Abstract
This paper offers an overview of available methodologies and provisions for the structural analysis and mechanical design of buried welded steel water pipelines subjected to earthquake action. Both transient (wave-shaking) and permanent ground actions (from tectonic faults, soil subsidence, landslides, and liquefaction-induced lateral spreading) are considered. In the first part of the paper, following a brief presentation of seismic hazards, modeling of the interacting pipeline–soil system is discussed in terms of either simple analytical models or more rigorous finite elements, pinpointing their main features. The second part of the paper outlines pipeline resistance, with emphasis on the corresponding limit states. Possible mitigation measures for reducing seismic effects are presented, and the possibility of employing gasketed joints in seismic areas is discussed. Finally, the discussed analysis methodologies and design provisions are applied in a design example of a buried steel water pipeline located in an area with severe seismic action.
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Acknowledgments
This research work was partially supported by a financial grant from the European Commission through the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS Programme), Contract No. RFSR-CT-20011-00027, “Safety of Buried Steel Pipelines Under Ground-Induced Deformations” (GIPIPE). The authors also would like to thank Prof. C. B. Papazachos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, for his valuable comments on the wave propagation effects.
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Received: Mar 21, 2016
Accepted: Mar 28, 2017
Published online: Jul 14, 2017
Published in print: Nov 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Dec 14, 2017
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A shorter version of this manuscript was presented at the ASCE Pipelines 2014 Conference, Portland, Oregon.
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