Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice: Recent submissions
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Natural-Gas Transmission Pipeline-Leak Detection Model Based on Acoustic Emission and Machine Learning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The advancement of machine learning offers a promising solution for diagnosing both the extent of leakage and the precise location of natural gas transmission pipeline leaks. While pipeline leaks often manifest through ... -
Bending Response and Design Equations for Gravity-Flow Pipe Liners Passing across Ring Fractures or Joints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Vehicle loads and differential ground movements can induce tensile strains in close-fitting polymer liners installed within gravity flow pipes, where the liner stretches across ring fractures or joints experiencing rotation ... -
Assessment through Machine Learning of Groundwater Vulnerability after Seismic Damage to Fuel Pipeline
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study assessed the vulnerability of groundwater resources to the failure of the urban fuel distribution network under an earthquake. A case study of the Tehran, Iran, gas distribution network and the Tehran–Karaj Plain ... -
Pilot Study of the Characteristics of Different Failure Types in Water Distribution System Pipes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Rapid urban, economic, and population growth has led to increased water demand and reduced availability. At the same time, the condition of water distribution systems has deteriorated, and water leakage has increased. ... -
A Fuzzy Random Chance-Constrained Programming for Water Distribution System under Uncertainty
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In this paper, a model with integration of interval programming (IP), chance-constrained programming (CCP), and fuzzy random variables (FRVs), termed as an inexact fuzzy random chance-constrained programming (IFRCCP) model, ... -
Construction-Oriented Optimization of Pressurized Irrigation Networks to Minimize Irrigation Costs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Pressurized irrigation network systems constitute an important water-saving approach, but their relatively high costs limit their promotion. Pipe diameter optimization is the most direct way to reduce irrigation costs and ... -
Optimal Hydrocarbon Piping Replacement Decisions Using the Markov Decision Process
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Piping is an essential component of processing plants that transfers process fluids from one piece of equipment to another. To detect the unpredictable deterioration of piping systems, periodic or continuous pipe inspection ... -
Investigation of AC Current Interference Induced by High-Speed Trains with Buried Pipelines
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)When a high-speed train is parallel with a pipeline, its power supply system provokes alternating current (AC) interference that results in the corrosion of the pipeline and a risk of electric shock to pipeline workers. ... -
Weld-Quality Diagnosis of In-Service Natural Gas Pipelines Based on a Fusion Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Damage to pipeline welds during service can result in substantial human and economic losses. Hence, early and accurate quality diagnosis of in-service natural gas pipeline welds is of utmost importance. However, the current ... -
Response of Horizontally Bent Buried Pipelines Subjected to Strike-Slip Faulting: A Numerical Investigation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)When traversing through an active strike-slip fault, buried pipelines may be subjected to permanent ground deformation (PGD), causing large strains in the pipeline during an earthquake. The presence of bends near the ... -
Numerical Study of Suspended Solids Concentration in Drainage Pipes with Different Inflow Patterns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The concentration change of fine suspended solids along a sewage pipe can be influenced by different water inflow patterns, which may cause water quality issues and affect the maintenance operation on sediment management. ... -
Visualization and Analysis of Oil and Gas Pipeline Corrosion Research: A Bibliometric Data-Mining Approach
(ASCE, 2024/08/01)The problem of corrosion in oil and gas pipelines is one of the major factors affecting the process safety and efficient sustainability development of the oil and gas industry. To gain a better understanding of global ... -
Remaining Capacity Evaluation of a Gas Pipeline System under Open-Access Operation: Concepts, Methodology, and Application
(ASCE, 2024/08/01)Under the fair open-access operation mode of gas pipeline network facilities, the accurate evaluation of the remaining capacity of a gas pipeline network can help to grasp the load rate of the pipelines, and the remaining ... -
Multimodal Transportation Optimization of Refined Oil Logistics Considering Daily Scheduling: Case from China
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)With the rapid development of global industrialization, the consumption of refined oil is at a high level. The scale of refined oil transportation is huge. For refined oil sales enterprises, determining a method for making ... -
Two-Stage Disturbance Rejection Control Strategy for Airport Refueling Systems Based on Predictive Control
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Airport refueling systems, composed of parallel pumps and pipe networks, serve as critical infrastructure within the realm of civil aviation. Although the optimal scheduling of centrifugal pumps based on the steady state ... -
Design and Trajectory Optimization of a Large-Diameter Steel Pipe Grinding Robot
(ASCE, 2024/08/01)The distribution of internal defects in large-diameter steel pipes can be complicated. Due to the harsh working environments involved, the manual grinding method for correcting such defects is inaccurate, inefficient, and ... -
Fuzzy Bayesian Network–Based Multidimensional Risk Assessment for Leakage of Blended Hydrogen Natural Gas Pipelines
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Pipeline transportation is an efficient way to transport hydrogen on a large scale. However, many uncertainties lead to the failure of blended hydrogen natural gas (BHNG) pipelines, involving multiple consequence-based ... -
Large-Scale Experimental Study of the Response of Steel Buried Pipe Subjected to Rockfall Impacts
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Protecting pipelines from impact load due to rockfall in mountainous regions is a challenging problem. Many researchers have studied rockfall characteristics and impact loading, however, there is still a lack of large-scale ... -
Research of the Transportation of Tailings Cemented Backfill in Partially Filled Pipe Flow
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)In the process of mining backfill transportation, inadequate pipeline layout or filling parameters can result in decreased stability in pipeline transportation. This instability can lead to blockages or pipe ruptures, often ... -
Risk Assessment of Infrastructure Using a Modified Adaptive Neurofuzzy System: Theoretical Application to Sewer Mains
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Risk assessment lies at the core of decision making practices, relying on the likelihood of failure incidents and their consequential impacts integrated through a set of decision rules. The incorporation of fuzzy inference ...