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According to the engineering investigation of long-distance oil and gas pipelines, the criterions and measures of route selection are drawn as follows: the flat landform is the first choice in route alignment. The foot of mountain is the first choice when the route passes by the valley. The route should pass by but the shady and deposited slope and not in sunny and erosive slope as possible as it can. The pipeline should be vertical to contour climbing and descending the mountain except steep slope. Tunnel can be used in crossing foothill. Perpendicularly traversing the river is better than beveling; the worst choice is to put the pipeline along the river. Bypass is the best choice in karsts area. The order of route selection should be pre-choosing, investigation, optimization and adjustment.
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Foundation item: Supported by the Transportation Construction Science and Technology Project of Ministry of Communication of China (2003-318-802-01)
Biography: WANG Chenghua (1942-), male, Professor, research direction: mountain hazards mitigation and engineering control.
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Chenghua, W., Qingwen, M., Jiming, K. et al. Criterions and measures of route selection of shallowly embedded long-distance oil and gas pipeline in mountain areas. Wuhan Univ. J. Nat. Sci. 11, 787–792 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02830165
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Key words
- shallowly embedded long-distance oil and gas pipeline
- criterions and measures of route selection
- avoiding geological hazards