PERFORMANCE OF CASING PIPES UNDER RAILROADS AND HIGHWAYS

THE ASCE COMMITTEE ON PIPELINE CROSSINGS OF RAILROADS AND HIGHWAYS WAS ORGANIZED TO DEVELOP A SPECIFICATION FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF PIPELINE CROSSINGS OF RAILROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THE MOST-USED FACILITY OF THIS TYPE /1965/ IS A RELATIVELY THIN-WALLED, FLEXIBLE STEEL CASING PIPE. LIMITED DATA WERE FOUND ON WHICH TO BASE DESIGN LOADS, PROCEDURES, AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR THIS TYPE OF STRUCTURE. THEREFORE THE COMMITTEE ORGANIZED A RESEARCH COUNCIL TO GATHER DATA ON PIPELINE CROSSINGS. AS ONE PHASE OF THE COUNCILS ACTIVITY, EXPERIMENTAL CASING PIPES WERE INSTALLED AND THEIR PERFORMANCE OBSERVED AT U.S. SITES WITH VARIED SOIL AND METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THESE DUMMY CASINGS WERE INSTALLED UNDER ACTUAL SERVICE CONDITIONS BUT WITHOUT CARRIER PIPE THROUGH THEM. THE PIPES CAN BE ENTERED READILY FOR MEASUREMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 91, No PL1, PROC PAPER 4419, PP 39-71
• Publication Date: 1965-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Am Soc Civil Engr J Pipeline Div

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building; Casings; Design; Facilities; Field studies; Field tests; Highways; Installation; Meteorological phenomena; Performance tests; Pipe; Pipelines; Properties of materials; Railroad grade crossings; Railroads; Soils; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field measurements; Soil properties
• Old TRIS Terms: Casings (Materials); Field observation; Meteorological data
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Pipelines; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216082
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 20 1994 12:00AM