Corrosion Analysis of Offshore Oil and Gas Pipelines in Africa: Nonlinear Finite Element Assessment of Burst Pressure
Corrosion-induced metal loss reduces the burst capacity of ageing offshore pipelines, yet its effect on pipelines in African offshore fields remains poorly quantified. This study presents a nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA) of an API 5L X70 steel pipeline (outside diameter 600 mm, wall thickness 30 mm) containing...