Pipe Stress and Deflection During an Integrity Dig

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Naderi ◽  
Ruoqi Deng ◽  
Deli Yu ◽  
Richard Kania ◽  
LePing Li
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Longitudinal Direction ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Buried Pipeline ◽  
3D Elements ◽  
Circumferential Defects ◽  
Beam Theories

Abstract During a pipeline excavation, additional pipe stress and deflection can be produced due to altered soil support beneath the exposed pipe, which might bring in additional integrity concerns for the pipe under assessment. Classical beam theories and soil-spring modeling are inadequate for the complex pipe-soil interactions and boundary conditions. The objective of the present study was to develop a computational model that can be used to predict pipe stress and deflection during an integrity dig. The pipe-soil interaction was modeled with 3D elements using surface-to-surface contact approximation in ABAQUS. The pipe was assumed to be initially buried, then exposed for 12, 20, 30 and 34 m subsequently to mimic a buried pipeline under step-by-step excavation. The results indicated that the depth of soil support is a dominant factor for the pipe stress and deflection during an integrity excavation, which has not been previously investigated. Significant axial stress and strain in the longitudinal direction were produced by excavation, which may increase the risk of failure for the pipe that is suspected of circumferential defects. Furthermore, nonuniform soil support could cause substantial pipe deflections and stresses that may trigger an integrity dig. The model may be used to estimate the pipe stress and deflection prior to an integrity dig based on the soil conditions.

Free Vibration of Orthotropic Skew Plates

1999 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Farag ◽  
A. S. Ashour
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Transition Matrix ◽  
Longitudinal Direction ◽  
Displacement Function ◽  
Characteristic Matrix ◽  
Skew Angle ◽  
Kantorovich Method ◽  
Vibration Effect ◽  
Finite Strip Method ◽  
Semianalytical Method

The main purpose of this paper is to develop a fast converging semianalytical method for assessing the vibration effect on thin orthotropic skew (or parallelogram/oblique) plates. Since the geometry of the skew plate is not helpful in the mathematical treatments, the analysis is often performed by more complicated and laborious methods. A successive conjunction of the Kantorovich method and the transition matrix is exploited herein to develop a new modification of the finite strip method to reduce the complexity of the problem. The displacement function is expressed as the product of a basic trigonometric series function in the longitudinal direction and an unknown function that has to be determined in the other direction. Using the new transition matrix, after necessary simplification and the satisfaction of the boundary conditions, yields a set of simultaneous equations that leads to the characteristic matrix of vibration. The influence of the skew angle, the aspect ratio, the properties of orthotropy, and the prescribed boundary conditions are investigated. Convergence of the solution is investigated and the accuracy of the results is compared with that available from other numerical methods. The numerical results show that the convergence is rapidly deduced and the comparisons agree very well with known results. [S0739-3717(00)00202-6]

Do We Need a Safe Excavation Pressure for Dented Pipelines: How Should it Be Defined?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muntaseer Kainat ◽  
Doug Langer ◽  
Sherif Hassanien
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Mechanics ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Structural Reliability ◽  
Limit State ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Operating Pressure ◽  
Fitness For Purpose ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Overburden Pressure ◽  
Conflicting Objectives

Pipeline operators’ utmost priority is to achieve high safety measures during the lifecycle of pipelines including effective management of integrity threats during excavation and repair processes. A single incident pertaining to a mechanical damage in a gas pipeline has been reported previously which resulted in one fatality and one injury during investigation. Some operators have reported leaking cracks while investigating rock induced dents. Excavation under full operating pressure can lead to changes in boundary conditions and unexpected loads, resulting in failure, injuries, or fatalities. In the meantime, lowering operating pressure during excavation can have a significant impact on production and operational availability. The situation poses two conflicting objectives; namely, maximizing safety and maximizing operational availability. Current pipeline regulations require that operators have to ensure safe working conditions by depressurizing the line to a level that will not cause a failure during the repair process. However, there are no detailed guidelines on how an operator should determine a safe excavation pressure (SEP) level, which could lead to engineering judgment and subjectivity in determining such safety level. While the pipeline industry relies on well-defined fitness for purpose analyses for threats such as crack and corrosion, there is a gap in defining a fitness for purpose for dents and dents associated with stress riser features in order to set an SEP. Stress and strain based assessment of dents can be used in this matter; however, it requires advanced techniques to account for geometric and material nonlinearity. Additionally, loading and unloading scenarios during excavation (e.g. removal of indenter, overburden pressure, etc.) drive a change in the boundary conditions of the pipe that could lead to leakage. Nevertheless, crack initiation or presence within a dent should be considered, which requires the incorporation of crack geometry and application of fracture mechanics in assessing a safe excavation pressure. Recently, there have been advancements in stress and strain based finite element analysis (FEA) of dents coupled with structural reliability analysis that can be utilized to assess SEP. This paper presents a reliability-based approach to determine a safe excavation pressure for dented liquid pipelines. The approach employs nonlinear FEA to model dents interacting with crack features coupled with uncertainties associated with pipe properties and in-line-inspection information. A fracture mechanics-based limit state is formulated to estimate the probability of failure of dents associated with cracks at different levels of operating pressure during excavation. The application of the developed approach is demonstrated through examples within limited scope. Recommended enhancements and future developments of the proposed approach are also discussed.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Most Severe Flood Events in Turkey (1960–2014): Which Triggering Mechanisms and Aggravating Pathways Can be Identified?

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1562
Author(s):  
Gamze Koç ◽  
Theresia Petrow ◽  
Annegret Thieken
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factor ◽  
Extreme Rainfall ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Flood Events ◽  
Severe Flood ◽  
Catchment Size ◽  
Triggering Mechanisms

The most severe flood events in Turkey were determined for the period 1960–2014 by considering the number of fatalities, the number of affected people, and the total economic losses as indicators. The potential triggering mechanisms (i.e., atmospheric circulations and precipitation amounts) and aggravating pathways (i.e., topographic features, catchment size, land use types, and soil properties) of these 25 events were analyzed. On this basis, a new approach was developed to identify the main influencing factor per event and to provide additional information for determining the dominant flood occurrence pathways for severe floods. The events were then classified through hierarchical cluster analysis. As a result, six different clusters were found and characterized. Cluster 1 comprised flood events that were mainly influenced by drainage characteristics (e.g., catchment size and shape); Cluster 2 comprised events aggravated predominantly by urbanization; steep topography was identified to be the dominant factor for Cluster 3; extreme rainfall was determined as the main triggering factor for Cluster 4; saturated soil conditions were found to be the dominant factor for Cluster 5; and orographic effects of mountain ranges characterized Cluster 6. This study determined pathway patterns of the severe floods in Turkey with regard to their main causal or aggravating mechanisms. Accordingly, geomorphological properties are of major importance in large catchments in eastern and northeastern Anatolia. In addition, in small catchments, the share of urbanized area seems to be an important factor for the extent of flood impacts. This paper presents an outcome that could be used for future urban planning and flood risk prevention studies to understand the flood mechanisms in different regions of Turkey.

Response of joint capsule neurons to axial stress and strain during dynamic loading in cat

1991 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 1321-1328 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Fuller ◽  
P. Grigg ◽  
A. H. Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Gaussian Noise ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Input Function ◽  
Joint Capsule ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Information Theoretic ◽  
Neural Discharge ◽  
Experimental Runs

1. Experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis that the responses of joint capsule mechanoreceptors better encode tissue stress or tissue strain. The experimental model was a small ligament from the cat knee capsule, which was stretched uniaxially in vitro. Experiments were done with either force or displacement as the controlled variable, and with steps, sinusoids, or pseudorandom Gaussian noise (PGN) as the input function. 2. The strength of coupling between neural discharge and both strain and stress was quantified during step experiments using linear correlation coefficients. The correlation between the frequency of neural discharge and stress was 0.93 +/- 0.09 (SD). The correlation between frequency of neural discharge and strain was -0.91 +/- 0.06. The magnitudes of these correlation coefficients were not significantly different. 3. The strength of coupling between neural discharge and both strain and stress during sinusoidal and PGN experiments was quantified by the use of an information theoretic statistic, transinformation. Out of 282 sinusoidal runs, transinformation between neural discharge and stress was significantly greater than transinformation between strain and neural discharge 241 times. Transinformation between strain and neural discharge was significantly greater 15 times. 4. During PGN experiments, transinformation between stress and neural discharge was greater than transinformation between strain and neural discharge in all 19 experimental runs. 5. Conditional transinformation between strain and neural discharge, given stress, was calculated for all sinusoidal and pseudorandom experiments. This statistic was greater than zero in 268 out of 289 experimental runs, indicating that a component of strain independent of stress is being signaled in the neural discharge.

Some Retrofit Options for the Seismic Upgrading of Old Low-Rise School Buildings in Mexico

1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 883-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturo Tena-Colunga
Keyword(s):  
Mexico City ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Longitudinal Direction ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Mexican Pacific ◽  
Acceleration Time Histories ◽  
Lead Rubber Bearings ◽  
Time Histories ◽  
Rubber Bearings

An analytical study regarding the seismic upgrading of typical 60's and 70's designs for public school buildings in Mexico is presented. Some schools with these designs were moderately damaged during the 1985 Michoacán Earthquake in Mexico City. The damage was primarily observed in their longitudinal direction where existing slender RC columns have their weak axis. In addition, these columns are confined and shortened by masonry walls that do not run all the story height. These walls are supposed to be non-structural components, however, they experienced shear cracking during the quake due to the distress of the confined columns. Some school buildings were retrofitted after the Michoacán Earthquake adding post-tensioned bracing systems composed of prestressed high-slenderness steel strands (tension-only bracing systems), a retrofit option that is economical. In fact, there is an interest on assessing the effectiveness of this retrofit scheme in other regions with different soil conditions, as for example, the hard soils of the Mexican Pacific Coast. Therefore, the post-tensioning retrofit scheme used for the school buildings in Mexico City was also evaluated for hypothetical locations in the Mexican Pacific Coast. Another option that seems economical for the seismic retrofit of old school buildings in the Mexican Pacific Coast is the use of base isolators. Then, a retrofit plan using lead-rubber bearings was also evaluated. Acceleration time-histories recorded in the Mexican Pacific Coast during the 1985 Michoacán and the 1995 Manzanillo Earthquakes were used to assess the effectiveness of the studied retrofit schemes. Records in Mexico City for the 1985 Michoacán Earthquake and postulated ground motions for a Ms = 8.1 earthquake in Mexico City were also used. The effectiveness of each retrofit scheme is discussed through the comparison of the seismic behavior of original and retrofit structures using a comprehensive set of analyses.

Stress and Strain Distribution in Hypertensive and Normotensive Rat Aorta Considering Residual Strain

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeo Matsumoto ◽  
Kozaburo Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Circumferential Stress ◽  
Circumferential Direction ◽  
Wall Thickening ◽  
Left Renal Artery ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Stress Distributions ◽  
Cross Sectional

The effects of hypertension on the stress and strain distributions through the wall thickness were studied in the rat thoracic aorta. Goldblatt hypertension was induced by constricting the left renal artery for 8 weeks. Static pressure-diameter-axial force relations were determined on excised tubular segments. The segments were then sliced into thin ring specimens. Circumferential strain distributions were determined from the cross-sectional shape of the ring specimens observed before and after releasing residual stresses by radial cutting. Stress distributions were calculated using a logarithmic type of strain energy density function. The wall thickness at the systolic blood pressure, Psys, significantly correlated with Psys. The mean stress and strain developed by Psys in the circumferential direction were not significantly different between the hypertensive and control aortas, while those in the axial direction were significantly smaller in the hypertensive aorta than in the control. The opening angles of the stress-free ring specimens correlated well with Psys. The stress concentration factor in the circumferential direction was almost constant and independent of Psys, although the stress distributions were not uniform through the wall thickness. Histological observation showed that the wall thickening caused by hypertension is mainly due to the hypertrophy of the lamellar units of the media, especially in the subintimal layer where the stress increase developed by hypertension is larger than in the other layers. These results indicate that: (a) the aortic wall adapts itself to the mechanical field by changing not only the wall dimensions but also the residual stresses, (b) this adaptation is primarily related to the circumferential stress but not to the axial stress, and (c) the aortic smooth muscle cells seem to change their morphology in response to the mechanical stress.

scholarly journals Finite Element Analysis of Functionally Graded Beams using Different Beam Theories

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 2086-2102
Author(s):  
Farshad Rahmani ◽  
Reza Kamgar ◽  
Reza Rahgozar
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Slenderness Ratio ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Transverse Shear Strain ◽  
Material Distribution ◽  
Beam Theories

The present study deals with buckling, free vibration, and bending analysis of Functionally Graded (FG) and porous FG beams based on various beam theories. Equation of motion and boundary conditions are derived from Hamilton’s principle, and the finite element method is adopted to solve problems numerically. The FG beams are graded through the thickness direction, and the material distribution is controlled by power-law volume fraction. The effects of the different values of the power-law index, porosity exponent, and different boundary conditions on bending, natural frequencies and buckling characteristics are also studied. A new function is introduced to approximate the transverse shear strain in higher-order shear deformation theory. Furthermore, shifting the position of the neutral axis is taken into account. The results obtained numerically are validated with results obtained from ANSYS and those available in the previous work. The results of this study specify the crucial role of slenderness ratio, material distribution, and porosity condition on the characteristic of FG beams. The deflection results obtained by the proposed function have a maximum of six percent difference when the results are compared with ANSYS. It also has better results in comparison with the Reddy formulae, especially when the beam becomes slender. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2020-03091604 Full Text: PDF

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