Failure Pressure Assessment of Subsea Pipelines with Multiple Corrosion Defects under Combined Loadings
Publication: Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Volume 16, Issue 1
Abstract
Subsea pipelines operate in harsh marine environments, and corrosion is the major cause threatening their operational safety. In this paper, the failure pressure of pipelines with multiple corrosion defects under combined loadings is investigated. A finite-element model of a pipeline with multiple corrosion defects is developed, and this model is verified with experiments. The effect of defect depth, axial, and circumferential spacings between corrosion defects on the pipeline’s residual strength is estimated. Furthermore, the failure pressure of a pipeline with multiple corrosion defects under combined loadings, such as internal pressure, axial pressure, and bending moment, is examined. This study aims to support the integrity management of subsea pipelines with multiple corrosion defects.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Projects Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (52471300), Shaanxi Provincial Key Research and Development Project (2024SF-YBXM-662), and Young Talent Fund of University Association for Science and Technology in Shaanxi, China (20220429).
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Volume 16 • Issue 1 • February 2025
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Received: Feb 14, 2024
Accepted: Jul 3, 2024
Published online: Sep 24, 2024
Published in print: Feb 1, 2025
Discussion open until: Feb 24, 2025
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Analysis (by type)
- Coasts, oceans, ports, and waterways engineering
- Corrosion
- Defects and imperfections
- Deterioration
- Engineering fundamentals
- Failure analysis
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic properties
- Infrastructure
- Materials characterization
- Materials engineering
- Ocean engineering
- Offshore pipelines
- Offshore structures
- Pipe failures
- Pipeline management
- Pipeline systems
- Pipelines
- Pipes
- Pressure pipes
- Submerging
- Water and water resources
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