Critical weight of flexible pipe conveying fluid subjected to end moments
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Author list: Athisakul C., Phungpaingam B., Chatanin W., Chucheepsakul S.
Publication year: 2012
Volume number: 5
Issue number: 2
Start page: 90
End page: 94
Number of pages: 5
ISSN: 1937-3260
eISSN: 1937-3260
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
Abstract
This article aims to evaluate the critical weight of flexible pipe subjected to applied end moments at fixed support locations. The pipe is hinged at one end, while the other end is free to slide over a frictionless support. The horizontal distance between the two supports is fixed. The model formulation is developed by the variational approach, and the finite element method is employed to obtain the numerical solutions. The critical weights are evaluated for various values of end moments and the proportional parameter of the end moments. ฉ 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords
critical weights, end moments, flexible pipe, nonlinear, variational approach