1. J.Y. Koo, M.J. Luton, N.V. Bangaru, R.A. Petkovic, D.P. Fairchild, C.W. Petersen, H. Asahi, T. Hara, Y. Terada, M. Sugiyama, H. Tamehiro, Y. Komizo, S. Okaguchi, M. Hamada, A. Yamamoto, and I. Takeuchi: Proc. 13th Int. Offshore and Polar Eng. Conf., The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, Honolulu, HI, 2003, pp. 10–18.
2. R. Deny: Pipeline Technology, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2000, vol. I, pp. 1–116.
3. I. Tamura, H. Sekine, T. Tanaka, and C. Ouchi: Thermomechanical Processing of High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels, Butterworth & Co., Ltd., London, 1988, pp. 80–100.
4. J. Takamura and S. Mizoguchi: Proc. 6th Int. Iron Steel Congr., ISIJ, Nagoya, Japan, 1990, pp. 591–97.
5. G. Mannucci and D. Harris: Fracture Properties of API X100 Gas Pipeline Steels, Final Report, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, 2002, vol. 1, pp. 1–128.