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Design and installation of marine pipelines
The construction of marine pipelines is a relatively new field of engineering,
having developed in the course of the last five decades. Yet, with more than
100 000 km of subsea lines installed worldwide it must be regarded as a mature
technology, although advances continue in extending the limits as regards pipe
dimensions, pressures, flow regimes, products, installation methods, water depths
and climatic environments. It is therefore surprising that there is a shortage of
books that cover the entire process of marine pipeline design and installation,
from project planning through to system operation.
Marine pipelines are generally designed, fabricated and installed in accordance
with guidelines issued by various certifying agencies and regulatory bodies, as
well as national and international codes. Ideally, however, a code should be a
fairly slim volume, based upon functional performance criteria. The choice of
design methods and construction procedures should be left to the engineers
responsible, relying on a general consensus of good engineering practice, backed
up by shared literature and education experience. However, this is precisely the
material that is generally lacking in the marine pipeline field.
The aim of this publication is therefore to complement the existing codes and
recommendations with an engineering book, serving as a guide to the profession
with the objective of ensuring a reasonable standard of design and application.
The book is primarily aimed at engineers who are fairly new to the field of
marine pipelines, and want a comprehensive overview of the subject. The book
should also provide background reading to students on specialised offshore courses,
and to professionals in related fields. To experienced pipeline engineers it would
constitute a reference work to be consulted for fact and figures.
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