FEM Analysis of Dynamic Response of Buried Fiber Reinforced Plastic Matrix Pipe under Seismic Load

• Published in: Mathematical problems in engineering Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Zhang, Lei, Qingwen, Ren, Zhicai, Ye, Lei, Xu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2013; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Buried pipes; Civil engineering; Dynamic response; Dynamics; Earthquakes; Fiber reinforced plastics; Finite element method; Hydraulic engineering; Load; Mathematical models; Mathematical problems; Pipe; Pipes; Seismic analysis; Seismic engineering; Seismic response; Soil (material); Soil dynamics; Viscoelasticity; Wave propagation
• ISSN: 1024-123X; 1563-5147
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/875376

Fiber reinforced plastic matrix pipes have been widely used in the field of civil engineering and hydraulic engineering. In general, the existing FEM models used in the seismic analysis of buried pipes do not fully consider the dynamic interaction between pipe and surrounding soil, and most of the models are proposed for homogeneous pipe. Therefore, the existing models cannot be directly applied to the seismic analysis of fiber reinforced plastic matrix pipes with laminated structure. Based on the aforementioned, the FEM model for the seismic analysis of fiber reinforced plastic matrix pipes is presented by taking consideration of the laminated structure, the complicated dynamic interaction between pipe and surrounding soil, and the propagation of seismic scattering waves from finite field to infinite field. The analysis results of a project case show that the proposed model can reasonably analyse the dynamic response of buried fiber reinforced plastic matrix pipes under seismic load.