Abstract: Numerical simulation of staged-construction modeling of large-diameter steel pressure pipes is accompanied by several complexities. Finite-element (FE) analysis was performed to simulate the behavior of buried steel pipes ...

Abstract: The performance of large diameter pipes under construction loads is inherently coupled with knowledge of the complex soil–pipe system. Current methods do not cover all the different combinations for material, trench width, ...

Abstract: Several complexities are inherent in numerical simulation of staged construction modeling of large-diameter steel pressure pipes. A comprehensive robust three-dimensional (3D) nonlinear finite-element analysis model was ...