Citation

Bello GC, Avogadri S. Reliab. Eng. 1982; 3(2): 89-99.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1982, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0143-8174(82)90006-3

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The problem of deciding the optimal redundancies for a system of offshore pipelines was faced by using the method of reliability analysis to estimate the probable overall management costs in the various alternative hypotheses.

To perform the analysis a survey of the available information was carried out regarding the behaviour of the offshore pipeline system existing in the Gulf of Mexico and in the North Sea and a calculation programme was prepared capable of foreseeing the most probable operating condition of the system under examination in the various configurations and of evaluating the relative probable annual management costs.

Keywords: Pipeline transportation