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Stress Assessment of Buried Pipes under Road Crossings or Construction Sites

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Stress Assessment of Buried Pipes under Road Crossing or Construction Sites Table of Contents: Introduction Analysis Approach Comparison of Kiefner Approach with API RP 1102   Introduction All buried pipes experience loading from the weight of soil overburden. When pipelines cross railroads, roads, parking lots, or construction sites, the pipes also experience live surface loading

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Geo-Hazard Monitoring of Pipelines using Strain Gauges

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Geo-Hazard Monitoring of Pipelines using Strain Gauges Table of Contents: Introduction Stress near Pipe Bends and Exposed Pipelines The Issue with Preexisting Stress Direction Predicting Preexisting Stresses Introduction Pipelines are sometimes subjected to geo-hazards, such as long wall mining subsidence and slope movement. A commonly practiced method to reduce stress in such situations is to

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