BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORT

SEDIMENT EFFECT ON PIPELINE

CLIENT: PGN SAKA

PROJECT SUMMARY INVOLVEMENT

The scope of this study is to determine the susceptibility of the
offshore 16’’ buried production pipeline from West Pangkah
Wellsite to WHP-B of SAKA Indonesia Pangkah Limited to
buckling due to Transport Sediment using Finite Element Analysis
developed based on DNV-OS-F-101, “Submarine Pipelines
Systems” and ASCE, Guidelines for the Design of Buried Steel
Pipe.
This analysis is focus on pipeline buckling analysis due to
transport sediment with the main objectives as follow:
• Perform buckling analysis by using Finite Element
Method, to confirm the possibility pipeline instability,
and the buckling mode as the effect of potential
sedimentation.
• Perform stress analysis of the pipeline with additional
loading due to sedimentation. The additional loading
conditions include vertical load of the sediment
weight, and lateral load due to mudflow impact forces.

• Provide the pipeline-soil interaction analysis for any

anticipated ground loading/movement due to
sedimentation supplied from river discharge.
• Propose mitigation method when/as required.