Graphical Demonstration of Serviceability Analysis
A graphical interactive computer program (GISALLE) has been developed using state of the art computer graphics to estimate the seismic performance of water supply systems. GISALLE is developed...
Lifeline Systems Reliability, Serviceability and Reconstruction
In this paper we present a brief outline of methods and results for characterizing the reliability and serviceability of oil pipeline systems. Further, we present an outline of methods...
Response Analysis of Crude Oil Transmission Systems
A preliminary analysis of the seismic response of continuous steel pipelines is presented. The Crude Oil Transmission System in the New Madrid Mo. area is choosen as an example. Assumptions...
A Practical Model for Forecasting Water Supply Functions at Time of the Earthquake
This study aims to construct a practical forecasting model for the seismic damage restoration of city water supply functions by using experts empirical knowledge as well as the functional...
Risk Assessment of Utility Network Systems Using Expert Opinions
This paper describes the application of an expert opinion and survey approach to the problem identification and risk assessment of engineering systems. The method of expert opinion for...
Advances in Pipeline Materials and Design in Europe and North America
This paper presents an overview of various developments in materials technology and design procedures in the Western Hemisphere over the last 20 years. Some projections for anticipated...
Recent Advances in Structural Rehabilitation Techniques for Underground Sewer Pipelines
A great challenge for the coming years, if not decades, will be the repair, renovation and renewal of the existing sewerage systems in the Federal Republic of Germany in the interest of...
Uprating an In-Service Offshore Pipeline
The Ekofisk to Emden 36-inch pipeline, transmits gas 275 miles from the Ekofisk field to Emden, West Germany, and has been in operation since 1977. The operator Phillips Petroleum Company...
Evaluating Thermal Pressure Changes in Liquid Packed Piping
Theoretical and practical issues involved with the phenomenon of thermally induced pressure change in closed piping systems are investigated. The mathematical derivation of the applicable...
Ambiguities and Inanations of Current Plastic Pipe Specifications
This paper discusses current specifications, including materials for plastic pipe as compared to other pipe specifications, including rigid pipe materials. It discusses the ambiguities...
Innovative New Drainage Pipe
Hydraulic tests on corrugated HDPE pipe with a smooth liner show that its Mannings n-value is in the range of 0.009 to 0.015 depending on the smoothness of the liners. With the smooth...
Investigation & Rehabilitation of Seattle's Tolt Pipeline
Seattle Water Department's Tolt Pipeline brings water 24 miles from storage in the Cascade Mountains into city and suburban distribution systems. Twenty-three miles of this...
Column Separation in Pumped Pipelines
Pressure transients are common occurrences in water supply systems. Pipeline standards and design/testing techniques will normally provide sufficient protection for transmission and distribution...
Valve Control to Avoid Column Separation in a Pipe
Maximum pressures in a pipeline can be reduced significantly by closing the valve in an optimal manner. Such an optimal valve closure policy may result in some situations in minimum pressures...
Geometrical Nonlinearity in Offshore Pipelines
Pipelines are very flexible structural systems which are subjected to various boundary conditions. For instance, during the laying process, the pipes roll on the guidance tracks on the...
Design of Ductile Iron Pipe on Supports
Design procedures for ductile iron pipe in normal underground service have been well established. The standard design considers hoop stresses in the pipe wall due to internal hydrostatic...
Performance of Pipe Spillways for Dams
The Soil Conservation Service has used several different kinds of pipe products for spillway conduits of dams. Materials with a shorter estimated life are used for smaller low hazard dams...
Whitfield Reservoir Inlet Outlet Pipeline
Alameda County Water District reports on the planning, design and construction of a 48-inch water main installed under modern urban circumstances. The location of the pipe and the construction...
Pipeline Design and Construction Using High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipe
All pipelines and pipe materials must be designed and constructed to address the limitations of the pipe and fittings in order to insure acceptable performance of the line. Conventional...
Cheyenne Stage II Water Delivery Pipeline and Shoshone Municipal Water Supply Pipeline
This paper deals with the design and construction aspects of two pipeline projects in Wyoming. Located in southeastern Wyoming, the Cheyenne Stage II Water Delivery Pipeline consists of...
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