Research & Development: Strategic Plan
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The vision of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Pipeline Safety Research Program is to support PHMSA’s mission which is “to protect people and the environment from the risks inherent in transportation of hazardous materials by pipeline and other modes of transportation.”
The mission of PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Research Program is to sponsor research and development projects focused on providing near-term solutions that will improve the safety, reduce environmental impact, and enhance the reliability of the Nation’s pipeline transportation system.
This Research Strategic Plan aims to convey many messages but mainly that we:
- Employ a coordinated and collaborative approach to address mutual pipeline challenges
- Help remove technical and sometimes regulatory barriers on a given challenge
- Measure our research results, outputs and impacts
- Are transparent virtually posting all program processes, actions and products on our program website.
Program Relevance & Logic Breakdown
Projects of Infrastructure Location(s): Arctic
Research Objectives
| Objective | Projects | PHMSA |
|---|---|---|
| Strengthening Standards | 15 | $ 8.66M |
| Technology Development | 9 | $ 7.94M |
| Knowledge Documents | 29 | $12.87M |
Research Strategies & Objectives
| Programmatic Element | Objectives | PHMSA |
|---|---|---|
| Threat Prevention | Strengthening Standards | $ 0.39M |
| Technology Development | $ 0.29M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 0.92M | |
| Leak Detection | Strengthening Standards | $ 0.00M |
| Technology Development | $ 2.79M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 0.00M | |
| Anomaly Detection | Strengthening Standards | $ 0.36M |
| Technology Development | $ 0.00M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 0.36M | |
| Anomaly Characterization | Strengthening Standards | $ 0.78M |
| Technology Development | $ 0.00M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 0.78M | |
| Anomaly Repair | Strengthening Standards | $ 0.00M |
| Technology Development | $ 0.00M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 0.24M | |
| Design | Strengthening Standards | $ 2.45M |
| Technology Development | $ 0.00M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 3.90M | |
| Materials | Strengthening Standards | $ 1.72M |
| Technology Development | $ 0.75M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 3.99M | |
| Welding | Strengthening Standards | $ 2.93M |
| Technology Development | $ 4.10M | |
| Knowledge Documents | $ 2.65M |
Projects can impact and be relevant in two or more areas. Because of this, counts and sums will amount to more than 100% of program totals.
| Project # |
Activities A | Affected Infrastructure Types B | Infrastructure Location C | Research Objectives D |
PHMSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programmatic Element: Threat Prevention | |||||
| 202 | DTPH56-06-T-000015, "Pipeline Integrity Management for Ground Movement Hazards" | HazLiq GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.52M |
| 389 | DTPH56-11-T-000001, "Consolidated Research Program, Right of Way Automated Monitoring Threat Prevention" | HazLiq GasGather GasTrans Dist-Steel Dist-Non-Metal |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Technology Development |
$ 0.29M |
| 986 | 693JK32210015POTA, "Dynamic Geohazard Risk and Decision Support Platform" | HazLiq GasGather GasTrans Dist-Steel Dist-Non-Metal |
Onshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.39M |
| Programmatic Element: Threat Prevention Total: | $ 1.21M | ||||
| Programmatic Element: Leak Detection | |||||
| 153 | DTRS56-04-T-0012, "Hazardous Liquids Airborne Lidar Observation Study (HALOS)" | HazLiq GasGather GasTrans Dist-Steel Dist-Non-Metal |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Technology Development |
$ 0.55M |
| 93 | DTRS56-01-X-0023, "Airborne LIDAR Pipeline Inspection System (ALPIS) Mapping Tests" | GasGather GasTrans Dist-Steel Dist-Non-Metal |
Onshore Arctic |
Technology Development |
$ 2.24M |
| Programmatic Element: Leak Detection Total: | $ 2.79M | ||||
| Programmatic Element: Anomaly Detection | |||||
| 244 | DTPH56-08-T-000015, "Pipeline Segment-Specific External Corrosion Rate Estimation to Improve Reassessment Interval Accuracy" | HazLiq GasTrans Dist-Steel |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.21M |
| 623 | DTRT5715C10023, "A Novel Approach to Establishing Remaining Strength of Line Pipe and Fittings with Corrosion Type Defects" | HazLiq GasGather GasTrans Dist-Steel |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.15M |
| Programmatic Element: Anomaly Detection Total: | $ 0.36M | ||||
| Programmatic Element: Anomaly Characterization | |||||
| 557 | DTPH56-14-H-00004, "Improving Models to Consider Complex Loadings, Operational Considerations, and Interactive Threats" | HazLiq GasTrans Dist-Steel |
Onshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.47M |
| 561 | DTPH56-14-H-00008L, "Definition of Geotechnical and Operational Load Effects on Pipeline Anomalies" | HazLiq GasTrans Dist-Steel |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.31M |
| Programmatic Element: Anomaly Characterization Total: | $ 0.78M | ||||
| Programmatic Element: Anomaly Repair | |||||
| 245 | DTPH56-08-T-000016, "Evaluation and Method for Qualification of Fiber Reinforced Composite Repair Techniques for Transmission and/or Distribution Pipelines" | HazLiq GasTrans Dist-Steel |
Onshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.24M |
| Programmatic Element: Anomaly Repair Total: | $ 0.24M | ||||
| Programmatic Element: Design | |||||
| 200 | DTPH56-06-T-000014, "Validation and Documentation of Tensile Strain Limit Design Models for Pipelines" | HazLiq GasTrans |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 1.12M |
| 201 | DTPH56-06-T-000014, "Second Generation Models for Strain-Based Design" | HazLiq GasTrans |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.13M |
| 361 | DTPH56-10-T-000016, "Realistic Strain Capacity Models for Pipeline Construction and Maintenance" | HazLiq GasTrans |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.42M |
| 140 | DTRS56-04-X-0021, "Strain-Based Design of Pipelines - Phase II" | GasTrans |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.07M |
| 556 | DTPH56-14-H-00003L, "Strain-Based Design and Assessment of Segments of Pipelines with and without Fittings" | HazLiq GasTrans |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 2.03M |
| 314 | DTPH56-10-P-000020, "Development of a Limit States Standard for Onshore Pipelines" | GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.10M |
| Programmatic Element: Design Total: | $ 3.90M | ||||
| Programmatic Element: Materials | |||||
| 127 | DTRS56-03-T-0007, "First Major Improvements to the Two-curve Fracture Arrest Model" | GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.61M |
| 165 | DTRS56-05-T-0003, "A New Approach to Control Running Fracture in Pipelines" | GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.26M |
| 171 | DTPH56-05-T-0003, "Corrosion Assessment Guidance for Higher Strength Pipelines" | GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.87M |
| 233 | DTPH56-08-T-000006, "The Effect of Cathodic Protection on Stress Corrosion Cracking of High-Strength Pipeline Steels" | GasTrans |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.06M |
| 251 | DTPH56-08-T-000008, "Achieving Maximum Crack Remediation Effect from Optimized Hydrotesting" | HazLiq GasGather GasTrans Dist-Steel |
Onshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.24M |
| 158 | DTRS56-04-X-0025, "Task Order #2: Fatigue Fracture and Crack Arrest in High-Strength Pipeline Steels" | GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.55M |
| 205 | DTPH56-06-X-000029, "Mechanical Properties and Crack Behavior in Line Pipe Steels" | HazLiq GasTrans |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.59M |
| 489 | DTPH56-13-X-000013, "Characterization of Modern High Toughness Steels for Fracture Propagation and Arrest Assessment" | GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.30M |
| 701 | DTPH5616X00012, "Characterization of Modern High Toughness Steels for Fracture Propagation and Arrest Assessment- Phase II" | GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.29M |
| 227 | DTRT57-08-C-10022, "Crack Arrest and Structural Repair of High Strength Steel Piping by In-Situ Sleeving of Nanostructured Materials" | GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.10M |
| 228 | DTRT57-08-C-10015, "Design, Development, and Testing of Optimized Composite Crack Arrestors" | GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.10M |
| 290 | DTRT57-09-C-10031, "Design, Development, and Testing of Optimized Composite Soft Crack Arrestors" | GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Technology Development |
$ 0.75M |
| Programmatic Element: Materials Total: | $ 4.74M | ||||
| Programmatic Element: Welding | |||||
| 152 | DTRS56-04-T-0011, "Optimizing Weld Integrity for X80 and X100 Linepipe" | GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.31M |
| 216 | DTPH56-07-T-000004, "Development of HAZ Hardness Limits for In-Service Welding" | HazLiq GasGather GasTrans Dist-Steel |
Onshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.12M |
| 218 | DTPH56-07-T-000002, "Advanced Technologies and Methodology for Automated Ultrasonic Testing Systems Quantification" | HazLiq GasTrans Dist-Steel |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Technology Development |
$ 0.61M |
| 219 | DTPH56-07-T-000003, "Hybrid Laser/GMAW of High Strength Steel Gas Transmission Pipelines" | GasTrans |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Technology Development |
$ 0.46M |
| 220 | DTPH56-07-T-000006, "Validation of Assessment Methods for Production Scale Girth Welding of High Strength Pipelines with Multiple Pipe Sources" | GasTrans |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.81M |
| 222 | DTPH56-07-T-000007, "Hybrid Laser Arc Welding (HLAW) System Development for Pipeline Construction" | HazLiq GasTrans |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Technology Development |
$ 1.65M |
| 223 | DTPH56-07-T-000008, "Automated Laser Ultrasonic Testing (ALUT) Of Hybrid Laser Arc Welds For Pipeline Construction" | HazLiq GasTrans |
Onshore Arctic |
Technology Development Strengthening Standards |
$ 0.58M |
| 224 | DTPH56-07-T-000009, "In-Situ Hydrogen Analysis in Weldments: Novel NDE for Weld Inspection" | HazLiq GasGather GasTrans Dist-Steel |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Technology Development Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.79M |
| 225 | DTPH56-07-T-000005, "Update of Weld Design, Testing, and Assessment Procedures for High Strength Pipelines" | HazLiq GasTrans Dist-Steel |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards |
$ 0.80M |
| 226 | DTPH56-07-T-000005, "Development of Optimized Welding Solutions for X100 Linepipe Steel" | GasTrans |
Onshore Offshore Arctic |
Strengthening Standards Knowledge Documents |
$ 0.60M |
| Programmatic Element: Welding Total: | $ 6.77M | ||||
| Grand Totals: | $20.82M | ||||
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