Transalaska pipeline system linewide slackline investigations for p9tential pipe vibrations

摘要

During the summer of 1996, the TransAlaska Pipeline System (TAPS) experienced pipe vibrations near Thompson Pass, which is located 25 miles north of the Valdez Marine Terminal (VMT). The VMT is the southern terminus of the 48-inch oil pipeline transporting Alaska North Slope Crude for further shipment to market via marine tankers. The pipeline is designed to operate in a slakline mode as it flows over the 2,810 ft. elevation of Thompson Pass.