Learn Piping: Design of underground pipeline supports - 2022

🎉 Learn Design of Different Supporting Systems of Underground Pipelines [Restrained Length, Thrust Blocks & Line Anchors] 🌱

Course Overview:

This comprehensive course is tailored for civil/structural engineers in the water sector, or those working with underground pipe systems. It provides a deep dive into the design and analysis of different supporting systems used to stabilize buried pipelines, focusing on restrained length, thrust blocks, and line anchors. 🏭✨

What You'll Learn:

Section 1: Introduction to Buried Pipeline Systems 📚

• Understanding Different Types: Get acquainted with various buried pipeline systems and the forces they encounter, particularly at bends or fittings.
• Forces & Stability: Dive into the forces influencing underground pipelines and their impact on stability.
• Supporting Systems Breakdown: Explore the three primary supporting systems: thrust blocks, line anchors, and restrained length, learning their applications, advantages, and limitations.

Section 2: Deep Dive into Thrust Blocks 🔍

• Forces Affecting Thrust Blocks: Understand the thrust force, active earth pressure, passive earth pressure, and surcharge pressure that act on thrust blocks.
• Stability Checks: Learn the critical stability checks and different operational cases for thrust blocks.

Section 3: Detailed Analysis of Line Anchors 📈

• Repeating the Fundamentals: The curriculum from Section 2 is applied to line anchors, with a focus on their unique forces and stability considerations.

Section 4: Practical Example - Thrust Block Calculation 🛠️

• Real-World Application: Work through a detailed example calculating the required size of a thrust block for a 90-degree bend on a DN800mm pipeline.

Section 5: Practical Example - Line Anchors Calculation 🎓

• Building on Knowledge: Extend your calculations to determine the required size and number of line anchors for the same scenario.

Additional Resources & Support:

• Excel Spreadsheets: To assist with stability calculations for thrust blocks, line anchors, and restrained length systems, we provide ready-to-use Excel spreadsheets.
• Engagement & Learning: Engage with the course materials through interactive examples, practical exercises, and real-world applications that will enhance your understanding and application of underground pipeline support design.

Enroll now to elevate your engineering skills and master the design and analysis of underground pipeline supports. This course is your stepping stone to becoming a proficient civil/structural engineer in the water industry! 💧💪