Chapter 12
Oil Containment and Barrier Walls
Publication: Substation Structure Design Guide: Recommended Practice for Design and Use
Abstract
This chapter is intended to provide utility engineers with information to develop their own substation design criteria and standards for secondary and tertiary oil containments, firewalls, sound walls, ballistic walls, and blast walls. The chapter describes common types of containment systems; however, there also may be many other systems or a hybrid of systems. The chapter introduces engineers to the various barrier walls used in electric substations and their relevant design considerations. Utility companies often conduct site specific studies to look at the vulnerabilities of critical substations. These studies can be used to develop design criteria specific to site security requirements and determine the appropriate type of barrier wall. The barrier walls can be a combination of one or more wall types that are described in this chapter and should be designed with ease of maintenance in mind.
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Substation Structure Design Guide: Recommended Practice for Design and Use
Pages: 191 - 197
Editor: George T. Watson, P.E.
ISBN (Print): 978-0-7844-1617-4
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8517-0
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8518-7
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© 2023 by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Published online: Dec 20, 2023
Published in print: Dec 28, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Architectural engineering
- Barriers (by type)
- Blasting effects
- Building management
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Continuum mechanics
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Energy infrastructure
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Highway barriers
- Hybrid methods
- Infrastructure
- Lifeline systems
- Maintenance and operation
- Methodology (by type)
- Power transmission substations
- Protective structures
- Solid mechanics
- Standards and codes
- Structural dynamics
- Structural engineering
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Structures (by type)
- Utilities
- Walls
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