Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Surface Settlement Prediction of Rectangular Pipe-Jacking Tunnel Based on the Machine-Learning Algorithm
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The construction disturbance mechanism of rectangular pipe-jacking tunnels is more intricate than that of circular tunnels, leading to potential issues such as excessive accumulation and deformation of the surrounding ... -
Development of Landslide Fragility Functions for Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Natural gas transmission pipelines are at risk of failure when they traverse potential landslide regions, leading to significant service disruptions and environmental impacts. This paper presents the results of an analytical ... -
Probe into Water Chemistry Effects on Internal Corrosion Risk for Sour Gas Pipelines
(ASCE, 2024/05/01)Wet sour gas pipelines are subjected to corrosion deterioration mechanisms resulting from interactions between the fluid and piping material. Acid gases, condensation rates, water chemistry, and temperature are the key ... -
Study on Remote Magnetic Detection Technology for External Defects of Small-Diameter Pipelines
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Nonpiggable multiproduct pipelines lack effective methods for detecting the pipe’s external defects (PEDs). Therefore, a pipeline remote magnetic detection (PRMD) technology for buried small-diameter pipelines was developed, ... -
Laboratory Investigation of the Structural Performance of a Large-Diameter Steel-Reinforced Polyethylene Pipe
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)A commissioning test of the deep-burial simulator at Queen’s University, Canada, was conducted on a 3.05-m-diameter steel-reinforced polyethylene pipe to evaluate the behavior and design of this pipe class under deep burial. ... -
Effects of Spray-On Lining Rehabilitation on Behavior of Buried Corroded Metal Pipes Subjected to Surface Loading
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)Corrugated metal pipes (CMPs) buried in the ground for decades may get corroded and lose their structural capacities supporting surface loading, leading to the end of their service life. Three maintenance options are ... -
Physical Model Test Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Double Pipe Culverts Subjected to Vertical Loading
(ASCE, 2024/02/01)The performance of double-pipe culverts remains unclear due to insufficient research on double culverts. This study made use of polyvinyl chloride pipe to simulate culverts. The effect of culvert spacing and fill height ... -
Maximum Likelihood Estimation to Localize Leaks in Water Distribution Networks
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)Leaks cause significant water loss in underground water distribution networks, which makes it critical that utilities quickly detect, localize, and repair them. Acoustic leak detection and localization methods using ... -
A New Strategy for Mitigating Pipeline Uplift in Liquefied Soils
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)Seismic-induced liquefaction is one of the main hazards for pipelines buried in saturated granular materials. When soil is partially or completely fluidized, a lifeline, although installed in superficial trenches in which ... -
A Novel Low-Pressure Release Method Based on Inlet Regulation for Users with Low Demand Scenario
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)Due to the mismatch between gas production and consumption in the gas delivery system (GDS), reduced customer demand can easily lead to overpressure and gas release. Companies mainly use high-pressure release (HPR) to lower ... -
Automatic Detection and Classification of Underground Objects in Ground Penetrating Radar Images Using Machine Learning
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is widely used in subsurface utility mapping. It is a nondestructive tool that has gained popularity in supporting underground drilling projects such as horizontal directional drilling (HDD). ... -
The Component Displacement Process of Two Miscible but Dissimilar Fluids Transported Sequentially in a Multiproduct Pipeline
(ASCE, 2023/11/01)A single-phase incompressible bicomponent transient oil mixing model was established based on the mechanism of flow, heat, and mass transfer of refined oils to obtain the flow field and concentration distribution of the ... -
Leveraging Machine Learning for Pipeline Condition Assessment
(ASCE, 5/13/2023 )Pipeline condition assessment is a cost-effective method to determine the status of pipeline structure and predict failure probability. Although 100% inspection may not be feasible for decision makers, recent advancements ... -
Dual-Beam Mathematical Model for Mechanical Response of Buried Pipeline and Pavement Structures Subjected to Ground Subsidence
(ASCE, 8/23/2023 )To further accurately analyze the mechanical response of buried pipelines and pavement structures subjected to ground subsidence, this study established a dual-beam model consisting of an upper Euler–Bernoulli beam and a ... -
Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Flow Erosion in the Gas Well Relief Line Elbow under Supercritical Conditions
(ASCE, 7/7/2023 1)The erosion of a gas well relief line elbow under supercritical conditions must be investigated, because under these conditions, it may be pierced within a few minutes, which may significantly affect control safety and ...