Underground pipelines and railway infrastructure – failure consequences and restrictions
Underground pipelines are an essential part of the transportation infrastructure. The structural deterioration of pipelines crossing railways and their subsequent failures can entail critical consequences for society and industry, resulting in direct and indirect costs for all the stakeholders involved. Therefore, continuous and accurate condition assessment is critical for the effective management and maintenance of pipeline networks within the transportation infrastructure. The aim of this study has been to identify failure modes and consequences related to pipelines crossing railway corridors. Expert opinions have been collected through interviews and two sets of questionnaires have been distributed to the 291 municipalities in Sweden, with 137 responses in total. The failure analysis has revealed that pipe deformation has the highest impact, followed by pipe rupture at locations where pipelines cross railway infrastructure. For underground pipelines under railway infrastructure, ageing and the external load were awarded a higher ranking than other potential causes of pipeline failure.
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Supplemental Notes:
- © 2019 A. H. S. Garmabaki et al. Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Abstract republished with permission of Taylor & Francis.
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Authors:
- Garmabaki, A H S
- Marklund, Stefan
- Thaduri, Adithya
- Hedström, Annelie
- Kumar, Uday
- Publication Date: 2020-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 412-430
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Serial:
- Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
- Volume: 16
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis
- ISSN: 1573-2479
- EISSN: 1744-8980
- Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/nsie20
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Deformation; Deterioration; Failure analysis; Pipeline safety; Pipelines; Railroads; Surveys
- Geographic Terms: Sweden
- Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Pipelines; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01727617
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 21 2020 9:48AM