Mechanical behavior and calculating methods of large diameter prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP)

Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) is a kind of high quality composite pipe, whose mechanical behavior is not uniform because of its complicated structure and work condition. The mechanical model is established in PCCP working stage, based on the elastic plane strain theory of axisymmetric multilayer cylinders and the mechanism of the ring-like strands action. Then the design method of prestress is put forward according to the crack control. The stress is analyzed with finite-element analysis in the condition of different hydraulic pressures, and also the method is amended compared with the finite-element analysis. It is indicated that the design method of prestress is reasonable compared with both domestic and international specifications.