Abstract: The uplift behavior of a shallow pipeline embedded in an elastoplastic medium is examined. An analytical solution for a beam on elastoplastic foundation is developed and a characteristic nondimensional load‐displacement ...

Abstract: Nonlinear finite-element analyses have been carried out to assess the effects of different trench backfill materials, pipe burial depths, and pipe materials on the amount of traffic load transferred to buried pipe. The ...

Abstract: The results of a metallographic study of gray cast-iron water pipes are reported. These pipes were installed between 1885 and 1973 in eight different water systems. Each pipe had been extracted during scheduled maintenance ...