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Daniel Tian - Determination of Soil Restraint Properties and Calculation of Virtual Anchor Lengths in Buried Pipelines
Daniel Tian - Determination of Soil Restraint Properties and Calculation of Virtual Anchor Lengths in Buried Pipelines
Daniel Tian
Mechanical Engineer
KBR
Introduction
• What is Pipe
Pipe-Soil
Soil Interaction?
– Behavior of buried pipeline in the surrounding soil
– Pipe and soil together form the engineered system
• Soil restraint input into Pipe Stress Analysis (AutoPipe or Caesar II)
• Virtual anchor length to define model boundary
Peng
ALA Method for Calculating Pipe-Soil Interaction
• Limitation:
– Under-estimate vertical upward
resistance (Appendix B)
AutoPipe Method for Calculating Pipe-Soil Interaction
• Limitations:
Li it ti
– Design factors need to be
determined from tables
and charts
(Pipe-Soil Appendix)
Peng’s Method for Calculating Pipe-Soil Interaction
• Limitations:
– Preliminary
P li i estimation
ti ti
– Based on theoretical soil mechanics
(Chapter 10)
KBR Pipe-Soil Interaction Calculation Sheet
Vertical Upward
DN1000, 1.2m Cover, Soft Clay Condition, Various Methods
Transverse
DN1000, 1.2m Cover, Soft Clay Condition, Various Methods
Longitudinal
Vertical
Downward
Calculation of Virtual Anchor Length in Buried Pipeline
• Distance from bend, tee or A/G-U/G transition to the point
where pipe axial strain is completely suppressed by soil.
La
Anchor Block
Requirement
at Pig Trap
Major
W t
Water
Crossing
Overbend at
Top of Hill
Depth of Cover Change
Pipeline Design Engineer’s Responsibility