FOUNDATION STABILITY OF BURIED OFFSHORE PIPELINES. A SURVEY OF PUBLISHED LITERATURE

A literature survey dealing with foundation stability of buried offshore pipelines was conducted as preliminary to a laboratory investigation of scour around pipelines by wave action. Pipeline alignment, beach stability, soil type, wave parameters and scour are discussed as well as pipe flotation and need for soil exploration. A new idea of pipe anchoring is mentioned as well as recommendations for future research. Abstracts of the more important papers are presented, and annotated bibliography and references are given in the Appendix.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas A&M University, College Station

  Coastal, Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering Group
  College Station, TX  United States  77843

  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  Sea Grant Program Office, 6010 Executive Boulevard
  Rockville, MD  United States  20852
• Authors:
  • Manley, R N
  • Herbich, J B
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchoring; Bibliographies; Floating structures; Geological surveying; Ocean bottom; Ocean waves; Pipeline transportation; Pipelines; Piping systems; Scour; Soils; Underwater pipelines
• Uncontrolled Terms: Floating bodies
• Old TRIS Terms: Anchors structures; Pipeline anchoring
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143649
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: COE-174, NOAA-76042702
• Contract Numbers: NOAA-04-3-158-18
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1977 12:00AM