Subsea Pipeline Design, Analysis, and Installation

This book is based on the authors' 30 years of experience in offshore. The authors provide rigorous coverage of the entire spectrum of subjects in the discipline, from pipe installation and routing selection and planning to design, construction, and installation of pipelines in some of the hars...

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Main Authors Bai, Qiang, Bai, Yong
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Chantilly Elsevier 2014
Elsevier Science & Technology
Gulf Professional Publishing
Gulf Professional Pub
Edition1
Subjects
Design and construction
Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture
Ocean engineering
Offshore Construction
Offshore structures
Oil & Gas Engineering
Pipelines, Transport & Storage
Underwater pipelines
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ISBN0123868882
9780123868886
DOI10.1016/C2010-0-67706-6

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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page Preface Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Wall Thickness and Material Grade Selection 3. Buckling and Collapse of Metallic Pipes 4. Limit-State Based Strength Design 5. Hydraulic and Thermal Analysis of Subsea Pipelines 6. Soil and Pipe Interaction 7. Hydrodynamics around Pipes 8. Finite Element Analysis of in situ Behavior 9. Thermal Expansion Design 10. Lateral Buckling and Pipeline Walking 11. Upheaval Buckling 12. Fatigue and Fracture 13. On-Bottom Stability 14. Pipeline Spans and VIV Fatigue 15. Force Model and Wave Fatigue 16. Trawl Impact, Pullover, and Drop Objects 17. Pipe-in-Pipe and Bundle Systems 18. Seismic Design 19. Corrosion Prevention and Advanced CP Design 20. Arctic Pipelines 21. Subsea Survey and Positioning 22. Route Optimization, Shore Approach, Tie-in, and Protection 23. Åsgard Flowlines Design Examples 24. Flexible Pipe 25. Cross-Sectional and Dynamic Analyses of Flexible Pipes 26. Tensile and Compressive Strengths of RTP Pipeline 27. Burst Strength of RTP Pipeline 28. Collapse of RTP Pipelines 29. Offshore Installation of RTP 30. On-Bottom Stability of RTP 31. Use of High-Strength Pipeline Steels 32. Welding and Defect Acceptance 33. Installation Design 34. Pipeline Commissioning, Operations, and Maintenance Index
  • 1. Introduction -- 2. Trawl Gears -- 3. Acceptance Criteria -- 4. Impact Response Analysis -- 5. Pullover Loads -- 6. FE Model for Pullover Response Analyses -- 7. Case Study -- References -- Chapter 17 - Pipe-in-Pipe and Bundle Systems -- 1. Introduction -- 2. PIP Systems -- 3. Bundle Systems -- References -- Chapter 18 - Seismic Design -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Seismic Hazards -- 3. Pipeline Seismic Design Guidelines -- 4. Seismic Design Methodology -- 5. Analysis Example -- 6. Mitigation Methods -- References -- Chapter 19 - Corrosion Prevention and Advanced CP Design -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fundamentals of Cathodic Protection -- 3. Pipeline Coatings -- 4.CP Design Parameters -- 5. Galvanic Anodes System Design -- 6. Internal Corrosion Inhibitors -- References -- Chapter 20 - Arctic Pipelines -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Arctic Pipeline Considerations -- 3. Arctic Pipeline Design Approach -- 4. Geothermal Analysis -- 5. Ice Scour Analysis -- 6. Installation Techniques -- References -- Chapter 21 - Subsea Survey and Positioning -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Subsea Survey -- 3. Subsea Metrology and Positioning -- 4. Subsea Soil Investigation -- References -- Chapter 22 - Route Optimization, Shore Approach, Tie-In, and Protection -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Pipeline Routing -- 3. Shore Approach -- 4. Pipeline Tie-Ins -- 5. Pipeline Trenching and Burying -- 6. Pipeline Rock Dumping -- References -- Chapter 23 - Åsgard Flowlines Design Examples -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Wall Thickness and Line Pipe Material Selection -- 3. Limit State Strength Criteria -- 4. Installation and On-Bottom Stability -- 5. Design for Global Buckling, Fishing Gear Loads, and VIV -- References -- Part Three - Flexible and RTP Pipelines -- Chapter 24 - Flexible Pipe -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Applications of Flexible Pipe -- 3. Flexible Pipe System and Components -- References
  • Front Cover -- Subsea Pipeline Design, Analysis, and Installation -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part One - Mechanical Design -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Design Stages and Process -- 3. Design through Analysis -- 4. Pipeline Design Analysis -- 5. Finite Element Analysis -- References -- Chapter 2 - Wall Thickness and Material Grade Selection -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Material Grade Selection -- 3. Pressure Containment Design -- 4. Equivalent Stress Criterion -- 5. Hydrostatic Collapse -- 6. Buckle Arrestors -- References -- Chapter 3 - Buckling and Collapse of Metallic Pipes -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Analytical Solution of Limit Moment -- 3. Finite Element Analysis -- 4. Guidelines for Bending Strength Calculations -- References -- Chapter 4 - Limit-State Based Strength Design -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Stress Based Design and Strain Based Design -- 3. Ultimate Limit State -- 4. Serviceability Limit State -- 5. Fatigue Limit State -- 6. Accidental Limit State -- References -- Part Two - Pipeline Design -- Chapter 5 - Hydraulic and Thermal Analysis of Subsea Pipelines -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Crude Oil Transportation Pipelines -- 3. Gas Transmission Pipelines -- 4. Hydraulic Analysis of Oil-Gas Production Pipelines -- 5. Water Transportation Pipelines -- 6. Commercial Software for Design and Analysis -- References -- Chapter 6 - Soil and Pipe Interaction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Pipe Penetration in Cohesive Soil -- 3. Pipe Penetration in Noncohesive Soils -- 4. Axial Load-Displacement Response of Pipelines -- 5. Lateral Load-Displacement Response of Pipelines -- References -- Chapter 7 - Hydrodynamics around Pipes -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Wave Theory -- 3. Steady Currents -- 4. Hydrodynamic Forces -- References -- Chapter 8 - Finite Element Analysis of In Situ Behavior -- 1. Introduction
  • 2. Finite Element Modeling of the Pipeline System -- 3. Procedure and Load Steps in Finite Element Analysis -- 4. Element Types Used in the Model -- 5. Nonlinearity and the Seabed Model -- 6. Validation of the Finite Element Model -- 7. Dynamic Buckling Analysis -- 8. Cyclic In-Place Behavior During Shutdown Operations -- References -- Chapter 9 - Thermal Expansion Design -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Pipeline Strains -- 3. Pipeline Stresses -- 4. Effective Axial Force of the Pipeline -- 5. Expansion of a Single-Pipe Pipeline -- 6. Expansion of the Pipe-in-Pipe System -- 7. Examples of Expansion Analysis -- References -- Chapter 10 - Lateral Buckling and Pipeline Walking -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Buckle Initiation -- 3. Mitigation of Lateral Buckling -- 4. Pipeline Walking -- References -- Chapter 11 - Upheaval Buckling -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Analytical Solution of Upheaval Buckling -- 3. Finite Element Analysis of Upheaval Buckling -- 4. Stabilization Against Upheaval Buckling -- 5. Design Against Upheaval Buckling -- References -- Chapter 12 - Fatigue and Fracture -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fatigue S-N Approach -- 3. Fracture -- 4. Recognized Industry Codes of ECA -- References -- Chapter 13 - On-Bottom Stability -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Vertical On-Bottom Stability -- 3. Lateral On-Bottom Stability -- 4. Pipe-Soil Interaction -- 5. Stabilization Measures -- 6. Acceptance Criteria -- 7. Stability Analysis -- References -- Chapter 14 - Pipeline Spans and VIV Fatigue -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Static Analysis -- 3. Dynamic Analysis -- 4. VIV Mitigation and Span Correction -- 5. Example Case -- References -- Chapter 15 - Force Model and Wave Fatigue -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fatigue Analysis -- 3. Force Model -- 4. Comparison of Frequency Domain and Time Domain Approaches -- 5. Summary -- References -- Chapter 16 - Trawl Impact, Pullover, and Drop Objects
  • Chapter 25 - Cross-Sectional and Dynamic Analyses of Flexible Pipes -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Flexible Pipe Guidelines -- 3. Material and Mechanical of Properties Flexible Pipes -- 4. Analytical Formulations in Flexible Pipe Design -- 5. FE Analysis of Unbonded Flexible Pipe -- References -- Chapter 26 - Tensile and Compressive Strengths of RTP Pipeline -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Code Requirements -- 3. RTP Pipe Under Tension -- 4. RTP Pipe Under Compression -- References -- Chapter 27 - Burst Strength of RTP Pipeline -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental Analysis -- 3. Analytical Analysis -- 4. Finite Element Analysis -- 5. Results and Comparison -- References -- Chapter 28 - Collapse of RTP Pipelines -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Analytical Analysis of RTP Collapse -- 3. FE Analysis of RTP Collapse -- 4. Analysis Example of RTP Collapse -- 5. Sensitivity Analysis -- References -- Chapter 29 - Offshore Installation of RTP -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Code Requirements -- 3. Analytical Analysis of RTP Installation -- 4. FE Analysis of RTP Installation -- 5. Parametric Studies -- 6. Summary -- References -- Chapter 30 - On-Bottom Stability of RTP -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Stabilizing Methods -- 3. On-Bottom Stability Analysis of RTP -- References -- Part Four - Welding, Installation, and Precommissioning -- Chapter 31 - Use of High-Strength Pipeline Steels -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Usage of High-Strength Steel Line Pipes -- 3. Potential Benefits and Disadvantages of High-Strength Steel -- 4. Welding of High-Strength Line Pipe -- 5. Cathodic Protection -- 6. Fatigue and Fracture of High-Strength Steel -- 7. Material Property Requirements -- References -- Chapter 32 - Welding and Defect Acceptance -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Weld Repair Analysis -- 3. Allowable Excavation Length Assessment -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 33 - Installation Design
  • 1. Introduction -- 2. Pipeline Installation Vessels -- 3. Pipe Laying Methods -- 4. Installation Software and Code Requirements -- 5. Physical Background for Installation -- 6. Analytical Method for S-Lay Installation -- 7. FEA of Pipeline Installation with an In-line Valve -- 8. Two-Medium Pipeline Design Concept -- References -- Chapter 34 - Pipeline Commissioning, Operations, and Maintenance -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Precommissioning Activities -- 3. Commissioning -- 4. Operations -- 5. Maintenance -- References -- Index