The Pipelines 2020 Conference

Organizing comittee e-mail: registrations@asce.org

Organizers: American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE.org

The Pipelines 2020 Conference will provide a forum for industry professionals to share experiences and knowledge between owners, agencies, consultants, industry, supplies, contractors, and governments from around the world. This premier industry gathering has become the place of choice for practitioners to discuss technical paper presentations covering the most current state-of-the-art engineering technologies for pipeline and utilities infrastructure.

Topics

Conference sessions and discussions will be based on the following thematic broad areas of interest, and may present historical evolution of practice, current practice, technical innovations, case histories of successful projects, lessons learned from failure investigations, and academic research:

Planning

• Developments in planning and Design Guidelines
• Pipeline materials selection
• Pipeline hydraulics analysis
• Analytical/Modeling techniques
• Geotechnical and geologic evaluations
• Environmentally sensitive areas
• Risk assessment and management
• Alternatives comparison and selection
• Funding and methods of financing pipeline projects
• Asset management

Design

• Pipeline material considerations
• Handling entrapped air/gas in water/wastewater
• Oil and gas systems
• Corrosion protection
• Trends and developments in design
• Hydraulic control & transient mitigation
• Pipelines in seismically hazardous areas
• Pipeline codes and standards updates
• Innovative design methods

Condition Assessment

• Forensic evaluation of pipeline failures
• Technologies for transmission / distribution pipelines
• New product and technological advances
• Leak detection and monitoring
• Comprehensive assessment case histories
• Hydraulic / Structural condition assessment
• Inspection methods

Trenchless

• Emerging technologies
• New installation methods
• Rehabilitation methods
• Evaluation of different methods
• Project case studies

Construction

• Advances in pipeline installation
• Experiences with various pipeline materials
• Alternative project delivery and contracting approaches
• Construction management
• Construction cost analysis and comparisons

Operation & Maintenance

• Corrosion control
• Valves and appurtenances
• Emergency repairs / Disaster management
• Monitoring and assessment
• Leak detection
• Material specific O&M practices

Engineering Surveying & Geomatics

• Subsurface utility engineering
• Utility location methods
• Use of GIS
• Innovative technologies
• Use of unmanned aircraft systems
• Mobile mapping

Sustainable Design & Regulatory Issues

• Sustainability rating systems
• Pipe material selection
• Pipe bedding and backfill selection
• Environmental permitting for pipelines
• Crossing environmentally sensitive zones
• Oil & Gas industry regulatory issues
• Life cycle cost assessment

Conference Web-Site: https://www.pipelinesconference.org/program/call-submissions