Structural Mechanics and Design of Metal Pipes. A Systematic Approach for Onshore and Offshore Pipelines

Table of Contents

Part I: INTRODUCTION TO PIPELINES 1. Introduction to Pipeline Engineering 2. Line Pipe Manufacturing

Part II: PIPE MECHANICS 3. Structural Mechanics of Elastic Rings 4. Structural Mechanics of Elastic Cylinders 5. Mechanical Behavior of Metal Pipes Under Internal and External Pressure 6. Metal Pipes and Tubes Subjected to Structural Loads

Part III: PIPELINE DESIGN 7. Basic onshore pipeline mechanical design 8. Offshore pipeline mechanical design 9. Pipeline Analysis and Design in Geohazard Areas

Part IV: SPECIAL TOPICS 10. Buried Steel Water Pipeline Design and Analysis 11. Global Buckling of Pipelines 12. Mechanically-lined pipes

Appendices A. Constitutive equations for linear elastic cylinders B. Column buckling C. Inelastic bending and the plastic hinge concept D. Metal Plasticity Fundamentals E. Geometry and equilibrium of plastic collapse mechanism F. End effects on internally pressurized thin-walled cylinders G. Stresses in thick-walled pressurized cylinders H. Glossary

Authors

Spyros A. A. Karamanos Professor, Structural Mechanics, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece. Spyros A. Karamanos is Professor of Structural Mechanics at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece. He has a Diploma in Civil Engineering from NTU Athens, Greece, and a PhD in Structural Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, USA. From 2016-2019 he also served as Chair of Structural Engineering at The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He teaches Structural Mechanics and Finite Element Methods, and specializes in structural performance of energy infrastructure systems, with emphasis on pipeline mechanics and integrity. His research focuses on buckling and fatigue of steel pipelines, and tubular structures, using finite element models supported by experimental testing. His research has been supported by numerous research projects with the participation of industrial partners. He has published over 85 papers in refereed journals, over 150 papers in conference proceedings, and 2 books.