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DarkRange55
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- Oct 15, 2023
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The oil pipeline in Alaska - they heat up oil to help it flow. Similar to how commercial buildings use heat tape on the way to the grease trap. But because of this, the Alaskan pipelines have chiller stations or refrigeration units underneath them to keep the permafrost foundation frozen so the whole thing doesn't sink. The pipelines are also elevated. ![Ice cube :ice_cube: 🧊](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f9ca.png)
There are codes for how deep to burry pipes and the same with the size of the footing on a house so the same thing doesn't happen and the foundation sinks.
All large structures have to have multiple soil reports to get permitted. My building projects used different kinds of pilings to assure they will survive any kind of failure based on soil conditions.
Alaska and Russia Build houses on stilts to keep cold air underneath so they don't melt the permafrost underneath with heat. In NY the average pipe is buried 8 feet down. It freezes 5 feet down in upper state NY. It gets cold and stays cold so it goes down into the earth. Might burry them even deeper in colder climates. Like Alaska permafrost might be different. They're buried one foot deep here.
One of the guys that I used to work with in engineering, he also worked on the oil pipelines in Alaska. And one of my friend's dad is one of only five appraisers of oil pipelines in Alaska. A friend of mine also made a fortune building temporary housing for oil workers and the national guard up there.
![Ice cube :ice_cube: 🧊](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f9ca.png)
There are codes for how deep to burry pipes and the same with the size of the footing on a house so the same thing doesn't happen and the foundation sinks.
All large structures have to have multiple soil reports to get permitted. My building projects used different kinds of pilings to assure they will survive any kind of failure based on soil conditions.
Alaska and Russia Build houses on stilts to keep cold air underneath so they don't melt the permafrost underneath with heat. In NY the average pipe is buried 8 feet down. It freezes 5 feet down in upper state NY. It gets cold and stays cold so it goes down into the earth. Might burry them even deeper in colder climates. Like Alaska permafrost might be different. They're buried one foot deep here.
One of the guys that I used to work with in engineering, he also worked on the oil pipelines in Alaska. And one of my friend's dad is one of only five appraisers of oil pipelines in Alaska. A friend of mine also made a fortune building temporary housing for oil workers and the national guard up there.