Pipeline Ruptures, Pt. 3: Where the blowouts happen

Interesting story about pipe ruptures and what my experience has taught me on the most likely weak spots.

[@Christopherbever]

Just found your channel, great info! I have no interest in pipeline welding but as a mechanic who does field repairs I have always wanted to know more about the areas of welding. Thanks!

[@GeraldWBrister]

We appreciate your giving us your time. Thank you!

[@GeraldWBrister]

Thank you Christopher!

[@chrism.8177]

great knowledge, thx for the share!

[@GeraldWBrister]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you!

[@derekbryant6137]

I always wondered about this and I work in some vessel shops making pressurized storage containers two pieces that had a bolted flange these are low pressure and they were for aircraft and we would pressurize those to about 10 psi and look for pinholes aside from that we would have a submerged tank testing unit it had a porthole in the side you could look through it and look at the tank and observe it from to watch the tank and see if there was any are escaping a joint the gasket or the main valve assemblies I'd always wondered the difference between Transit pipe and storage tanks and now I know good info

[@GeraldWBrister]

Thank you Derek!

[@michaelshortridge6379]

They had 28" or 30" high pressure gas line rupture north oy Greeley. West of Eaton. Never heard what caused it. This was in the 2000's.

[@GeraldWBrister]

Yes, thank you!

[@wolf-walker]

This stuff really is interesting. I will probably never weld pipe, but I can never learn enough about stuff in general. Never know when odd knowledge may be useful!

[@GeraldWBrister]

Thanks for watching!

[@GeraldWBrister]

Thank you!

[@jamestregler1584]

Also lamination like plywood up untill the 1980's (as I remember) steel from Japan , from a poor old X-ray hand 😇

[@GeraldWBrister]

Yes, lamination was a problem as well( contaminants that got into the steel as it was being made) thank you James!