My contractor has been using concrete coated pipe for 20-inch and 30-inch pipeline extensions this year. However concrete coated pipe proved to be problematic because the pipe had to be coated at the project contractor yards and then transported to the project right of way to be installed. They...
All, I appreciate the responses. It sounds like there is not a good rule of thumb for the negative buoyancy. I had in my mind to use 10-15%. I guess it comes down to ones best judgement.
Have your experiences been with installing the buoyancy control devices on pipeline in rivers/lakes or...
I have been tasked with writing an engineering standard at my company that will dictate spacing requirements for set on pipeline weights. The pipeline weights I am writing the standard for are geotextile bags that can be filled with aggregate or sand.
Does anyone know if there is a good rule...
