PIPELINE ANCHORING--AN ART NOT FOR AMATEURS

A survey of pipeline anchoring methods covers a general outline of the steps necessary to design an efficient and economical anchoring system; the purpose of pipeline anchoring; the use of concrete coatings; coating the joints; bolt-on anchors; set-on weights; mechanical anchors; anchoring of marine lines; determining the required amount of negative buoyancy and depth of burial, if any; designing anchorages for pipeline river crossings and for swamp pipelines; analyzing soil properties; determining the spacing of weights or mechanical anchors; and the use of flooding to sink the pipeline when necessary.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00301388
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the ASCE National Transportation Engineering Meeting, Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 9-12, 1973.
• Corporate Authors:

  Petroleum Publishing Company

  211 South Cheyenne, P.O. Box 1260
  Tulsa, OK  United States  75221
• Authors:
  • Webb, B C
• Publication Date: 1973-9-24

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 105-108
• Serial:
  • Oil and Gas Journal
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue Number: 39
  • Publisher: PennWell Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0030-1388

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchoring; Construction; Pipelines
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline anchoring; Pipeline construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056396
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM