A Quick Guide to Pipeline Engineering

✍ Scribed by D. Alkazraji (Auth.)

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 163
• Series: Quick Guides (Woodhead Publishing)
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Pipeline engineering requires an understanding of a wide range of topics. Operators must take into account numerous pipeline codes and standards, calculation approaches, and reference materials in order to make accurate and informed decisions.

A Quick Guide to Pipeline Engineering provides concise, easy-to-use, and accessible information on onshore and offshore pipeline engineering. Topics covered include: design; construction; testing; operation and maintenance; and decommissioning.

Basic principles are discussed and clear guidance on regulations is provided, in a way that will prove useful to both engineers and students.

• Provides concise, easy-to-use, and accessible information on onshore and offshore pipeline engineering
• Topics covered include design, construction, testing, operation, maintenance and decommissioning
• Basic principles are discussed and clear guidance on regulations is provided

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
The Quick Guide Series, Page vii
Invitation to New Authors, Page viii
Preface, Pages ix-x
Summary, Pages xi-xiii
Chapter 1 - Principles of Pipeline Design, Pages 1-8
Chapter 2 - Design Approach, Pages 9-22
Chapter 3 - Pipeline Construction and Risk Assessment Techniques, Pages 23-41
Chapter 4 - Pressure Testing and Commissioning, Pages 43-51
Chapter 5 - Pipeline Operation, Pages 53-72
Chapter 6 - Pipeline Maintenance, Pages 73-125
Chapter 7 - Pipeline Condition Monitoring and Repair Methods, Pages 127-137
Chapter 8 - Pipeline Decommissioning and Industry Developments, Pages 139-147
References, Pages 149-152
Index, Pages 153-157