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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| 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)
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Bynum Jr., D., Minimize Marine
Pipeline Oil Spill, Starfire Engineering, Inc. Houston, Texas, June 22, 1984. |
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