Submarine pipelines commonly operate along coastlines for wastewater draining or for fluid transportation from platforms at deep waters. Depending on the installation area, they are subject to waves and currents and the common solution to improve the pipe stability is to cover them with bitumen or articulated concrete block mattresses. The aim of the present study is the investigation of wave-induced forces on the articulated concrete block mattress covering a submarine pipe, laid on seabed, by using a RANS numerical model.
A numerical study for the stability analysis of articulated concrete mattress for submarine pipeline protection / Gaeta M.G.; Lamberti A.. - ELETTRONICO. - (2011), pp. 340-347. (Intervento presentato al convegno 5th International Short Conference on Applied Coastal Research tenutosi a Aachen, Germany nel 6 - 9 Giugno 2011).
A numerical study for the stability analysis of articulated concrete mattress for submarine pipeline protection
GAETA, MARIA GABRIELLA;LAMBERTI, ALBERTO
2011
Abstract
Submarine pipelines commonly operate along coastlines for wastewater draining or for fluid transportation from platforms at deep waters. Depending on the installation area, they are subject to waves and currents and the common solution to improve the pipe stability is to cover them with bitumen or articulated concrete block mattresses. The aim of the present study is the investigation of wave-induced forces on the articulated concrete block mattress covering a submarine pipe, laid on seabed, by using a RANS numerical model.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
