Evaluation of Buried Shallow Pipes Under Various Loading Conditions

Underground infrastructure system is an essential component for urban because they enable to ensure the normalcy 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 like 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 various loading conditions as live load on surface and compaction of backfill soil. The analytical results used as a tool for prediction factors may cause pressure of pipelines under various loading conditions.