TECHNICAL REPORT - OPS 89-1
ELECTRIC RESISTANCE WELD PIPE FAILURES
ON HAZARDOUS LIQUID AND GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINES
AUGUST 1989
Office of Pipeline safety
Research and special Programs Administration
U.8. Department of TransportationTABLE OF CONTENTS
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List of Tables... . ee ee
List of Figures... ... ... ee ee
I. INTRODUCTION. 2. ee ee
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B. History of ERW Pipe... ... 2...
II, FINDINGS. 2... .. ee ee ee
III. ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION... .......
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Hazardous Liquid Pipelines ......
A.1 Data Base for Hazardous Liquid
Pipeline Incidents. .......
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A.2.1 Failures of ERW seams in
liquid pipelines... . .
A.2.2 Relationship between service
failures and hydrostatic
testing 2. ee
Natural Gas Pipelines. 2... 2...
8.1 Data Base for Natural Gas Pipeline
Incidents»... . 1. eee ee
B.2 Analysis of the Data. ......
B.2.1 Failures of ERW seams in natural
gas transmission pipelines . .
B.2.2 Relationship between service
failures and hydrostatic
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Relative failure rate of pre-1970
ERW pipelines carrying hazardous
liquids and pre-1970 ERW pipelines
carrying natural gas... 1. 1.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
Appendix A - Typical Examples of Metallurgical
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‘xaminations of ERW Pipeline
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Metallurgical Examinations of Hazardous
guid Pipeline Failures ......
Metallurgical Examinations of Gas
Transmission Pipeline Failures .. .
- Photos of ERW Seam Failures in
Gas Transmission Pipelines... .
- Description of ERW Pipe Failure
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- Alert Notices .. 2... .....0.
- References... 1.1... 000.