Buckling versus Deflection of Buried Flexible Pipe
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 131, Issue 6
Abstract
In general, the design of a buried flexible pipe is controlled by deflection rather than buckling. However, there are two situations in which buckling may control the design: (1) shallow cover with an internal vacuum pressure; and (2) shallow cover, submerged in deep water, with atmospheric internal pressure. In these cases, the standard short-term deflection criterion of 3% should be reduced sufficiently, in order to ensure that deflection controls the design.
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Acknowledgments
The writer greatly appreciates the assistance of Ms. Karen Stewart and the rest of the library staff at the Florida Institute of Phosphate Research, Bartow, Fla. The writer also appreciates comments and suggestions made by Dr. J. K. Jeyapalan.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 131 • Issue 6 • June 2005
Pages: 804 - 807
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Received: Jan 8, 2004
Accepted: Oct 12, 2004
Published online: Jun 1, 2005
Published in print: Jun 2005
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