Abstract: The paper examines the problem of tunneling beneath buried pipelines and the relationship between soil strains and pipeline bending behavior. Data are presented from centrifuge tests in which tunnel volume loss was induced ...

Abstract: Solutions for the problem of tunneling effects on existing pipelines are given. The solution utilizes a boundary integral formulation for describing the elastic continuum, in conjunction with a limiting force to consider ...

Abstract: A method is presented for estimating the maximum bending moment for continuous (or rigidly jointed) pipelines affected by tunnel-induced ground movement. The estimation can be made based on the knowledge of tunnel and ...