Processes for preparing, forming and assembling pipe sections in a pipeline using mechanical press fit pipe joints

A process for assembling a pipeline from pipe sections connected together using mechanical press-fit pipe joints, comprising the steps of:

• operating a hydraulically powered assembly machine equipped with a hydraulic pressure sensor and a displacement length sensor to assemble the pipe sections via the mechanical press-fit pipe joints to form the pipeline without the use of a separate coupling device;
• monitoring on a display in real time during the operation of the assembly machine the hydraulic pressure P and displacement length L data provided by the respective sensors installed on the assembly machine;
• determining when both values of P and L are displayed within an acceptance window that defines tolerances of P and L for an acceptable mechanical press-fit joint;
• storing the data in a database coupled to a process monitoring computer;
• installing a pipeline data monitoring bus on the assembled pipeline;
• installing pipeline sensor circuit modules and connect them to the pipeline data monitoring bus, thereby forming a pipeline data monitoring system;
• connecting the pipeline data monitoring bus via a data transmitter to a data management center;
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• configuring the completed pipeline data monitoring system for monitoring conditions of the installed pipeline including geological and climatological variations.