Pipeline Engineering and Practice: Installing a Steam Pipeline
Publication: Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Volume 8, Issue 2
Abstract
Pipeline engineering provides practical input for the design, construction, and operations of a 0.6-m (24-in.) steam pipeline in a central city that may differ significantly from that for pipelines in other regions. A relatively short steam line is a critical, high-risk piece of infrastructure. When that pipeline threatens other utility service connections, it could cause hospital emergencies and area fatalities. Pipelines provide a vital service, and concern for the safety and welfare of the public has always been a focal point. The necessary activities and surface characteristics of city streets are key issues that challenge the field engineer for the pipeline installation. Specific project issues that necessitate consideration include temporary barricades, routing of traffic, slope stability, vehicular plating, and supports. This paper provides a case study that examines the field progress of a pipeline installation in one of New York City’s busiest areas and highlights the time spent overcoming key design issues and some of the technical developments of design, construction, and operations of steam supply pipe lines to high-rise office and residential buildings. Improving productivity in all the processes of pipeline construction is recognized as a pipeline engineering management problem that deserves attention.
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Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Volume 8 • Issue 2 • May 2017
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© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jun 1, 2015
Accepted: Aug 4, 2016
Published online: Sep 23, 2016
Discussion open until: Feb 23, 2017
Published in print: May 1, 2017
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