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A New Method for Installing a Large‐Diameter, Continuously Welded Steel Submarine Pipeline
Author(s) -
Gillis D.A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1979.tb04356.x
Subject(s) - installation , submarine , pipeline (software) , welding , inlet , marine engineering , excavation , transmission (telecommunications) , engineering , quantum tunnelling , structural engineering , geology , mechanical engineering , geotechnical engineering , materials science , telecommunications , optoelectronics
A circular profile method has been used to install a new transmission main across the Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, B.C. The new main is well protected and has a large enough capacity to meet increased future demand. Costs were high, however, especially for tunnelling and excavation.