Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Gain the latest insights and advancements in pipeline engineering to stay current in the field.
• Address and overcome challenges commonly faced in the pipeline industry.
• Determine precise loads on buried pipelines to ensure their structural integrity and longevity.
• Design buried gravity flow pipes and pressure pipelines with a strong understanding of engineering principles.
• Apply advanced engineering knowledge to prevent failures and ensure the reliability of subsurface infrastructure.

Description
Delve into the essential aspects of subsurface infrastructure, focusing on the engineering and design of buried pipeline systems. These systems are crucial for modern society, serving as the backbone for sewer lines, drainage systems, subway tunnels, water mains, gas lines, culverts, and utility conduits. Despite their importance, these pipelines often go unnoticed until they fail, leading to costly repairs, service disruptions, and extended road closures. Understanding and properly managing these underground networks is vital for ensuring their longevity and reliability.

Participants will gain advanced knowledge and practical skills to address common challenges in the pipeline industry. Through detailed examples and instructive short videos, you will learn the latest advancements in pipeline engineering, how to accurately determine loads on buried pipelines, and the principles behind designing both gravity flow and pressure pipelines. You will be equipped with the tools needed to prevent pipeline failures, enhance the durability of subsurface infrastructure, and ensure efficient and uninterrupted service delivery.

With these skills, you can effectively prevent pipeline failures, enhance the durability of subsurface infrastructure, and ensure efficient and uninterrupted service delivery.

Who Should Attend
Elevate your expertise and advance your career with this essential course tailored for Construction Managers, Utility Engineers, and Owners dedicated to modern infrastructure excellence.

Geotechnical and Civil Engineers, Contractors, and City Managers will gain critical insights to enhance project efficiency and effectiveness.

Pipeline Engineers, Designers, and Consulting Engineers can expand their technical mastery, while Fabricators and Manufacturers of Pipeline Systems will stay ahead of industry trends and innovations.

Course Syllabus

Day I

Introduction

• Application of buried pipes
• Common pipe materials and characteristics

Loads on Buried Pipelines

• Loads on buried rigid pipes
• Loads on tunnelled or jacked pipes
• Loads on flexible pipes
• Effect of pipe axial bending
• Live wheel loads
• Highways and railway loads
• Airport loads
• Minimum soil cover
• Pipe flotation
• Longitudinal fractures
• Broken bells
• Effect of soil subsidence
• Effect of temperature rise
• Effect of seismic loads
• Frost loads
• Soil bearing

Design of Buried Gravity Flow Pipes

• Soil Type and Classifications
• Pipe Installation and Embedment
• Trench Width considerations
• Effect of Heavy Equipment
• Design of rigid pipes
• Design of flexible pipes
• Creep and stress relaxation behaviour
• Watkins’s Soil-Strain Theory
• Design criteria
• Factor of safety
• Profile-wall pipe
• Parallel pipes
• Parallel pipe and trench
• Sloped Trench Wall
• Pipe-soil interaction
• Finite element analysis of buried pipes

Day II

Design of Pressure Pipelines

• The difference with gravity flow pipes
• Lame’s solution for internal pressure
• Surge pressure
• External loads
• Combined loading
• Poisson’s effect
• Thermal load
• Stress riser
• Design bases for rigid pipes
• Design bases for flexible pipes
• Design bases for ductile iron pipes
• Design bases for steel pipes
• Design bases for fibre-reinforced plastic pipes
• Pipe thrust and thrust restraint

Pipe Installation Techniques

• Soil types
• Trenching
• Thrust block
• Trench size
• Backfilling
• Parallel trenches
• Trenchless Technology
• Microtunneling

Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes