Integrity of Pipelines Transporting Hydrocarbons

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. The Use of Knowledge Management to Improve Pipeline Safety

   • Giovanna Gabetta, Giulia Gori

   Pages 1-16

3. Development and Applications of a Specialty Nickel-Based Alloy and the Need for Corrosion Education

   • Aziz I. Asphahani

   Pages 17-26

4. Pipeline Regulation in Canada

   • Alan Murray, Joe Paviglianiti

   Pages 27-36

5. Fracture Mechanics Approach to Stress Corrosion Cracking of Pipeline Steels: When Hydrogen Is the Circumstance

   • J. Toribio

   Pages 37-58

6. Degradation of Properties of Long Term Exploited Main Oil and Gas Pipelines Steels and Role of Environment in This Process

   • H. M. Nykyforchyn, E. Lunarska, P. Zonta

   Pages 59-74

7. Assessment Methodologies for Girth Weld Defects in Pipelines

   • W. R. Tyson, S. Xu, D.-M. Duan

   Pages 75-89

8. Weldability of a Supermartensitic Stainless Steel 12Cr4Ni1Mo Pipeline and the Effect of Welding Current on Precipitated Ferrite δ in the HAZ

   • A. Nouri, M. Bouabdallah

   Pages 91-98

9. “Canadian Experience in SCC of Pipelines and Its Remedies” Recent Progress in SCC of Pipelines in Near-Neutral pH Environment

   • Mimoun Elboujdaini, Binyang Fang, Reg Eadie

   Pages 99-114

10. Hydrogen Embrittlement of Steels – Testing and Modelling as a Joint Effort

    • Wolfgang Dietzel

    Pages 115-126

11. The Role of Material and Corrosion Engineering in Managing the Service-Life Integrity of Flow and Export Lines

    • Manuela Gentile, Roberta Vichi, Roberto Bruschi, Furio Marchesani

    Pages 127-155

12. Protection for Natural Gas Installations Against the Corrosive Effect of Mercury by a Chemical Nickel Coating

    • C. Fares, A. Merati, M. A. Belouchrani, A. Britah

    Pages 157-165

13. Corrosion Study of API 5L X60 Gas Pipelines Steels in NS4 Simulated Soil

    • A. Benmoussat, M. Traisnel

    Pages 167-179

14. Leak Detection: General Remarks and Examples

    • Anita Calcatelli

    Pages 181-206

15. Corrosion Defect Assessment on Pipes Using Limit Analysis and Notch Fracture Mechanics

    • Guy Pluvinage

    Pages 207-226

16. A Damage Evolution Approach in Fracture Mechanics of Pipelines

    • Yu. G. Matvienko

    Pages 227-244

17. Two Parameter Engineering Fracture Mechanics: Calculation of the Relevant Parameters and Investigation of Their Influence on the Surface Notch

    • Mohamed Hadj Meliani, Zitouni Azari, Guy Pluvinage, Yu. G. Matvienko

    Pages 245-274

18. Crude-Oil Flow Modelling in Pipeline Conditions

    • Madjid Meriem Benziane, Abdelkrim Liazid

    Pages 275-284

19. Corrosion Risk Assessment of Pipelines Based on Cathodic Protection Survey

    • Luciano Lazzari

    Pages 285-309

20. Above Ground Coating Integrity Assessment: Experience with SUMED Pipelines

    • Saher Shawki

    Pages 311-322

This book describes technical and practical aspects of pipeline damage. It summarizes the phenomena, mechanisms and management of pipeline corrosion in-service. The topics discussed include pipelines fracture mechanics, damage mechanisms and evolution, and pipeline integrity assessment. The concept of acceptable risk is also elucidated and the future application of new knowledge management tools is considered.

• Damage in pipelines
• Knowledge Management
• Pipeline corrosion
• Pipeline safety

• , Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

  Gabriella Bolzon

• Technologie Houari Boumediene (USTH, Dépt. Matériaux et Composants, Université des Sciences et de la, Algiers, Algeria

  Taoufik Boukharouba

• Eni E&P Division – TEMM, San Donato Milanese (MI), Italy

  Giovanna Gabetta

• , Nat. Resources Canada, Govt. of Canada, CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory, Ottawa, Canada

  Mimoun Elboujdaini

• , Faculté des Sciences et de la Techn., Université Mohamed Khider, Biskra, Algeria

  Mekki Mellas

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