A Quick Guide to Pipeline Engineering

Pipeline engineering requires an understanding of a wide range of topics. Operators must take into account numerous pipeline codes and standards, calculation approaches, and reference materials in order to make accurate and informed decisions.

A Quick Guide to Pipeline Engineering provides concise, easy-to-use, and accessible information on onshore and offshore pipeline engineering. Topics covered include: design; construction; testing; operation and maintenance; and decommissioning.

Basic principles are discussed and clear guidance on regulations is provided, in a way that will prove useful to both engineers and students.

• Provides concise, easy-to-use, and accessible information on onshore and offshore pipeline engineering
• Topics covered include design, construction, testing, operation, maintenance and decommissioning
• Basic principles are discussed and clear guidance on regulations is provided

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The Quick Guide Series Invitation to New Authors Preface Summary Chapter1: Principles of Pipeline Design

• 1.1 Effect on the environment
• 1.2 Routing

• 1.3 Approval and legal considerations Chapter 2: Design Approach

• 2.1 Factors that influence the length of a pipeline
• 2.2 Choosing a wall thickness for the pipeline
• 2.3 Choosing an appropriate material grade for the pipeline
• 2.4 Toughness
• 2.2 Operational pressure
• 2.6 Temperature effects
• 2.7 Surge
• 2.8 Pipeline coating

• 2.9 Pipeline protection Chapter 3: Pipeline Construction and Risk Assessment Techniques

• 3.1 Pipeline manufacturing methods
• 3.2 Land preparation, excavation and pipe stringing
• 3.3 Corrosion protection
• 3.4 Pipeline codes and standards
• 3.5 Risk assessment techniques
• 3.6 Quantitative risk assessment

• 3.7 Qualitative risk assessment Chapter 4: Pressure Testing and Commissioning

• 4.1 Pressure testing

• 4.2 Commissioning Chapter 5: Pipeline Operation

• 5.1 Magnetic inspection
• 5.2 Ultrasonic inspection
• 5.3 Geometric tools

• 5.4 In-service defects and corrosion mechanisms Chapter 6: Pipeline Maintenance

• 6.1 Assessment of internal and external corrosion features
• 6.2 Assessing dents/profile distortions

• 6.3 Significance of manufacturing and construction defects Chapter 7: Pipeline Condition Monitoring and Repair Methods

• 7.1 Pearson survey
• 7.2 CIPPS survey
• 7.3 DCVG survey

• 7.4 Repair techniques Chapter 8: Pipeline Decommissioning and Industry Developments

• 8.1 Pipeline decommissioning
• 8.2 Pipeline industry developments References Index