GLOSSARY

An equation which shows the relationship of internal pressure to allowable stress, nominal thickness, and diameter.

Tests used to determine ductility of steel subjected to bending.

The angle between the prepared edge of the end of a pipe and the plane perpendicular to the surface.

A semifinished round or square solid that has been hot worked.

are a simple and cost-effective way to fulfill mooring requirements and safely secure vessels alongside jetties, berths, wharves, and dolphins in ports and harbors.

a short, thick post on the deck of a ship or on a wharf, to which a ship's rope may be secured.

A cleaning process by which used or surplus pipe has the OD brushed to remove any scale, rolled in order to cover all surface area, and sprayed with a protective lacquer coating.

A destructive test by which hydraulic pressure is used to determine actual yield strength.