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This collection includes the final project reports from the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS) research program. The PHMSA pipeline research mission is to sponsor research and development projects focused on providing near-term solutions for the Nation’s pipeline transportation system that will improve safety, reduce environmental impact, and enhance reliability. Additional information on the program may be found here: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/research-and-development/pipeline/about-pipeline-research-development Bookmark this collection: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_phmsa or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530847.

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Risk Assessment and Treatment of Wells

CITE Title : Risk Assessment and Treatment of Wells Creator(s) : Stephens, Mark;Koduru, Smitha;Vani, Josh;Paxman, Tyler;Wright, Chance; Corporate Creator(s) : C-FER Technologies Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Published Date : 2020-09-01 Report Number : M251 URL : /view/dot/56180 "Risk Assessment and Treatment" (2020). "Risk Assessment and Treatment of Wells" (2020) "Risk Assessment and Treatment of Wells" , 2020 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Stephens, Mark ;

Koduru, Smitha

2020-09-01

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This project will develop guidelines to perform relative, probabilistic and Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRAs) of storage wells during well entry. T...
Fundamental Mechanochemistry-Based Detection of Early Stage Corrosion Degradation of Pipeline Steels

CITE Title : Fundamental Mechanochemistry-Based Detection of Early Stage Corrosion Degradation of Pipeline Steels Creator(s) : Bastawros, Ashraf Corporate Creator(s) : Iowa State University Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration;United States. Department of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP); Published Date : 2020-05-11 URL : /view/dot/56150 "Fundamental Mechanochemistry-Based Detection of" (2020). "Fundamental Mechanochemistry-Based Detection of Early Stage Corrosion Degradation of Pipeline Steels" (2020) "Fundamental Mechanochemistry-Based Detection of Early Stage Corrosion Degradation of Pipeline Steels" , 2020 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Bastawros, Ashraf

2020-05-11

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Corrosion of underground natural gas and liquid petroleum pipelines occurs by a variety of forms and requires specialized methods to detect and contro...
Development of High-Performance Gas-Coupled Ultrasonic Transducers for Inspection of Unpiggable Natural Gas Pipelines

CITE Title : Development of High-Performance Gas-Coupled Ultrasonic Transducers for Inspection of Unpiggable Natural Gas Pipelines Creator(s) : Fratello, Vincent;Bondurant, Phil;Minachi, Ali; Corporate Creator(s) : Quest Integrated, LLC Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Published Date : 2020-02-07 Report Number : TR-1585-P URL : /view/dot/56149 "Development of High-Performance Gas-Coupled" (2020). "Development of High-Performance Gas-Coupled Ultrasonic Transducers for Inspection of Unpiggable Natural Gas Pipelines" (2020) "Development of High-Performance Gas-Coupled Ultrasonic Transducers for Inspection of Unpiggable Natural Gas Pipelines" , 2020 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Fratello, Vincent ;

Bondurant, Phil

2020-02-07

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Objectives: New dry-coupled ultrasonic transducer (UT) techniques will be investigated to determine feasibility for in-line inspection in unpiggable g...
Validation for Flaw Acceptance of Mechanical Damage to Low Stress Natural Gas Pipelines

CITE Title : Validation for Flaw Acceptance of Mechanical Damage to Low Stress Natural Gas Pipelines Creator(s) : Farrag, Khalid;Francini, Robert; Corporate Creator(s) : Gas Technology Institute;Kiefner & Associates, Inc.; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration;United States. Office of Pipeline Safety; Published Date : 2011-12-01 Report Number : GTI Project No. 20754 URL : /view/dot/36461 "Validation for Flaw Acceptance" (2011). "Validation for Flaw Acceptance of Mechanical Damage to Low Stress Natural Gas Pipelines" (2011) "Validation for Flaw Acceptance of Mechanical Damage to Low Stress Natural Gas Pipelines" , 2011 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Farrag, Khalid ;

Francini, Robert

2011-12-01

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The objective of the research project is to provide pipeline operators with a decision‐making tool regarding the repair options to pipeline’s mech...
Second Generation Models for Strain-Based Design

CITE Title : Second Generation Models for Strain-Based Design Creator(s) : Wang, Yong-Yi;Liu, Ming;Song, Yaxin;Stephens, Mark;Petersen, Randy;Gordon, Robin; Corporate Creator(s) : Center For Reliable Energy Systems;C-FER Technologies;Microalloying International; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration;Pipeline Research Council International; Published Date : 2011-08-30 URL : /view/dot/34533 "Second Generation Models for" (2011). "Second Generation Models for Strain-Based Design" (2011) "Second Generation Models for Strain-Based Design" , 2011 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Wang, Yong-Yi ;

Liu, Ming

2011-08-30

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This project covers the development of tensile strain design models which form a key part of the strain-based design of pipelines. The strain-based de...
Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment Detection of Water (WP #205)

CITE Title : Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment Detection of Water (WP #205) Creator(s) : Brossia, C. Sean Corporate Creator(s) : Det Norske Veritas, Incorporated Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Published Date : 2010-12-12 Report Number : EAWUS811-80612405, Rev. 3 URL : /view/dot/34505 "Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment" (2010). "Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment Detection of Water (WP #205)" (2010) "Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment Detection of Water (WP #205)" , 2010 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Brossia, C. Sean

2010-12-12

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Internal corrosion of natural gas pipelines is the result of interaction between the inside pipe wall and impurities in the product being transported....
Evaluation of External Corrosion Rate Using Polarization Resistance and Soil Properties

CITE Title : Evaluation of External Corrosion Rate Using Polarization Resistance and Soil Properties Creator(s) : Farrag, Khalid Corporate Creator(s) : Gas Technology Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Published Date : 2010-08-01 Report Number : DOT Project No. 256;GTI Project Number: 20753; URL : /view/dot/34648 "Evaluation of External Corrosion" (2010). "Evaluation of External Corrosion Rate Using Polarization Resistance and Soil Properties" (2010) "Evaluation of External Corrosion Rate Using Polarization Resistance and Soil Properties" , 2010 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Farrag, Khalid

2010-08-01

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The research project evaluated the use of the Linear Polarization Resistance (LPR) and the Electric Resistance (ER) technologies in estimating the ext...
Improvements to the External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA) Process (WP # 360) Severity Ranking of ECDA Indirect Inspection Indications (Project #242) for Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration(PHMSA)

CITE Title : Improvements to the External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA) Process (WP # 360) Severity Ranking of ECDA Indirect Inspection Indications (Project #242) for Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration(PHMSA) Corporate Creator(s) : Corrpro Companies, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Published Date : 2010-06-10 URL : /view/dot/36459 "Improvements to the External" (2010). "Improvements to the External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA) Process (WP # 360) Severity Ranking of ECDA Indirect Inspection Indications (Project #242) for Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration(PHMSA)" (2010) "Improvements to the External Corrosion Direct Assessment (ECDA) Process (WP # 360) Severity Ranking of ECDA Indirect Inspection Indications (Project #242) for Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration(PHMSA)" , 2010 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Corrpro Companies, Inc.

2010-06-10

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On June 28, 2007, PHMSA released a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), DTPH56-07-BAA-000002, seeking white papers on individual projects and consolidated...
ECDA of Cased Pipeline Segments

CITE Title : ECDA of Cased Pipeline Segments Corporate Creator(s) : Corrpro Companies, Inc. Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration;ExxonMobil Pipeline Company;El Paso Pipeline Group;Panhandle Energy; Published Date : 2010-06-01 URL : /view/dot/34532 "ECDA of Cased Pipeline" (2010). "ECDA of Cased Pipeline Segments" (2010) "ECDA of Cased Pipeline Segments" , 2010 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Corrpro Companies, Inc.

2010-06-01

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Technologies that are currently used to assess cased pipes include in-line inspection, guided wave ultrasonic, electromagnetic wave, pulsed eddy curre...
Plastic Pipe Failure, Risk, and Threat Analysis

CITE Title : Plastic Pipe Failure, Risk, and Threat Analysis Creator(s) : Maupin, Julie;Mamoun, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : Gas Technology Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Contributor(s) : Binns, Terri Published Date : 2009-04-29 Report Number : GTI Project No. 20385;DOT Project No. 194; URL : /view/dot/34642 "Plastic Pipe Failure, Risk," (2009). "Plastic Pipe Failure, Risk, and Threat Analysis" (2009) "Plastic Pipe Failure, Risk, and Threat Analysis" , 2009 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Maupin, Julie ;

Mamoun, Michael

2009-04-29

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The three primary failure modes that may be exhibited by polyethylene (PE) gas pipe materials were described in detail. The modes are: ductile rupture...
Guidelines for Constructing Natural Gas and Liquid Hydrocarbon Pipelines Through Areas Prone to Landslide and Subsidence Hazards

CITE Title : Guidelines for Constructing Natural Gas and Liquid Hydrocarbon Pipelines Through Areas Prone to Landslide and Subsidence Hazards Corporate Creator(s) : C-CORE;D.G. Honegger Consulting;SSD, Inc.; Corporate Contributor(s) : Pipeline Research Council International;United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Published Date : 2009-01-01 URL : /view/dot/34640 "Guidelines for Constructing Natural" (2009). "Guidelines for Constructing Natural Gas and Liquid Hydrocarbon Pipelines Through Areas Prone to Landslide and Subsidence Hazards" (2009) "Guidelines for Constructing Natural Gas and Liquid Hydrocarbon Pipelines Through Areas Prone to Landslide and Subsidence Hazards" , 2009 Export RIS Citation Information.

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C-CORE ...

2009-01-01

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These guidelines provide recommendations for the assessment of new and existing natural gas and liquid hydrocarbon pipelines subjected to potential gr...
Liquid Pipeline Operator’s Control Room Human Factors Risk Assessment and Management Guide

CITE Title : Liquid Pipeline Operator’s Control Room Human Factors Risk Assessment and Management Guide Creator(s) : McCallum, Marvin C.;Richard, Christian M.; Corporate Creator(s) : Battelle Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration;Pipeline Research Council International; Published Date : 2008-11-26 URL : /view/dot/34634 "Liquid Pipeline Operator’s Control" (2008). "Liquid Pipeline Operator’s Control Room Human Factors Risk Assessment and Management Guide" (2008) "Liquid Pipeline Operator’s Control Room Human Factors Risk Assessment and Management Guide" , 2008 Export RIS Citation Information.

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McCallum, Marvin C. ;

Richard, Christian M.

2008-11-26

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The purpose of this guide is to document methodologies, tools, procedures, guidance, and instructions that have been developed to provide liquid pipel...
Human Factors Analysis of Pipeline Monitoring and Control Operations: Final Technical Report

CITE Title : Human Factors Analysis of Pipeline Monitoring and Control Operations: Final Technical Report Creator(s) : McCallum, Marvin C.;Richard, Christian M.; Corporate Creator(s) : Battelle Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration;Pipeline Research Council International; Published Date : 2008-11-26 Report Number : PR-003-03405 URL : /view/dot/34633 "Human Factors Analysis of" (2008). "Human Factors Analysis of Pipeline Monitoring and Control Operations: Final Technical Report" (2008) "Human Factors Analysis of Pipeline Monitoring and Control Operations: Final Technical Report" , 2008 Export RIS Citation Information.

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McCallum, Marvin C. ;

Richard, Christian M.

2008-11-26

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The purpose of the Human Factors Analysis of Pipeline Monitoring and Control Operations project was to develop procedures that could be used by liquid...
Demonstration of ECDA Applicability and Reliability for Demanding Situations

CITE Title : Demonstration of ECDA Applicability and Reliability for Demanding Situations Creator(s) : Ersoy, Daniel Corporate Creator(s) : Gas Technology Institute Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Dept. of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Contributor(s) : Nanney, Steve Published Date : 2008-08-31 URL : /view/dot/34618 "Demonstration of ECDA Applicability" (2008). "Demonstration of ECDA Applicability and Reliability for Demanding Situations" (2008) "Demonstration of ECDA Applicability and Reliability for Demanding Situations" , 2008 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Ersoy, Daniel

2008-08-31

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On June 2, 2005, PHMSA issued the fifth Broad Agency Announcement, #DTPH56- 05-BAA-0001, which included research to improve the understanding of Direc...
Biennial Report Summary of Hazardous Materials Transportation, 2005-2006

CITE Title : Biennial Report Summary of Hazardous Materials Transportation, 2005-2006 Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Published Date : 2007-01-01 URL : /view/dot/5858 "Biennial Report Summary of" (2007). "Biennial Report Summary of Hazardous Materials Transportation, 2005-2006" (2007) "Biennial Report Summary of Hazardous Materials Transportation, 2005-2006" , 2007 Export RIS Citation Information.

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United States. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

2007-01-01

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The Federal hazmat law requires the United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation (DOT) to protect the public from the risks to life, property, an...