ICPTT 2011: Sustainable Solutions For Water, Sewer, Gas, And Oil Pipelines

Proceedings of the International Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology (ICPTT), held in Beijing,China, October 26-29, 2011. Sponsored by the Pipeline Division of ASCE; China-U.S. Joint Center for Trenchless R and D of China University of Geosciences; Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education of the University of Texas at Arlington; School of Engineering of China University of Geosciences, Beijing; Soil and Rock Drilling and Protecting Engineering Research Center of China Ministry of Education; China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau; and Wuhan Deawon Trenchless Technology Co. Ltd. This collection contains 253 papers exploring all aspects of pipelines and trenchless technology with a global perspective. Papers examine piplines from many angles, including design, failures, inspection, installation, planning, rehabilitation, and risk management. Other topics include: condition assessment; corrosion control and monitoring; gas/oil and water quality regulations; geographic information systems; hazard and risk assessments; integrated asset management; leak detection and monitoring; research and development; seismic pipeline design; subsurface utility engineering; tunnel boring machines.