Numerical Study of Restrained Joint and Pulling Load for Ductile Iron Pipe in Horizontal Directional Drilling
Publication: Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
Volume 9, Issue 4
Abstract
As an alternative pipe material, ductile iron pipe (DIP) has been more and more widely used in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) because of its excellent mechanical performance and corrosion resistance. The limited capacity of restrained joints to withstand pulling force severely constrains their application in long-distance crossing projects. The finite-element method (FEM) was used to study the mechanism of joint failure as well as the effect of slope angle, based upon which an approximate solution was developed to estimate the maximum pull capacity of joints. The authors found that joint failure started from the spigot and an appropriate increase of slope angle could improve the maximum pull capacity of joints. Considering pipe angular deflection, a new pullback load estimation model was established and its accuracy was verified by a HDD river crossing project.
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Acknowledgments
The authors sincerely appreciate the cooperation of Xinxin Ductile Iron Pipes Co., Ltd. for providing the structural parameters of the pipe and for sharing recorded field data. This information was critical for conducting this research. The authors are also very grateful to Raymond Sterling for his invaluable advice and suggestions.
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Received: Apr 6, 2017
Accepted: Mar 20, 2018
Published online: Jun 25, 2018
Published in print: Nov 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Nov 25, 2018
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