Pipelines and risers - Bai, Yong. (Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 2001)
Introduction -- Wall-thickness and material grade selection -- Buckling/collapse of deepwater metallic pipes -- Limit-state based strength design -- Soil and pipe interaction -- Hydrodynamics around pipes -- Finite element analysis of in-situ behavior -- On-bottom stability -- Vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) and fatigue -- Force model and wave fatigue -- Trawl impact, pullover and hooking loads -- Installation design -- Reliability-based strength design of pipelines -- Remaining strength of corroded pipes -- Residual strength of dented pipes with cracks -- Risk analysis applied to subsea pipeline engineering -- Route optimization, tie-in and protection -- Pipeline inspection, maintenance and repair -- Use of high strength steel -- Design of deepwater risers -- Design codes and criteria for risers -- Fatigue of risers -- Piping systems -- Pipe-in-pipe and bundle systems -- LCC modeling as a decision making tool in pipeline design -- Design examples.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Underwater pipelines -- Design and construction; Offshore structures -- Design and construction; Electronic books