Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice: Recent submissions
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Intelligent Approaches for Predicting Failure of Water Mains
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Water mains are indispensable infrastructures in many countries around the world. Several factors may be responsible for the failure of these essential pipelines that negatively impact their integrity and service life. The ... -
Developing a Risk Assessment Model for Trenchless Technology: Box Jacking Technique
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Overcut is required during bore excavation in the box jacking (BJ) technique to facilitate steering of culverts and to reduce friction. BJ is a trenchless construction technique to install rectangular box culverts under ... -
Comparative Analysis of Environmental and Social Costs of Trenchless Cured-in-Place Pipe Renewal Method with Open-Cut Pipeline Replacement for Sanitary Sewers
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )The development of underground infrastructure, environmental concerns, and economic trends is influencing society, resulting in the advancement of technology for more efficient, environment-friendly, and cost-effective ... -
Leak Detection in Liquid Pipelines Using Lower Harmonics of Pressure Oscillations
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )A leak detection technique in liquid pipelines is presented in this paper. The governing equations of continuity and momentum are simplified and solved in the frequency domain using the transfer matrix method (TMM). A ... -
Predicting the Burst Pressure of High-Strength Carbon Steel Pipe with Gouge Flaws Using Artificial Neural Network
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Predicting the failure pressure of pipelines is of paramount importance in design and integrity management in order for pipes to operate safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively in terms of repair costs. Given the increasing ... -
Field Monitoring of a Corrugated Steel Culvert Using Multiple Sensing Technologies
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Quantitative measurements are necessary to support accurate assessments of culverts; however, the choice of which sensor to employ to support these assessments is often not clear. An in-service corrugated steel culvert ... -
Laboratory Evaluations of Corrugated HDPE Pipes Containing Postconsumer Recycled Material under Constant Deflection Conditions
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)In recent years, incorporation of recycled material in the production of large-diameter plastic drainage pipes for nonagricultural purposes has gradually increased. With this new development, AASHTO began allowing corrugated ... -
Rheological Properties of Clay-Based Drilling Fluids and Evaluation of Their Hole-Cleaning Performances in Horizontal Directional Drilling
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Hole cleaning is a significant issue in well drilling, and this problem becomes more severe in horizontal directional drilling (HDD). One of the main functions of the drilling fluid is to transport cuttings from the borehole ... -
Assessing the Accuracy of an Outdoor Augmented Reality Solution for Mapping Underground Utilities
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Augmented reality (AR) has been identified as a technique that can enhance information extraction from the virtual world to the real world and improve the access and utilization of information. The main challenge in creating ... -
Ranking of the Sections of East Siberia–Pacific Ocean Main Pipeline by Accident Probability Using Bow-Tie Method and Checklist Support Tool
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)When developing a methodology for assessing the risks of Russian pipelines, it is necessary to take into account the difficult conditions for the passage and functioning of fuel energy facilities. Given the Russian realities, ... -
Thermal Fatigue Analysis of the Secondary Network of District Heating Systems in China
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Central heating is the main heating method in cities in northern China in winter, and it is also an important part of urban utilities. The safety of the heating pipe network operation is an important livelihood issue. ... -
Evaluating Benefits of Horizontal Directional Drilling Compared to Open-Cut: Case Study in the City of Enid, OK
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)The process of installing and maintaining buried pipelines can be disruptive to the local traffic along with other undesirable impacts such as airborne emissions from the construction equipment used and workers’ safety ... -
Computational Fluid Dynamics Erosion Investigation Using Single Objective Adjoint Shape Optimization
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Adjoint methods integrated with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools can be used to tackle geometric optimization in processes and equipment in an industrial environment. This work presents a workflow for geometric ... -
Slip Resistance Behavior of Coal Tar–Coated Steel Pipelines Buried in Clayey and Sandy Backfills from Ground Movement
(ASCE, 8/1/2020 1)Slip resistance of soil on buried pipelines develops from movement caused by faults, subsidence, and landslides. In areas with underground mining where subsidence is projected at the ground surface, pipelines crossing the ... -
Comparison of Technologies for Condition Assessment of Small-Diameter Ductile Iron Water Pipes
(ASCE, 11/1/2020 )Among the various diameter classes of ductile iron pipe (DIP) used in water distribution systems, small-diameter pipes [i.e., pipes with a diameter less than or equal to 305 mm (12 in.)] represent the largest ... -
Risk Assessment of an Urban Natural Gas Polyethylene Piping System
(ASCE, 5/1/2020 1)The integrity management activities should aim to ensure that all safety requirements are maintained within acceptable levels. A fully comprehensive inspection of all equipment in a unit/facility is not a cost-effective ... -
Economic Viability of Water-Supply Gravity Main
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)A water supply gravity main does not require power input; thus, it is preferred in comparison to a water supply pumping main. Moreover, a gravity main has greater reliability because it does not have moving parts, ... -
Polymeric Coatings Based on LDPE and Taurit: Preparation, Structure, and Mechanical Properties
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)The article describes a preparation method and performance behavior of polymer composite systems with a matrix of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and a reinforcing agent of Taurit. Taurit (a kind of shungite) is an ... -
Mechanical-Based Approach for Operational Risk Evaluation of Water Mains in Shanghai
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)A mechanical-based approach was applied in this study to evaluate the operational risk of water mains in the Shanghai region. First, a pipeline’s structural performance in terms of stress indicators and structural failure ... -
Experimental Study on Sand Transport Characteristics in Horizontal and Inclined Two-Phase Solid-Liquid Pipe Flow
(ASCE, 2/1/2020 1)An experimental investigation on the hydraulic transport of sand particles in pipelines is presented in both horizontal and 30° upward inclined orientations. The pipe, with an internal diameter of 0.0254 m, had sand ...