| Abstract: | The discovery of oil on Alaska‘s North Slope and the construction of a pipeline to transport that oil across Alaska coincided with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and a destructive Southern California earthquake in 1971 to cause stringent stipulations, state-of-the-art investigations, and innovative design for the pipeline. The magnitude 7.9 earthquake on the Denali fault in November 2002 was remarkably consistent with the design earthquake and fault displacement postulated for the Denali crossing of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline route. The pipeline maintained its integrity, and disaster was averted. Recent probabilistic studies to update previous hazard exposure conclusions suggest continuing pipeline integrity. |
| Genre: | Conference Paper |
| ProdID: | 70024879 |
| Citation Author: | Cluff, L. S.; Page, R. A.; Slemmons, D. B.; Grouse, C. B. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Monograph |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Seismic hazard exposure for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline; 2003; Conference Paper; Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Monograph; Cluff, L. S.; Page, R. A.; Slemmons, D. B.; Grouse, C. B. |
| Citation Start Page: | 535 |
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| Citation Year: | 2003 |
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| Text: | Seismic hazard exposure for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline; 2003; Conference Paper; Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Monograph; Cluff, L. S.; Page, R. A.; Slemmons, D. B.; Grouse, C. B. |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 2003 00:00 -0600 |
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