Steel Penstocks

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Task Committee on Steel Penstock Design of Pipeline Planning and Design Committee of the Pipeline Division of ASCE

Contributor:

American Society of Civil Engineers. Task Committee on Steel Penstock Design.

John, Bambei Jr., Editor.

Series:

ASCE manuals and reports on engineering practice ; no. 79

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penstocks.

Steel, Structural.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Reston : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2012.

Reston, VA American Society of Civil Engineers 2012, c2012

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Prepared by the Task Committee for the updating of MOP 79 of the Pipeline Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Steel Penstocks stands as a complete guide to the design, installation, and maintenance of the closed conduits between a free water surface and hydroelectric power stations. This new, thoroughly updated edition provides recommendations and technical guidance for all aspects of steel penstocks, including tunnel liners, wyes, and branch outlets. It also provides practical, comprehensive information regarding the economic, safety, and environmental aspects of designing and implementing steel penstocks at hydropower stations. Chapters offer both background commentary and specific requirements, and a final chapter contains 10 worked examples of design problems. Topics include: design considerations, including economic diameter, shutoff systems, and seismic loads; materials, design criteria, and allowable stresses; exposed and buried penstocks; steel tunnel liners; wye branches and outlets; anchor blocks; appurtenances, bends, and transitions; corrosion prevention and control; welding; manufacture, installation, and inspection; startup; documentation and certification; and maintenance. Hydroelectric engineers, designers, and facility managers use MOP 79 as the go-to reference for steel penstocks.

Contents:

Chapter 1 General; Chapter 2 Materials; Chapter 3 Design Criteria and Allowable Stresses; Chapter 4 Exposed Penstocks; Chapter 5 Buried Penstocks; Chapter 6 Steel Tunnel Liners; Chapter 7 Wye Branches and Branch Outlets; Chapter 8 Anchor Blocks; Chapter 9 Appurtenances, Bends, and Transitions; Chapter 10 Corrosion Prevention and Control; Chapter 11 Welding; Chapter 12 Manufacture; Chapter 13 Installation; Chapter 14 Inspection and Testing; Chapter 15 Start-Up; Chapter 16 Documentation and Certification; Chapter 17 Maintenance; Chapter 18 Examples

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

0-7844-7682-9

OCLC:

811210949