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Comparison of predicted and observed responses of pipeline to differential frost heave

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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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SubjectPipes and pipelines
Abstract
This paper describes the application of a simplified Winkler model to simulate the observed time-dependentresponses of a pipeline at Caen, France, subjected to differential frost heave. The numerical Winkler model developed for a semi-infinite beam embedded in a creeping medium was used to evaluate the response of the Caen pipeline. Despite its simplicity, the Winkler model is able to predict the overall response of deflections and stresses which compares satisfactorily with observed data. In a previous study, the same Winkler analysis was applied to small-scale model steel pipelines embedded in polycrystalline ice, and satisfactory comparisons between the predicted and observed responses were obtained. Consequently, the analyses presented in this paper serve to reconfirm that the Winkler model can also be applied to analyze large-diameter pipelines subjected to differential frost heave.
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  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal 31, no. 6 (1994): 803–816.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 38995
NRC-IRC-5703
NPARC number20375427
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