eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2013-11-25 1 7 398 402 10.12691/ajme-1-7-49 AJME20131749 article František Trebuňa 1 František Šimčák frantisek.simcak@tuke.sk 1 Jozef Bocko 1 Peter Sivák 1 Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical university of Košice, Košice, Slovakia In the assessment process of compressor station pipe yard lifespan it is necessary to taken into account many facts that are connected with instant operation conditions and history of loading. In the paper are described possibilities of methods of experimental mechanics for verification of safe operation of chosen compressor station pipe yard elements. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajme/1/7/49/ajme-1-7-49.pdf experimental methods of mechanicssafe operationdynamic loading