Abstract: Offshore oil and gas pipelines are commonly buried in seabed to provide environmental stability, thermal insulation and mechanical protection. These pipelines are frequently subjected to high thermal and pressure loadings ...

Abstract: Correct evaluation of shear modulus and damping characteristics in soils under dynamic loading is key to both the fundamental understanding of soil behavior and the practical application of soil modeling programs. Dynamic ...

Abstract: Buried pipelines may be subject to upheaval buckling because of thermally induced compressive stresses. As the buckling load of a strut decreases with increasing out of straightness, not only the maximum available resistance ...

Abstract: Upheaval buckling (UHB) is a common design issue for buried pipelines when the out-of-straightness of the pipeline combined with the high axial compressive forces induced by the extreme operating conditions causes the ...