Improved Analysis Method for Wave-Induced Pipeline Stability on Sandy Seabed

The existing Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Recommended Practice RP E305 for pipeline on-bottom stability is mainly based on the pipe–soil interaction model reported by Wagner et al. in 1987, and the wake model reported by Lambrakos et al. in 1987, to calculate the soil resistance and the hydrodynamic forces upon pipeline, respectively. Unlike the methods in the DNV Practice, in this paper, an improved analysis method is proposed for the on-bottom stability of a submarine pipeline, taking into account the coupling effects between wave, pipeline, and sandy seabed. The analysis procedure is illustrated with a detailed flow chart. A comparison is made between the submerged weights of pipeline predicted with the DNV Practice and those with the new method. The proposed analysis method may provide a helpful tool for the engineering practice of pipeline on-bottom stability design.

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• Authors:
  • Gao, Fuping
  • Jeng, Dong-Sheng
  • Wu, Yingxiang
• Publication Date: 2006-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 590-596
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 132
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design practices; Flow charts; Hydrodynamics; Ocean bottom; Ocean waves; Pipelines; Sand; Soil structure interaction; Stability (Mechanics); Underwater construction; Underwater foundations; Underwater pipelines; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil resistivity
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01029193
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 2006 2:33PM