Analysis of Earth Pressure on Oil Pipe
ZHOU Zheng-feng,LING Jian-ming,LIANG Bin
2011, 30(4):
794-797.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-0696.2011.04.021
Based on ABAQUS,normal and shear actions between contact surfaces of oil pipe and its surrounding soil were
simulated by Coulomb friction model,and finite element model was established to analyze the structural response of pipe
and soil. The earth pressure distribution,value and pipe-soil relative stiffness were obtained by finite element analysis. The
results indicate that the interaction between pipe and soil has a significant effect on earth pressure distribution and value.
The earth pressure distribution along the horizontal and vertical direction appears to be parabola curve within the pipe diameter.
And changes appear abruptly at the interfaces of pipe subgrade and backfill soil with different stiffness. The vertical
earth pressure coefficient obtained by FEM is less than those calculated by Marston theory etc. ,while horizontal earth pressure
coefficient obtained by FEM is greater than those calculated by Marston theory etc. . Furthermore,the pipe-soil relative
stiffness is much greater than that calculated by present theory method,and interaction between pipe and soil should be
considered in mechanical behavior analysis of oil pipe.
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