Abstract: A simple analytical solution for the bifurcation buckling of a cylinder under axial loading is provided including finite-strain effects. Thus, the small strain theory result of Batterman is generalized. In addition to the ...

Abstract: A previously published solution for the minimum temperature for which a periodic laterally buckled solution is possible introduced an unnecessary restriction on the solution. Removing this restriction gives a true minimum ...

Abstract: Analytical solutions for the lateral buckling of pipelines exist for the case when the pipe material remains in the linearly elastic range. However for truly high temperatures and/or heavier ...

Abstract: Two types of models, coupled and uncoupled, are currently used to determine the extent to which it is necessary to bury subsea pipelines deeper than the maximum expected depth of ice gouges. In the uncoupled model, the ...

Abstract: Triggering lateral buckles in subsea pipelines can be an effective way to ensure that the thermal expansion is spread over several buckles at a controlled spacing, rather than concentrating in a single buckle that may ...

Abstract: Mechanical analogies are widely used to represent the action of hydrodynamic pressures induced by motion of the tank due to earthquake or other excitation. The liquid in the tank is typically replaced by two masses, one ...

Abstract: Cylindrical tanks that are not anchored effectively to their foundations often rock during seismic loading. Vertical compressive forces in the tank wall that are required to resist seismic overturning moments then tend to ...

Abstract: By deliberately triggering lateral buckles in a subsea pipeline at a sufficiently low axial load, one can ensure that the distance between lateral buckles is sufficiently small, so that the thermal expansion to be absorbed ...