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Project Number 76
Date of Summary June 30, 1984
Subject Damage Mechanisms in the Placement and Repair of Pipelines
Performing Activity Starfire Engineering, Inc.
Principal Investigator Dr. D. Bynum Jr.
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion Complete
Description The objective was to determine the structural damage mechanism associated with wet buckles that can occur during placement and/or repair of pipelines in deepwater operations. This project included an assessment of conditions associated with buckle propagation. It also assessed the proper placement of valves during pipe laying operations to minimize a major oil spill, if the pipeline was fractured at a later date due to a wet buckle.
Progress Complete
Reports
AA (93 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Bynum Jr., D., Minimize Marine Pipeline Oil Spill, Starfire Engineering, Inc. Houston, Texas, June 22, 1984.
 

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