Evaluation of shallow pipes under various loading conditions

Abstract. Underground infrastructure system is an essential component for urban because they enable to ensure the normal of citizens. Buried pipes and culverts are the most structures used for sewage, water supply, communications, cable or oil/gas…They are designed to bearing both the external load such as superimposed earth loads of embankments, surcharge load from the surface as well as internal load likes water pressure (in water supply pipe); heat transfer (in cable pipe) … In addition, the serviceability of a pipeline depends greatly on its stability. This paper presents an evaluation of pipes under the various loading conditions as live load on surface and compaction of backfill soil. The analytical results use as a tool for prediction factors may cause pressure of pipelines under various loading conditions.

Keywords: Arching, Shallow pipes, buried, live load, compaction, pressure