Propagation buckling in deep sub-sea pipelines

The paper investigates buckle propagation in deep sub-sea pipelines. Experimental results are presented using ring squash tests and hyperbaric chamber tests, and are compared with a modified analytical solution and with numerical results using finite element analysis. The experimental investigation was conducted using commercial aluminium pipes with diameter-to-thickness (D/t) ratio in the range 20-48. In contrast to conventional cylindrical pipe, a faceted cylindrical geometry is also investigated. Preliminary analysis of a faceted pipe shows that a substantial increase in buckling capacity can be achieved for the same D/t ratio.

[1]  Stelios Kyriakides,et al.  Buckle propagation in pipe-in-pipe systems. Part II. Analysis , 2002 .

[2]  J. H. Martin,et al.  Buckle propagation in submarine pipelines , 1975, Nature.

[3]  Stelios Kyriakides,et al.  On the dynamics of propagating buckles in pipelines , 2000 .

[4]  Hossein Showkati,et al.  Experiments on the Buckling Behavior of Ring-Stiffened Pipelines under Hydrostatic Pressure , 2010 .

[5]  Segen F. Estefen,et al.  Strength Analyses of Sandwich Pipes for Ultra Deepwaters , 2005 .

[6]  Stelios Kyriakides,et al.  Experimental Determination of the Propagation Pressure of Circular Pipes , 1981 .

[7]  J.G.A. Croll.  Analysis of buckle propagation in marine pipelines , 1985 .

[8]  Stelios Kyriakides,et al.  Buckle propagation in pipe-in-pipe systems.: Part I. Experiments , 2002 .

[9]  J E Sorenson,et al.  BUCKLING--AND OFFSHORE PIPELINES , 1973 .

[10]  Sergio Pellegrino,et al.  New approaches to structural mechanics, shells and biological structures , 2002 .

[11]  Stelios Kyriakides,et al.  Mechanics of Offshore Pipelines , 2007 .

[12]  C. R. Calladine,et al.  Geometry and strain in the transition region of a collapsing submarine pipe , 1989 .

[13]  A. Palmer,et al.  Subsea Pipeline Engineering , 2004 .

[14]  C. R. Calladine,et al.  Buckle propagation in submarine pipelines , 1988 .

[15]  M. S. Hoo Fatt,et al.  Buckling of a non-uniform, long cylindrical shell subjected to external hydrostatic pressure , 2002 .

[16]  John W. Hutchinson,et al.  On the Propagation of Bulges and Buckles , 1984 .