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EXTERNAL LOADS AND FOUNDATIONS FOR PIPES
Author(s) -
Kennedy Harold
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1971.tb04061.x
Subject(s) - installation , pipeline (software) , excavation , water pipe , geotechnical engineering , forensic engineering , geology , stress (linguistics) , engineering , mining engineering , civil engineering , mechanical engineering , inlet , linguistics , philosophy
The stress on a buried water pipeline will vary with the soil surrounding the pipe and the shape of the excavation. The reasons for this phenomenon and ways in which it can be used to the advantage of the pipe installer are described.