Onshore pipelines have traditionally been designed with a deterministic stress-based methodology. The changing operating environment has, however, imposed many challenges to the pipeline industry, including heightened public awareness of risk, more challenging natural hazards, and increased economic competitiveness. To meet the societal expectation of pipeline safety and enhance the competitiveness of the pipeline industry, significant efforts have been spent for the development of reliability-based design and assessment (RBDA) methodology. This paper will briefly review the technology development in the RBDA area and the focus will be on the progresses in the past years in standard development within the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Canadian Standard Association (CSA) organizations.
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Reliability-Based Design and Assessment Standards for Onshore Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
Joe Zhou,
Joe Zhou
TransCanada PipeLines Limited
, Calgary, Alberta
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Brian Rothwell,
Brian Rothwell
TransCanada PipeLines Limited
, Calgary, Alberta
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Maher Nessim,
Maher Nessim
C-FER Technologies
, Edmonton, Alberta
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Wenxing Zhou
Wenxing Zhou
C-FER Technologies
, Edmonton, Alberta
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Joe Zhou
TransCanada PipeLines Limited
, Calgary, Alberta
Brian Rothwell
TransCanada PipeLines Limited
, Calgary, Alberta
Maher Nessim
C-FER Technologies
, Edmonton, Alberta
Wenxing Zhou
C-FER Technologies
, Edmonton, AlbertaJ. Pressure Vessel Technol. Jun 2009, 131(3): 031702 (6 pages)
Published Online: April 28, 2009
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Received:
January 10, 2007
Revised:
January 21, 2008
Published:
April 28, 2009
Citation
Zhou, J., Rothwell, B., Nessim, M., and Zhou, W. (April 28, 2009). "Reliability-Based Design and Assessment Standards for Onshore Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines." ASME. J. Pressure Vessel Technol. June 2009; 131(3): 031702. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2902281
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