by: E.W. McAllister
Bibliographic: 7th edition 2009, 748 pages
Publisher: Elsevier
About the book:
The brand new 7th Edition of the best-selling Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook has been expanded by almost 100 pages to include many new calculations and to conform with recent updates to technical codes and standards. Among the noteworthy new features are sizing of drill bits for horizontal drilling, and calculations for design of cathodic protection systems.

The acknowledged standard reference for every pipeline professional, the Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook is a practical and convenient reference that provides quick solutions to everyday problems faced by pipeline engineers, contractors, and designers. It assembles hundreds of shortcuts for pipeline construction, design, and engineering. Workable "how-to" methods, handy formulas, correlations, and curves all come together in this one convenient volume. Hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and tables provide answers to even the most difficult pipeline problems at a glance.