<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Gas pipelines pass through different topographies. Their stress level is influenced not only by gas pressure, but also by the adjacent soil, the thickness of any covering layers, and soil movements (sinking, landslides). The stress level may be unevenly spread over a pipe due to these causes. When evaluating experimental measurements, errors may occur. The value of the resistance reserve of steel can be adjusted by a detailed analysis of any loading. This reserve can be used in the assessment of a pipeline’s actual state or in reconstructions. A detailed analysis of such loading and its comparison with the simple theory of elasticity is shown in this article.</p></abstract>

Gas pipelines pass through different topographies. Their stress level is influenced not only by gas pressure, but also by the adjacent soil, the thickness of any covering layers, and soil movements (sinking, landslides). The stress level may be unevenly spread over a pipe due to these causes. When evaluating experimental measurements, errors may occur. The value of the resistance reserve of steel can be adjusted by a detailed analysis of any loading. This reserve can be used in the assessment of a pipeline’s actual state or in reconstructions. A detailed analysis of such loading and its comparison with the simple theory of elasticity is shown in this article.

Interaction of Buried Pipeline with Soil Under Different Loading Cases

Department of Steel and Timber Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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Gas pipelines pass through different topographies. Their stress level is influenced not only by gas pressure, but also by the adjacent soil, the thickness of...

Interaction of Buried Pipeline with Soil Under Different Loading Cases

Publicado en línea: 08 oct 2016

Páginas: 29 - 35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjce-2016-0014

Palabras clave
Pipeline, Adjacent soil, FEM analysis, Landslide

© 2016 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Interaction of Buried Pipeline with Soil Under Different Loading Cases

Publicado en línea: 08 oct 2016

Páginas: 29 - 35

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjce-2016-0014

Palabras clavePipeline, Adjacent soil, FEM analysis, Landslide

© 2016 Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Pipeline, Adjacent soil, FEM analysis, Landslide