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A Quantitative Non-destructive Residual Stress Assessment Tool for Pipelines

Award Information
Agency: Department of Transportation
Branch: N/A
Contract: DTRT57-12-C-10054
Agency Tracking Number: DTRT57-12-C-10054
Amount: $1,000,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: 111PH2
Solicitation Number: DTRT5711RSBIR1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2011
Award Year: 2012
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2012-09-14
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2014-09-28
Small Business Information
2501 Central Pkwy. suite C-13
Houston, TX 77092-
United States
DUNS: 829462105
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Angelique Lasseigne
 CTO
 (303) 304-9785
 Angelique@g2mt.com
Business Contact
 Joshua Jackson
Title: CEO
Phone: (303) 895-7146
Email: josh@g2mt.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

There exists a wide-range need in both industry and government for quantitative residual stress measurements. Generation 2 Materials Technology LLC (G2MT) will collaborate with partners from industry and government to calibrate and commercialize the eStress system to assess residual stress from mechanical damage and re-rounding. The industrial members, consortiums, and government laboratories who have agreed to provide support and/or cost-share for this Phase II initiative represent a wide range of potential users: Stress Engineering Services, Structural Integrity Associates, Lloyds Energy Americas, ASME International, Pipeline Research Council International, TMR Exploration, Shell, Conoco-Phillips, British Petroleum, the Canadian Neutron Beam Centre, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

The Phase II technical objectives include:
Objective 1. Begin calibrations to develop eStress™ system to quantify residual stress on all common grades of pipeline steel, which can have yield strengths from 40 ksi (past)to 120 ksi (future).
Objective 2. Calibrate eStress™ system to quantify the residual stress measurements.
Objective 3. Calibrate eStress™ system for all other variables associated with steel pipelines to increase accuracy of eStress™ system.
Objective 4: Calibrate eStress™ system for lift-off variations due to coatings, corrosion product, user handling of sensors, etc.
Objective 5: Complete the packaging of the eStress™ system for the field.
Objective 6: Determination of optimum data form for integrity management program.
Objective 7: Develop training procedures and manuals to use the eStress™ system.
Objective 8: Develop new codes and standards for acceptable residual stress levels for
mechanical damage.
Objective 9: Deploy the eStress™ system in the field.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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