Chevron Pipeline Company and West Texas Gulf Pipeline Company *fn1 appeal the district court’s judgment affirming the Comptroller’s *fn2 determination of tax liability for excavation and backfilling ...

“We believe that the minor damage that occurred during backfilling may have grown as a result of the hydrostatic test and subsequent pressure cycles from initial loading of the line,” Semmens said.

Shallow and insufficient soil support may lead to upheaval buckling of heated pipelines in shore approach areas. This article presents a numerical model to simulate the thermomechanical buckling of ...