NDLI: Pipeline Exposure at River Crossings: Causes and Cures

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Les, F. Sawatsky Michael, J. Bender Long, Dejiang
Copyright Year	1998
Abstract	Erosion is a common problem at pipeline watercourse crossings. Watercourses are naturally vulnerable to erosion but the risk is particularly acute after sub-soil and armour materials have been disturbed by trenching and backfilling during pipeline construction. The process of pipeline exposure at watercourse crossings can be grouped into these types. One common type of erosion phenomenon is episodic exposure resulting from general and local scour. This is associated with temporary river scour during flood events. It includes general scour involving temporary lowering or the entire river bed during high flows, as well as local scour which involves development of a scour hole during high flow events at a predictable location on the river bed. River engineers have adopted various design methods to ensure sufficient pipeline burial depth which minimizes pipeline exposure due to such periodic occurrences. A second type of erosion phenomenon causing pipeline exposure is progressive river channel bed and bank erosion. This is not a function of a single event but occurs periodically, resulting in progressive removal of pipeline cover. Progressive erosion at pipeline crossings includes riverbed degradation, bank erosion and growth of gullies. River bed degradation (progressive river bed lowering) is a complex phenomenon associated with the stage of geomorphic development of the drainage basin. Its prediction is based on a sound understanding of sediment supply, river hydraulics and river outlet conditions. Bank erosion is a common occurrence and is readily observed. It may be a continuous or episodic occurrence and is often related to the river’s tendency to change its meander pattern, cross sectional shape or bed level. Growth of gullies is a very common cause of erosion at pipeline crossings and results from changes in land use, soil composition, and landscape drainage networks. Techniques for predicting progressive erosion are not well developed and widely understood. As a result, progressive erosion is a common cause of erosion and even pipeline exposure at pipeline crossings of rivers, streams, and gullies. A third mechanism of pipeline exposure is river avulsion. This is often associated with a tortuously meandering channel, a steep braided channel with a wide flood plain or an immature channel on a delta. Methods of avoiding or controlling erosion are based on a sound understanding of causal factors. Each river crossing location is unique and the local risks of pipeline exposure must address specific local conditions. Methods of estimating the risk of local and general scour, progressive erosion, and river avulsions are discussed. Methods of mitigating erosion at pipeline crossings include proper siting of pipeline crossings, deep burial, conventional armouring and a combination of bank toe protection and upper bank vegetation cover.
Sponsorship	Pipeline Division
Starting Page	159
Ending Page	163
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780791840221
DOI	10.1115/IPC1998-2020
Volume Number	Volume 1: Risk Assessment and Management; Emerging Issues and Innovative Projects; Operations and Maintenance; Corrosion and Integrity Management
Conference Proceedings	1998 2nd International Pipeline Conference
Language	English
Publisher Date	1998-06-07
Publisher Place	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Design methodology Pipelines Hydraulics Risk Rivers Floods Sediments Flow (dynamics) Drainage Armor Soil Pipeline construction Engineers Shapes Erosion
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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