L51545 Guidelines for Pipeline Strain Monitoring by Conventional Means

The objective of this report was to assemble strain monitoring information for conventional monitoring methods relevant to pipelines into a single document. The presentation includes a discussion of the basic conventional monitoring techniques, limiting strain criteria and possible intervention responses, practical strain monitoring instrumentation deployment considerations, and a generic plan for conducting pipeline monitoring.

The integration of the information presented herein in a strain monitoring program will enhance the reliability and usefulness of strain data that is collected, and it will provide consistent, rational criteria for intervention decisions.