Numerical and centrifuge modelling of the upheaval resistance of buried pipelines

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 4, Issue , 2001, Pages 265-273

  Bransby, M F ^a   Brunning, P ^b   Newson, T A ^a   Davies, M C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Stolt Offshore Bucksburn House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity; Displacement; Drained; Pipe uplift

Indexed keywords

SOIL DISPLACEMENT MECHANISMS; SOIL RESISTANCE;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUCKLING; DEFORMATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAS PIPELINES; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; TRENCHING; UPLIFT PRESSURE;

OFFSHORE PIPELINES;

EID: 0344308952     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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