David Haldane

Biography

David Haldane is a graduate of Heriot-Watt University and is currently a senior lecturer in the School of the Built Environment and leader of the Pipeline Technology Centre.

Research Interest

David's early specialism was in the behaviour of structural concrete members which culminated in the development of an alternative approach to the design of structural concrete beams based on investigations into the influence of confinement of the compression zone in these members. His main area of interest is in the behaviour of offshore pipeline and subsea flowline systems. This has focussed on the behaviour of concrete weight coating systems, thermal insulation systems for subsea equipment and flowlines and the installation of pipelines/flowlines using the reel method as well as other pipelay techniques. His work in this area has attracted significant levels of funding from industry over many years which has resulted in the establishment of a widely recognised centre of excellence. Typically investigations are focussed on the development and qualification of new materials/processes/systems for use in water depths down to 3000m. A number of custom built, and internationally recognised, full scale test facilities which have been developed are constantly used in support of projects in Australia, Malaysia, West Africa, Offshore Brazil, Gulf of Mexico as well as to a lesser extent nowadays in the North Sea.