Modeling of Shallowly Embedded Offshore Pipelines in Calcareous Sand
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 128, Issue 5
Abstract
The results of centrifuge modeling of pipe–soil interaction for shallowly embedded offshore pipelines are presented. A non-associated bounding surface model is constructed in vertical–horizontal load space on the basis of test data and the theory of plasticity to simulate the response of a pipeline embedded in sandy soil under combined (vertical and horizontal) monotonic loading, taking into account possible pre-loading effects. The model needs nine parameters that can be back calculated from model or field tests and in some cases estimated theoretically. It provides a suitable basis for modeling the load-displacement response of shallowly embedded offshore pipelines. The model reproduces the key features of the load-displacement response of pipelines observed in centrifuge model tests. In particular, the adoption of bounding surface plasticity allows a gradual transition from elastic to plastic response to be simulated and the introduction of a non-associated flow rule allows the model to predict the strain-softening behavior of pipes under horizontal loading. The lateral breakout resistance predicted by the model agrees very well with experimental data.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 128 • Issue 5 • May 2002
Pages: 363 - 371
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 3, 2000
Accepted: Aug 8, 2001
Published online: Apr 15, 2002
Published in print: May 2002
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