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This paper gives a brief overview of United Kingdom (UK) processes for design, principally structural design, of pipelines ofdifferent materials. For context, it makes some comparisons with practice in U.S. manuals, covering differences intraffic loads, native and backfill soil stiffnesses and concludes that it is important not to mix methods. It describesbackground to the UK approach to native soil stiffness. It also addresses thrust blocks and cyclic loading onplastic pipes and includes sections on exposed (non-buried) pipelines and covers transport of air pockets in waterpipelines. It highlights areas for improved knowledge sharing and research. Includes 35 references, tables, figures.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 06/17/2004 Number of Pages: 20File Size: 1 file , 850 KB