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Proceedings of the International Conference on Pipelines and Trenchless Technology, held in Shanghai, China, October 18-21, 2009. Cosponsored by the Pipeline Division of ASCE; China-U.S. Joint Center for Trenchless R&D at CUG; China Society for Trenchless Technology; Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education.

This collection contains 227 papers on the following topics of interest to pipeline professionals:

• integrated asset management;
• condition assessment;
• leak detection and monitoring;
• pipeline inspection;
• pipeline planning;
• hydraulic modeling;
• geographic information systems;
• pipeline design—transmission, distribution, and in-plant;
• pipe location technologies;
• risk assessment;
• subsurface utility engineering;
• trenchless technologies;
• pipeline crossings;
• seismic pipeline design;
• pipeline rehabilitation;
• construction management;
• pipeline installation;
• hazard assessments;
• corrosion control and monitoring;
• public and environmental safety;
• pipelines risk management;
• research and development;
• system vulnerability analysis;
• pipeline failures; and
• water quality regulations update.