Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice: Recent submissions
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Applying Electrical Magnetic Coil and In-Pipe INS to Map Underground Pipeline Track
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The accuracy of the current buried pipeline management geographic information system (GIS) is not adequate to serve as base information for road digging control and permit in Taiwan. The existing positioning system for ... -
A Novel Safety Early Warning Methodology for Pipelines under Landslide Geological Hazard
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Pipelines serve as a crucial infrastructure for long-distance and cost-efficient transportation of oil and gas resources. The safety and reliability of oil and gas pipelines crossing mountainous areas, however, are susceptible ... -
Prediction Model for Failure Pressure of Large-Diameter Gas Pipelines at Different Temperatures
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Long-distance gas pipelines in service inevitably are exposed to harsh conditions such as extreme temperature. It is also recognized that corrosion is one of most influential factors on the structural reliability and safety ... -
Locating Blockage and Leak in Piping Systems Based on Valve Stroking
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)In this paper, numerical simulations were conducted to investigate the detection of blockages and leaks in piping systems, and the method’s applicability was confirmed by comparing it with data from previous studies. The ... -
A New Pipeline Condition Assessment Method Using a Multicomponent Interferometric Dictionary for Quantification of Pipeline Notches
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)This paper proposes an improved matching pursuit (MP) method with a multicomponent interference dictionary (MCID) based on a pipeline guided wave reflection model. The proposed method separates the overlapped time domain ... -
Probabilistic Analysis of Pipelines in Geohazard Zones Using a Novel Approach for Strain Calculation
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)This paper presents an approach for probabilistic analysis of pipelines buried through geohazard-prone areas that induce permanent ground movements potentially. In this approach, an easy-to-implement response prediction ... -
Design of District Metered Areas for Existing Water Distribution Networks
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)The management and operation of water distribution networks (WDNs) by establishing district metered areas (DMAs), especially in existing and old WDNs, has many advantages, including water leakage control, ease of operation, ... -
Experimental Study of Entrainment and Evolution of an Entrapped Air Pocket by Flowing Water in an Inclined U-Shaped Pipe
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)An air pocket is very likely to be trapped in a downward-sloping pipe (DSP) when water fills an undulating pipeline consisting of a series of inclined U-shaped pipes. To investigate the entrainment and evolution behavior ... -
Ultimate Bearing Capacity Analysis of Pipelines under Water Hammer
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Water hammer caused by the closing or opening of valves during pipeline operation and the condensation-induced water hammer phenomenon will occur during steam-water direct condensation in the pipeline system of a power ... -
Study of Multisource Leakage Diffusion and Explosion Risk of Underground Natural Gas Pipelines
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Buried natural gas pipeline leakage is hidden and persistent, and easily can cause environmental pollution, property loss, and casualties, especially in cities. The main objective of this study was to establish a ... -
Modeling Pipe–Soil Interaction under Lateral Movement Using Material Point Method
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Excessive lateral movements of buried pipes in geohazard-prone areas frequently jeopardize the structural integrity and serviceability of pipelines, as well as the safety of the surrounding geoenvironments. Based on the ... -
Thrust Restraint of Buried Pipelines Subjected to Internal Pressure, Thermal, and Earthquake Loads
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)This paper presents an analytical solution for thrust restraint analysis of buried pipelines subjected to internal pressures and thermal and earthquake loads. The proposed analytical solution is modified from the current ... -
Intelligent Methods for Pipeline Operation and Integrity
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)As an important part of the energy transportation system, oil and gas pipelines are developing toward intelligence and digitalization. Vigorously developing and constructing pipeline networks based on intelligent methods ... -
Mask-Guided Attention for Subcategory-Level Sewer Pipe Crack Classification
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)In the field of sewage pipeline inspection, the Pipeline Assessment Certification Program (PACP) requires encoding pipe cracks at the subcategory level in practical applications. This study seeks to address the need to ... -
Forming Characteristics Investigation of Natural Bulging Area of Thin-Walled Metallic Tubes in Liquid Impact Forming Method
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Liquid impact forming (LIF) is a new composite forming technology based on tube hydroforming (THF) technology, which changes the volume of die cavity through impact load and rapidly generates internal pressure to realize ... -
Spatial Analysis for Natural Gas Pipeline Routing, Monitoring, and High-Risk Areas Identification
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)The pipeline is the fundamental means of transporting natural gas between the reservoir and the point of consumption. Despite the systems’ low cost and high reliability, potential pipeline failures would cause serious human ... -
Impact of Backfill Material on the Rerounding of Deflected Corrugated High-Density Polyethylene Drainage Pipes
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Rerounding is a technique for remediating excess deflection in thermoplastic pipe. A pneumatic device vibrates along the vertical axis and pushes against the inside crown and invert to restore the original pipe shape and ... -
Utilizing Wavelet Transforms for Analysis of Transmission Characteristics of Water-Hammer Vibration Waves in Pipelines Installed in Soil, Water, or Air Environments
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Pipeline transportation is one of the major methods of transportation, widely used in various industries. Water hammer, a common vibration phenomenon in pipeline transport, has shown promising results in detecting leaks, ... -
Behavior Assessment of Exhumed Cast Iron Pipes Using Distributed Strain Sensing
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)To improve failure predictions and replacement decisions for cast iron pipes, a better understanding of their capacity and failure mechanisms is required. A series of ring bearing and four-point bending tests was conducted ... -
Transient Start-Up Characteristics of an In-Pipe Spherical Hydraulic Turbine
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)The purpose of this study is to analyze the rotational speed characteristics of a spherical turbine start-up process, and the rotational speed characteristic of the spherical turbine is studied by numerical simulation. In ...