API TR 17TR1 : 2003

1 SCOPE
   1.1 General
   1.2 Significance
   1.3 Current Standards
   1.4 Units
   1.5 Safety
2 REFERENCED STANDARDS
3 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Abbreviations
4 SERVICE APPLICATION
   4.1 Overview
   4.2 Potential Failure Modes And Related Material
        Properties
5 EVALUATION METHODOLOGY
   5.1 General
   5.2 Approach
6 EVALUATION TEST PROGRAMMES
   6.1 Overview
   6.2 Test Methods
   6.3 Preliminary Evaluation
   6.4 Full Evaluation
   6.5 Tensile Testing
   6.6 Fracture Toughness Testing
   6.7 Fatigue Testing
   6.8 Stress Relaxation Testing
   6.9 Extrusion/Creep Testing
   6.10 Dimensional Stability Tests
   6.11 Hp Gas Permeation Testing
   6.12 Rgd Testing
   6.13 Liquid Compatibility And Ageing
7 MATERIAL EVALUATION
   7.1 General
   7.2 Performance Criteria
   7.3 Interpretation Of Results
8 BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNEXE A - MECHANICAL CONSIDERATIONS
ANNEXE B - TEST PROTOCOLS
ANNEXE C - MECHANICAL TESTS
ANNEXE D - PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL TESTS
ANNEXE E - TRANSPORTED FLUIDS PERMEATION MECHANISM
ANNEXE F - TYPICAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES OF CURRENTLY USED
           INTERNAL PRESSURE SHEATH MATERIALS OR
           CONVENTIONAL FLEXIBLE PIPES
ANNEXE G - TRANSPORTED FLUID DATA

Specifies the methodology and test procedures necessary for the evaluation of polymeric materials suitable for use as the internal pressure sheath of an unbonded flexible pipes in high temperature applications. Also describes the processes by which the critical material properties, both static and dynamic, can be measured and evaluated against relevant performance criteria.