ABSTRACT

Buried pipes are a highly efficient method of transport. In fact, only open channels are less costly to construct. However, the structural mechanics of buried pipes can be complicated, and imprecisions in the properties of the soil envelope are usually too great to justify lengthy, complicated analyses. Designers and engineers need principles and m

chapter 1|11 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|7 pages

PRELIMINARY RING DESIGN

chapter 3|7 pages

RING DEFORMATION

chapter 4|5 pages

SOIL MECHANICS

chapter |1 pages

j, and s = X - Xsinj. Eliminating X between

j)/(1-sinj). For convenience, let j)/(1-sinj), then s is vertical. See Figure

chapter 5|9 pages

PIPE MECHANICS

chapter 6|11 pages

RING STRESSES

chapter 7|7 pages

RING DEFLECTION

chapter 8|5 pages

RING STIFFNESS

chapter 11|17 pages

ENCASED FLEXIBLE PIPES

chapter 12|9 pages

RIGID PIPES

chapter 13|15 pages

MINIMUM SOIL COVER

chapter 14|17 pages

LONGITUDINAL MECHANICS

chapter 15|17 pages

THRUST RESTRAINTS

chapter 16|13 pages

EMBEDMENT

chapter 17|9 pages

PARALLEL PIPES AND TRENCHES

chapter 18|23 pages

SPECIAL SECTIONS

chapter 19|29 pages

STRESS ANALYSIS

chapter 20|13 pages

PLASTIC PIPES

chapter 22|21 pages

BURIED TANKS AND SILOS

chapter 23|2 pages

FLOTATION

chapter |3 pages

s = M/(I/c) . . . . (23.3)

chapter 25|6 pages

LONG SPAN STRUCTURES

chapter 26|22 pages

NON-CIRCULAR LININGS AND COATINGS

chapter 27|13 pages

RISERS

chapter |6 pages

APPENDIX A CASTIGLIANO'S EQUATION

chapter |3 pages

APPENDIX C SIMILITUDE

chapter |3 pages

APPENDIX D HISTORICAL SKETCH

chapter |4 pages

APPENDIX E STRESS ANALYSIS