Soil-pipe interaction analysis is the most important part of pipe line stress analysis. Soil forces acting on the pipe differ somewhat from those encountered in foundation problems. A pipe line buried in a ditch receives a soil pressure acting at its surface. This pressure creates a bending stress on the pipe wall and at the same time produces a soil friction force against any axial pipe movement.
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Stress Analysis Methods for Underground Pipe Lines Part 2 - Soil-Pipe Interaction
Soil-pipe interaction analysis is the most important part of pipe line stress analysis. Soil forces acting on the pipe differ somewhat from those encountered in foundation problems. A pipe line buried in a ditch receives a soil pressure acting at its surface. This pressure creates a bending stress on the pipe wall and at the same time produces a soil friction force against any axial pipe movement.
Soil-pipe interaction analysis is the most important part of pipe line stress analysis. Soil forces acting on the pipe differ somewhat from those encountered in foundation problems. A pipe line buried in a ditch receives a soil pressure acting at its surface. This pressure creates a bending stress on the pipe wall and at the same time produces a soil friction force against any axial pipe movement.