Development of a novel model to estimate bedding factors to ensure the economic and robust design of rigid pipes under soil loads

S Alzabeebee, DN Chapman, A Faramarzi - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2018 - Elsevier
Buried concrete pipes are load bearing structures that need to resist the loads imposed by
the surrounding ground. The common approach to design buried concrete pipes is based on …

Economical design of buried concrete pipes subjected to UK standard traffic loading

S Alzabeebee, DN Chapman… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The British standard (BS) uses the indirect design method to design buried concrete pipes
under the effect of traffic load; in this method the laboratory capacity of the pipe is obtained …

Field test performance of buried flexible pipes under live truck loads

O Chaallal, M Arockiasamy, A Godat - Journal of Performance of …, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
The objectives of this study are to determine the short-term performance for shallowly buried
[2,438 mm (up to 8-ft burial depth)] flexible pipes, evaluate joint performance requirements …

The response of buried pipes to UK standard traffic loading

S Alzabeebee, D Chapman, I Jefferson… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The current design practice in the UK for estimating the soil pressure on a buried pipe under
traffic loads is based on a simple equation derived using a Boussinesq solution. In order to …

Finite element analysis for deeply buried concrete pipes in proposed imperfect trench installations with expanded polystyrene (EPS) foams

J Kang - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of imperfect trench installations
incorporating a soft material zone for buried concrete pipes. Traditionally, imperfect trench …

Stress distribution around the conduit buried within a soil slope–an experimental investigation

MUA Khan, SK Shukla, TS Paraskeva - Transportation Geotechnics, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of conduits for transportation of utilities is very common around the world. The safe
design and installation of these conduits depend upon the understanding of the soil-conduit …

Mechanical behavior and fracture characteristics of polymeric pipes under curved three point bending tests: Experimental and numerical approaches

H Jemii, A Bahri, R Taktak, N Guermazi… - Engineering Failure …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study describes an investigation of the load–deflection response of the material used
for production of polymeric pipes. Three point bending tests were performed on curved pipe …

Influence of backfill soil saturation on the structural response of buried pipes

S Alzabeebee - Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology, 2020 - Springer
The structural design of new buried pipes and the calculation of the remaining service life of
in-service buried pipes are usually conducted assuming that the backfill soil is at the …

The effect of load reduction on underground concrete arch structures in embedded trench installations

J Kang, H Im, JS Park - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
This analytical and experimental study examined the effects of using EPS Geofoam to
reduce the earth pressure on underground arch structures. The finite element models …

Investigating the Influence of the Diameter of a Fiberglass Pipe on the Deformed State of Railroad Transportation Structure 'Embankment-Pipe'

V Kovalchuk, Y Sobolevska… - … -European Journal of …, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF THE DIAMETER OF A FIBERGLASS PIPE ON THE
DEFORMED STATE OF RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION STRUCTURE “E Page 1 Applied …