ADVANCED GAS-MAIN PIPELINE MONITORING IN THE SPECIFIC APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT
The analysis of probable sources of trouble in gas-main pipelines points out that one of the main reliability degradation factors is the change in the stress-strain state of the pipelines under external impact due to the project configuration change. The authors examine possible methods of control and monitoring of the external influence and calculation of their aftereffects. Finally, the authors propose the quantitative assessment method for current state of a pipeline based on the state-of-the-art numerical programming techniques.