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Pipeline Geohazards: Planning, Design, Construction and Operations

Editor
Moness Rizkalla
Moness Rizkalla
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Rodney S. Read
Rodney S. Read
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ISBN:
9780791861790
No. of Pages:
824
Publisher:
ASME Press
Publication date:
2019

This chapter focuses on design and construction information related to providing buoyancy control for overland pipelines. It describes various buoyancy design criteria as well as typical, or industry standard, design values. A design process is presented along with representative calculations. Also presented are many of the available pipeline buoyancy control methods and their advantages and disadvantages. The methods include those that are more the typical industry methods, as well as other less well known and infrequently used methods. Also presented are guidelines on pre-construction assessments for determining the number and location of buoyancy control measures that may be required during pipeline construction.

8.1
Introduction
8.2
Pipeline Codes
8.3
Buoyancy Design Philosophy
8.4
Buoyancy Control Options
8.5
Buoyancy Design Forces
8.6
Buoyancy Control Spacing and Locations
Acknowledgments
References
Definitions and Abbreviations
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