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Finite Element Analysis of the Collapse and Post-Collapse Behavior of Steel Pipes: Applications to the Oil Industry

Authors: Eduardo N Dvorkin, Rita G. Toscano

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Book Series : SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology

Part of: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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About this book

This book presents a detailed discussion of the models that were developed to simulate the collapse and post-collapse behavior of steel pipes.

The finite element method offers to engineers the possibility of developing models to simulate the collapse behavior of casings inside oil wells and the collapse behavior of deepwater pipelines. However, if technological decisions are going to be reached from these model results, with implications for the economic success of industrial operations, for the occupational safety and health and for the environment, the engineering models need to be highly reliable. Using these models engineers can quantify the effect of manufacturing tolerances, wear, corrosion, etc. This book describes in great details the experimental programs that are developed to validate the numerical results.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Introduction
Abstract
The production of oil and gas from offshore oil fields is, nowadays, more and more important. As a result of the increasing demand of oil, and being the shallow water reserves not enough, the industry is being pushed forward to develop and exploit more difficult fields in deeper waters.
Eduardo N. Dvorkin, Rita G. Toscano
Chapter 2. Shell Element Formulations for General Nonlinear Analysis. Modeling Techniques
Abstract
In 1970, Ahmad et al. [1] presented a shell element formulation that after many years still constitutes the basis for modern finite element analysis of shell structures. The original formulation was afterwards extended to material and geometric nonlinear analysis under the constraint of the infinitesimal strains assumption [2–4].
Eduardo N. Dvorkin, Rita G. Toscano
Chapter 3. Collapse and Post-Collapse Behavior of Steel Pipes. Finite Element Models
Abstract
The main objective of this chapter is to discuss some basic ideas regarding the behavior of steel pipes under external pressure and bending.
Eduardo N. Dvorkin, Rita G. Toscano
Chapter 4. Experimental Validation of the Finite Element Models. Applications: Slotted Pipes and Axial Loads
Abstract
In previous chapters we discussed the finite element models that we use for analyzing the collapse and post-collapse behavior of steel pipes.
Eduardo N. Dvorkin, Rita G. Toscano
Chapter 5. Collapse and Post-Collapse Behavior of Deepwater Pipelines with Buckle Arrestors: Cross-Over Mechanisms
Abstract
Deepwater pipelines are normally subjected to external pressure and bending. They fail due to structural collapse when the external loading exceeds the pipes collapse limit surface. For seamless steel pipes, the influence on this limit surface of manufacturing imperfections has been thoroughly studied using finite element models that have been validated via laboratory full-scale tests, as it was shown in Chap. 4.
Eduardo N. Dvorkin, Rita G. Toscano
Chapter 6. Conclusions
Abstract
Nowadays important technological decisions are based on the results of computational models that simulate the collapse and post-collapse behavior of steel pipes. Since these technological decisions have a large influence on the ecological impact of pipeline installations and other industrial facilities, on labor conditions and on revenues, it is important that those computational models are highly reliable.
Eduardo N. Dvorkin, Rita G. Toscano
Backmatter
Metadata
Title
Finite Element Analysis of the Collapse and Post-Collapse Behavior of Steel Pipes: Applications to the Oil Industry
Authors
Eduardo N Dvorkin
Rita G. Toscano
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Electronic ISBN
978-3-642-37361-9
Print ISBN
978-3-642-37360-2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37361-9

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