Buried Gas Pipelines Under Vehicular Crossings
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 110, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper describes and evaluates the various methods used in the analysis and design of buried pipelines under vehicular crossings extracted from a vast number of literature. It was found that a unified treatment of the subject is currently not available and additional work is required. The study shows that there are sufficient data and technical information that can be integrated to produce sound design. Theoretical as well as empirical formulas are scrutinized and incorporated in their appropriate places. Design examples are presented, complete with the detail calculations. Where applicable nomographs and graphs are adapted as design aids. A brief review of the current safety codes pertaining to natural gas pipeline design is also presented.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 110 • Issue 2 • March 1984
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