Two related references that may be of interest:

"Defects and Failures in Pressure Vessels and Piping", Helmut Thielsch, VP Research, ITT Grinnell Corporation, Robert I. Krieger Publishing Co., Florida, 1977 (Mr. Thielsch has several other related publications.)

"Pressure Systems Casebook: Causes and Avoidance of Failures and Defects", Ed. by J.B. Wintle, Professional Engineering Pulishing, 2004