STRESSES AROUND FLEXIBLE ELLIPTIC PIPES

Experimental and finite element techniques are used to study the effect of such factors as interface slippage on the elastic soil-structure interaction of long-span, flexible, elliptic culverts and underpasses. The two-dimensional analyses of both a deeply buried pipe under distributed loading and a shallow conduit under concentrated loading indicate that the soil can be the basic load-supporting component of the system, as has been observed earlier for circular pipes. The experimental work is possibly the first application of the combined holographic-interferometric and photoelastic approach to a practical civil engineering problem.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Abel, J F
  • Mark, R
  • Richard Jr, R
• Publication Date: 1973-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 509-526
• Serial:
  • Journal of Soil Mechanics & Foundations Div
  • Volume: 99
  • Issue Number: SM7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Culverts
• Old TRIS Terms: Flexible elliptic pipes
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047551
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 9858 Proc Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1974 12:00AM