Publications

STRUCTURAL MECHANICS / Forming of welded pipes

C. Timms, L. Mantovano, H. Ernst, R.G.Toscano, D. DeGeer, D. Swanek, M. de Souza and L. Chad, " The influence of the UOE forming process on material properties and collapse of deepwater pipelines", Proceedings OMAE 2009 –OMAE2009-80179, 28th. International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Artic Engineering, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2009.

R.G.Toscano, J. Raffo, M. Fritz, R. Silva, Joshua Hines and Chris Timms, "Modeling the UOE Pipe Manufacturing Process", Proceedings OMAE 2008- OMAE2008--57605, 27nd. International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Artic Engineering, Estoril, Portugal, 2008.

J. Raffo, R.G. Toscano, L. Mantovano and E.N. Dvorkin "Numerical model of UOE steel pipes: forming process and structural behavior", Mecánica Computacional, Vol. XXVI, pp. 687-704, (Eds. S. Elaskar, E. Pilotta, G. Torres), Córdoba, Argentina, Octubre 2007.

R. Toscano, J.L. Raffo and L. Mantovano, Tenaris, M. Fritz and R.C. Silva, "On the influence of the UOE process on collapse and collapse propagation pressure of steel deep-water pipelines under external pressure", Offshore Technology Conference, OTC 18978, Houston, May 2007.