Date
03 Jun 1988, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Abstract
Analytical approaches to predicting pipe deflections are based on the predetermined pipe properties, the anticipated soil properties and on the assumption that the specified installation configuration can be met. However, in-place pipe deflections do often deviate from the predicted. This paper summarizes the observations made from more than twenty case histories of entrenched large-diameter flexible high density polyethylene pipes and discusses the effects of construction methods and site conditions on pipe performance. Procedures are also presented on how site conditions and construction methods can be accounted for when using the TAMPIPE (Texas A&M PIPE) method and the Spangler's method. Procedures are given for predicting the variability of pipe deflections in the field. The TAMPIPE method is also shown to be accurate in predicting the long-term deflection of the pipe.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1988 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chua, Koon Meng and Petroff, Larry J., "Predicting Performance of Large-Diameter Buried Flexible Pipes: Learning from Case Histories" (1988). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 45.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/2icchge/2icchge-session6/45
Predicting Performance of Large-Diameter Buried Flexible Pipes: Learning from Case Histories
Analytical approaches to predicting pipe deflections are based on the predetermined pipe properties, the anticipated soil properties and on the assumption that the specified installation configuration can be met. However, in-place pipe deflections do often deviate from the predicted. This paper summarizes the observations made from more than twenty case histories of entrenched large-diameter flexible high density polyethylene pipes and discusses the effects of construction methods and site conditions on pipe performance. Procedures are also presented on how site conditions and construction methods can be accounted for when using the TAMPIPE (Texas A&M PIPE) method and the Spangler's method. Procedures are given for predicting the variability of pipe deflections in the field. The TAMPIPE method is also shown to be accurate in predicting the long-term deflection of the pipe.
