Abstract: The results of an experimental program to assess the response of buried pipes to lateral ground movements are presented. The effects of pipe depth, soil density, pipe diameter, and pipe roughness are considered, and test ...

Abstract: Nonlinear shear modulus degradation characteristics are of interest in many geotechnical engineering applications, such as ground deformation caused by seismic shaking and deep excavations in clay, weathered rock, and ...

Abstract: The compression behavior of cylindrical steel members is affected by geometric imperfections resulting from manufacturing, handling, and damage during installation and service. This paper summarizes the full-scale laboratory ...

Abstract: Design of track structural components and foundations is based upon design loads higher than the nominal static values. These design loads generally have been determined using dynamic impact factors as multipliers of the ...

Abstract: Two types of polyethylene are used for pipeline systems: medium density polyethylene and high density polyethylene. A polyethylene pipe, being a thermoplastic, softens on heating and hardens on cooling. Because of the ...

Abstract: Full-scale direct tension test results are presented in this paper for two steel pipelines with welded slip joints, using high quality external welds, and an outer diameter and wall thickness of 320 and 6.4 mm, (12.5 and ...

Abstract: This paper focuses on the response of circumferentially cracked cast iron (CI) pipeline with the cast-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining system by evaluating stresses, relative displacements, and rotations generated by repetitive ...