The role of corrosion in the seismic performance of buried steel pipelines in three United States earthquakes
Abstract
The condition of underground water pipelines following earthquakes in Puget Sound, Santa Rosa, California, and San Fernando, California is discussed with emphasis on steel pipe damage in regions where the maximum ground displacements are of the order of 10 cm. Numerous leaks in the pipes were traced to local weaknesses caused by corrosion. Corrosion control programs used by utilities discussed include wrapping and cathodic protection, and replacement of corroded pipe with noncorroding asbestos-cement pipe.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- June 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978STIN...7915211I
- Keywords:
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- California;
- Corrosion;
- Earthquake Damage;
- Pipelines;
- Steel Structures;
- Underground Structures;
- Washington;
- Corrosion Prevention;
- Earthquake Resistant Structures;
- Leakage;
- Utilities;
- Engineering (General)