TOC Pipelines
TOC Pipelines
SUBSEA PIPELINES
for
by
Dr. S. Nallayarasu
DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN ENGINEERING INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS CHENNAI 600 036 14th to 24th JULY 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 Introduction toOffshore pipelines Type Of Pipelines Design Methodology Design Cycle Codes and Standards Route Selection Pipeline Size Pipeline Installation Methods Reel Barge Method Lay Barge Method Bottom Pull Method Float and Sink Method Pipeline Design Environmental Parameters Water Depth Wave and Current Loads Seabed Conditions Hydrodynamic Coefficients Wall Thickness Design External Pressure Internal Pressure Code Provisions Stability Design Vertical Stability Horizontal Stability Pipeline Free Span Static Free Span Dynamic Span Pipeline Installation Analysis Static Pipelay Analysis Dynamic Pipelay Analysis Pipeline Flexibility Thermal Expansion Expansion Loops Pipeline Anchors Special Considerations Local buckling and Propagation Pipeline Crossings
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