Pipeline risk management manual : ideas, techniques, and resources / / by W. Kent Muhlbauer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910959558403321
• Autore: Muhlbauer W. Kent
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2004
• ISBN: 9786611014605; 9781281014603; 1281014605; 9780080497709; 0080497705; 9780080597706; 008059770X; 978-0-0805-9770-9; 9780080597709
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 395 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 621.8/672
• Soggetti: Pipelines - Safety measures; Pipelines - Reliability
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Risk Assessment at a Glance; Chapter 1. Risk: Theory and Application; Chapter 2. Risk Assessment Process; Chapter 3. Third-Party Damage Index; Chapter 4. Corrosion Index; Chapter 5. Design Index; Chapter 6. Incorrect Operations Index; Chapter 7. Leak Impact Factor; Chapter 8. Data Management and Analyses; Chapter 9. Additional Risk Modules; Chapter 10. Service Interruption Risk; Chapter 11. Distribution Systems; Chapter 12. Offshore Pipeline Systems; Chapter 13. Stations and Surface Facilities; Chapter 14. Absolute Risk Estimates Chapter 15. Risk Management; Appendix A. Typical Pipeline Products; Appendix B. Leak Rate Determination; Appendix C. Pipe Strength Determination; Appendix D. Surge Pressure Calculations; Appendix E. Sample Pipeline Risk Assessment Algorithms; Appendix F. Receptor Risk Evaluation; ; Appendix G. Examples of Common Pipeline Inspection and Survey Techniques; Glossary; References; Index
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