Structural Mechanics of Buried Pipes

List of contents

Preliminary Ring Design, Ring Deformations, Soil Mechanics, Pipe Mechanics, Ring Stresses, Ring Deflection, Ring Stiffness, Non-Circular Cross Sections, Ring Stability, Encased Flexible Pipes, Rigid Pipes, Minimum Soil Cover, Longitudinal Mechanics, Thrust Restraints, Embedment, Parallel Pipes and Trenches, Special Sections, Stress Analysis, Plastic Pipes, External Hydrostatistics, Buried Tanks and Silos, Leaks in Buried Pipes and Tanks, Long-Span Structures, Economics of Buried Tanks, Non-Circular Linings and Coatings, Risers, Analysis of Buried Structures by the Finite Element Method, Economics of Buried Pipes and Tanks, Appendices

About the author

Reynold King Watkins, Loren Runar Anderson both Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA.

Summary

Guides readers through the processes of design and analysis. Using examples based on actual buried structures, this work analyzes a variety of pipe-soil interaction problems.

Product details

• Authors: Loren Runar Anderson, Anderson Loren Runar, Reynold King Watkins, Watkins Reynold King
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.1999
• EAN: 9780849323959
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-2395-9
• No. of pages: 458
• Weight: 940 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, SCIENCE / Mechanics / General, Waste Management, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering: general, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Civil engineering, surveying and building