Pipelines
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The Pipeline Technology Department at C-FER consists of professionals specializing in structural, risk and reliability, and software engineering, as well as full-scale testing.
Expertise includes integrity management consulting and risk assessment; application of risk-based and limit states to design and maintenance planning; structural analysis and testing of pipelines under different loading conditions and in the presence of various types of defects; and analysis of pipeline incident data.
From identifying industry needs to delivering innovative solutions to our clients, the team is equipped to meet your pipeline needs.
Full-Scale Testing
- Internal/External Pressure, Bending and Axial Loads
- Large Diameter, High Strength and High Pressure Pipes
- Local Buckling for Compressive Strain Limit
- Wide Plate or Biaxial Tests for Tensile Strain Limit
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Analysis
- 3-D Finite Element Modeling
- Pipe-Soil Interaction
- Large Deformation and Heavy Loads
- Local Buckling and Overall/Upheaval Instability
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Reliability-Based Design and Assessment
- Code Development and Guidelines for Special Projects
- Load and Resistance Factors and Reliability Targets
- Software for Design and In-Service Assessment
- Design for Unique Loads and Environmental Conditions
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Special Design & Operational issues
- Road Crossings and Class Upgrades
- Large Ground Movement
- Composite and Fibreglass Pipes
- Fracture Mechanics
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Integrity Management
- Integrity Maintenance Planning (PIRAMID™)
- Structural Capabilities
- Installation Loads
- Pipe-Soil Interaction
- Remaining Strength of Damaged Pipe
- Limit States Design
- Reliability-Based Design
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