Buckling versus Deflection of Buried Flexible Pipe
by W. David Carrier, III, F.ASCE, (Pres., Argila Enterprises, Inc., 76 Woodside Dr., Lakeland, FL 33813)
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 6, June 2005, pp. 804-807, (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:6(804))
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Technical Note |
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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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