Construction
When a pipeline is built, the construction project not only covers the civil work to lay the pipeline and build the pump/compressor stations, it also has to cover all the work related to the installation of the field devices that will support remote operation.
The pipeline is routed along what is known as a "right of way". Pipelines are generally built using the following stages:
- Route (right of way) selection
- Surveying the route
- Clearing the route
- Trenching - Main Route and Crossings (roads, rail, other pipes, etc.)
- Installing the pipe
- Installing valves, intersections, etc.
- Covering the pipe and trench
Russia has "Pipeline Troops" as part of the Rear Services, who are trained to build and repair pipelines. Russia is the only country to have Pipeline Troops.
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Famous quotes containing the word construction:
“There’s no art
To find the mind’s construction in the face:
He was a gentleman on whom I built
An absolute trust.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
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—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)