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 …

Pipe elbows under strong cyclic loading

GE Varelis, SA Karamanos… - Journal of …, 2013‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Motivated by the response of industrial pi** under seismic loading conditions, the present
study examines the behavior of steel process pi** elbows, subjected to strong cyclic …

Damage investigation of a pressurized elbow pipe using the XFEM technique under severe cyclic loading

MEA Khiari, M Mokhtari, F Telli… - Mechanics of …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Given the various loading cases possible in tubular structures, cyclic bending moment is one
of the frequent cases presented in bent structures attached by straight tubular parts, as in …

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 …

Low-cycle fatigue of pressurized steel elbows under in-plane bending

GE Varelis, SA Karamanos - Journal of …, 2015‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The present study examines the mechanical behavior of steel process pi** elbows,
subjected to strong cyclic loading conditions. The work is numerical, supported by …

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 …

Limit-load analysis of pipe bends under out-of-plane moment loading and internal pressure

HM Mourad, MYA Younan - J. Pressure …, 2002‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The purpose of this work is to study the load-carrying capacity of pipe bends, with different
pipe bend factor h values, under out-of-plane moment loading; and to investigate the effect …

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 …