Modeling fatique behavior of dents in petroleum pipelines /

and pipe wall thickness. Larger dents in terms of surface

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoffmann, Roger Lynn
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:and pipe wall thickness. Larger dents in terms of surface
and pipes. Dents reduce in size, or rebound, with removal of
and stress behavior of dents were investigated. The
area of the dented region experience more rebound than
characteristics can be predicted for a broad range of values
characteristics of dents. Stress data were studied to
contact region, but can have failures away from the contact
criteria of dents are currently only based on dent depth. To
dent. Shorter dents are not susceptible to failures in the
Dents in pipelines can seriously reduce the design life of a
depth, dent type, dent restraint, pipe diameter, thickness,
determine failure modes of different combinations of dents
develop better acceptance criteria of dents to improve the
displacement data were studied to understand the rebound
element parametric study was performed. Three dimensional
failure of a dent is influenced by a variety of parameters.
fatigue failures. Two different modes of failure were found
fatigue lives as compared to longer dents. The mode of
for the various parameters. The study of the distribution of
grade, longitudinal stress, pipe support, and pressure at
indentation. For the given parameters, the rebound behavior
make dents susceptible to fatigue failures. Acceptance
modeling dents in pipelines. Parameters modeled include dent
of dents is studied using rebound and stress behavior to
pipeline. Dents cause stress concentrations to develop which
rebound is influenced by several parameters such as dent type
region in the dent periphery. Shorter dents have higher
reliability of dents in pipelines.
shell element models were given elasto-plastic behavior for
smaller dents. Thinner pipes experience more rebound than
stresses in dented regions shows locations of possible
susceptible to fatigue failures in the contact region of the
the force at indentation and pressurization. The amount of
The influence of various parameters of the fatigue strength
thicker pipes. From the finite element modeling, the rebound
to exist. Longer dents in terms of dent length are
understand the behavior of dents in pipelines, a finite
Item Description:"Major subject: Civil Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xx, 248 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.