related to the current range over which welds with acceptable size and/or mechanical properties are obtained. There are many factors which affect the size of ...

Elon Musk indicated that there is a puck at the base of the SpaceX Starship which takes the engine thrust load. The welds on the SN1 around the thrust puck had flaws. This is the flaw that ended up ...

As the adage goes, you never buy the first year of any new vehicle. It turns out the adage was quite right for many Jeep Wrangler JL owners. Owners of these capable off-road vehicles have been ...

How do you maintain a welder? To remain fully functional, a welder requires regular cleaning, inspection and replacement of consumable parts, following regular maintenance schedules. Proper welder ...

SINGAPORE: The basketball frame that fell on a 17-year-old boy in Bedok in 2021, killing him, had not been vetted by a ...