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MARINE STRUCTURES
卷 77, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marstruc.2020.102905
关键词
Lateral buckling; Offshore pipelines; Reeling; Residual curvature method; Geometric imperfections
资金
- project Structural Integrity of Offshore Pipelines
The study investigates lateral buckling of pipelines caused by periodic geometric imperfections introduced by the Residual Curvature Method. It finds that the method is effective in controlling lateral buckling, providing guidance on optimal periodicity, avoidance of snap-through buckling, and simultaneous minimization of plastic bending.
Expansion of pipelines installed on the sea floor due to the passage of high temperature and pressure hydrocarbons leads to lateral buckling. Interaction with a frictional sea floor can result in localization of such buckles, which must be controlled to ensure that the local bending is within acceptable limits. Periodic geometric imperfections introduced to a pipeline installed by reeling using the Residual Curvature Method are modeled and their effectiveness as expansion loops is evaluated. The imperfections are generated by allowing chosen lengths of the line to retain a small curvature by judicious action at the straightener. The model properly accounts for the complex interactions between geometric and material nonlinearities with frictional forces. It is demonstrated that as the temperature increases, the line can buckle in a snap-through manner, or can grow stably usually causing plastic deformation in its crest. The behavior is governed by the length, curvature, amplitude and periodicity of the imperfection, and by the lateral and axial frictional forces that develop. The effect of each of these variables is studied parametrically. Overall, the Residual Curvature Method is found to be a viable and effective method of controlling lateral buckling. The results provide guidance on the optimal periodicity, how to avoid snap-through buckling, and how to simultaneously minimize plastic bending.
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