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Pipeline Response Under Landslide Action

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Numerical results for pipeline deformation subjected to landslide actions are presented, using advanced three-dimensional finite element models, similar to the ones employed in the previous two chapters. More specifically, a two-stage numerical methodology is developed. In the first stage, a “global” model is employed to simulate soil movement during the landslide event, ignoring pipeline presence. In the second stage, a “local” model is used, simulating an appropriate pipeline segment and the corresponding portion of the surrounding soil. The presented methodology is applied to study two representative cases: (a) pipeline response to soil movement parallel to its axis and (b) pipeline response to soil movement perpendicular to its axis.

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  1. School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780, Athens, Greece

    Angelos Tsatsis, George Gazetas & Rallis Kourkoulis

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Tsatsis, A., Gazetas, G., Kourkoulis, R. (2021). Pipeline Response Under Landslide Action. In: Karamanos, S.A., Gresnigt, A.M., Dijkstra, G.J. (eds) Geohazards and Pipelines. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49892-4_6

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