Modelling and Measuring Residual Stresses in Pipe Girth Welds: Lessons From the Style Framework 7 Project

A number of girth-welded pipe mock-ups have been manufactured and investigated during the STYLE project, using a wide range of measurement techniques accompanied by extensive finite element simulation campaigns. This paper gives an overview of the work carried out and presents preliminary conclusions on the performance of finite element weld residual stress simulation techniques in the different mock-up designs.