Protection of buried pipeline using geosynthetics–a review

SA Al-Haddad, MY Fattah, FH Al-Ani - Geomechanics and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The importance of the buried pipelines lies in two main topics: the first is related to the very
long length of these pipes, and therefore protecting them is expensive. The second topic is …

Safety assessment of buried natural gas pipelines with corrosion defects under the ground settlement

T Zheng, Z Liang, L Zhang, S Tang, Z Cui - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Local corrosion defects of the pipeline and the ground settlement in the geotechnical
engineering problem area pose a huge threat to the integrity and safety of the buried steel …

Mechanical behavior analysis of buried polyethylene pipe under land subsidence

Y Wu, X You, S Zha - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2020 - Elsevier
During urbanization construction, land subsidence occurred due to the environmental
impact of engineering, overexploitation of groundwater or the earthquake, which caused the …

Experimental evaluation of an expanded polystyrene (EPS) block-geogrid system to protect buried pipes

M Azizian, SNM Tafreshi, NJ Darabi - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study presents the results of experimental tests carried on buried uPVC (unplasticized
polyvinyl chloride) pipes with an external diameter of 160 mm. The behavior of buried pipes …

Full-scale field impact load experiments on buried pipes in geosynthetic-reinforced soils

G Babagiray, SO Akbas, O Anil - Transportation Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper introduces the results of eight full-scale impact load tests on soils reinforced with
geocell, geogrid, strip geogrid, composite structures of both geogrid and strip geogrid and …

Experimental evaluation of geocell and EPS geofoam as means of protecting pipes at the bottom of repeatedly loaded trenches

SN Moghaddas Tafreshi, N Joz Darabi… - International Journal …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
With growing populations and continuing urban development, embedding pipes in the
ground that are then overrun by traffic is inevitable. This paper describes full-scale prototype …

The role of expanded polystyrene and geocell in enhancing the behavior of buried HDPE pipes under trench loading using numerical analyses

O Khalaj, M Azizian, N Joz Darabi… - Geosciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, much research has focused on the use of various materials for relieving and
strengthening soil, eg, steel reinforcing ribs, geosynthetics, geocell, waste tires, and …

Experimental study on the mechanical behavior of buried steel pipeline subjected to the local subsidence

Y Zhang, S Hou, L Lin, Y Lou, Y Zhou - International Journal of Pressure …, 2023 - Elsevier
Localized subsidence of soil layer is a typical geological disaster for buried long-distance oil
and gas pipelines, which seriously threatens the safe operation of oil and gas pipelines …

Performance of geosynthetics reinforced subgrade subjected to repeated vehicle loads: experimental and numerical studies

AM Hegde, PS Palsule - Frontiers in Built Environment, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Use of the geosynthetics to strengthen the soil is one of the highly desirable techniques
under static and dynamic loads. The present study describes the experimental and …

Identification of factors influencing sustainability of buried continuous pipelines

MR Akram, A Can ZÜLFİKAR - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Threat to the sustainability of buried continuous pipelines (BCPs) can be associated with
different factors such as corrosion, natural hazards, and third-party influences. In the past …