A Quick Guide to Pipeline Engineering – D. Alkazraji – 1st Edition

The Quick Guide Series
Invitation to New Authors
Preface
Summary

Chapter1: Principles of Pipeline Design
1.1 Effect on the environment
1.2 Routing
1.3 Approval and legal considerations

Chapter 2: Design Approach
2.1 Factors that influence the length of a pipeline
2.2 Choosing a wall thickness for the pipeline
2.3 Choosing an appropriate material grade for the pipeline
2.4 Toughness
2.2 Operational pressure
2.6 Temperature effects
2.7 Surge
2.8 Pipeline coating
2.9 Pipeline protection

Chapter 3: Pipeline Construction and Risk Assessment Techniques
3.1 Pipeline manufacturing methods
3.2 Land preparation, excavation and pipe stringing
3.3 Corrosion protection
3.4 Pipeline codes and standards
3.5 Risk assessment techniques
3.6 Quantitative risk assessment
3.7 Qualitative risk assessment

Chapter 4: Pressure Testing and Commissioning
4.1 Pressure testing
4.2 Commissioning

Chapter 5: Pipeline Operation
5.1 Magnetic inspection
5.2 Ultrasonic inspection
5.3 Geometric tools
5.4 In-service defects and corrosion mechanisms

Chapter 6: Pipeline Maintenance
6.1 Assessment of internal and external corrosion features
6.2 Assessing dents/profile distortions
6.3 Significance of manufacturing and construction defects

Chapter 7: Pipeline Condition Monitoring and Repair Methods
7.1 Pearson survey
7.2 CIPPS survey
7.3 DCVG survey
7.4 Repair techniques

Chapter 8: Pipeline Decommissioning and Industry Developments
8.1 Pipeline decommissioning
8.2 Pipeline industry developments
References
Index