Mechanical behavior of steel pipe bends: an overview

SA Karamanos - Journal of Pressure Vessel …, 2016‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
An overview of the mechanical behavior of steel pipe (elbows) is offered, based on
previously reported analytical solutions, numerical results, and experimental data. The …

Review of limit load solutions of smooth pipe bends Part I: Defect-free bends

Y Lei, P Budden - International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Pi**, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This paper summarises the review results for limit load solutions of smooth pipe bends
with/without cracks under various loading conditions, which are required when performing …

Structural behavior of buried pipe bends and their effect on pipeline response in fault crossing areas

P Vazouras, SA Karamanos - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2017‏ - Springer
Pipe bends, often referred to as “elbows”, are special pipeline components, widely used in
onshore buried steel pipelines. They are sensitive to imposed deformations and their …

Ultimate bending capacity and buckling of pressurized 90 deg steel elbows

SA Karamanos, D Tsouvalas, AM Gresnigt - 2006‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The paper examines the nonlinear elastic-plastic response of internally pressurized 90 deg
pipe elbows under in-plane and out-of-plane bending. Nonlinear shell elements from a …

Nonlinear response and failure of steel elbows under in-plane bending and pressure

SA Karamanos, E Giakoumatos… - J. Pressure …, 2003‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The paper investigates the response of elbows under in-plane bending and pressure,
through nonlinear finite element tools, supported by experimental results from real-scale …

Damage investigation in steel pipe under pressure and combined bending moment: Application in structure connected by elbow and reduced tee

D Moulai-Khatir, B Hamza, A Slamene… - … Based Design of …, 2025‏ - Taylor & Francis
Steel tubular structures in pipelines, or those connections such as concentric reductions,
reduced tees, and elbows, all differ in their response to loading, they are sometimes solicited …

Plastic limit loads for pipe bends under combined bending and torsion moment

J Li, CY Zhou, P Cui, XH He - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2015‏ - Elsevier
In present paper, 3D finite element (FE) method is used to determine plastic limit load
solutions for pipe bends under combined bending and torsion moment. With a detailed …

Nonlinear analysis of pipe bends subjected to out-of-plane moment loading and internal pressure

HM Mourad, MYA Younan - J. Pressure …, 2001‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The behavior of a pipe bend, with bend factor h= 0.1615 (D= 16 in., R= 24 in. and t= 0.41
in.), subjected to out-of-plane bending and internal pressure is studied, taking geometric and …

Numerical analyses on limit load of X60 pipe elbow in different internal corrosion-damaged positions under combined internal pressure and in-plan bending moment

C Arroussi, A Belalia, M Hadj Meliani - International Journal on Interactive …, 2024‏ - Springer
The objective of this study is to predict the damage occurring in a pipe elbow when exposed
to combined internal pressure and in-plane bending moment, considering different defect …

The influence of the Bourdon effect on pipe elbow

D Abdulhameed, S Adeeb… - International …, 2016‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Pipe elbows are frequently used in a pipeline system to change the directions. Thermal
expansion and internal pressure results in bending moments on the bends causing …