METHODS FOR PROTECTING PIPELINES FROM BLOWING PROCESSES IN THE KARAKUM DESERT

Abstract

The effective methods for protecting main pipelines from blowing out processes in the Karakum desert have been determined. Studies show that sand deposition on the above-trench strip has a positive effect, since the danger of wind blowing and exposure of the laid gas pipeline is removed. In view of the above, it is necessary to take into account, when designing the pipeline route, the long-term wind regime of this territory. Consequently, when laying pipelines and gas pipelines, it is necessary to achieve their maximum drift depending on the movement of sand dune forms of aeolian relief.