Whole-local mechanical analysis and application of long-distance oil and gas pipelines considering dents caused by loading

Abstract Dental defects are relatively common in long-distance pipeline engineering and can lead to permanent plastic deformation of the pipeline, compromising its structural integrity. To clarify the evolution process of the dented pipelines in engineering practice, this paper puts forward the meth...

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Main Authors: Yanke Shi, Xinyang Zhang, Leige Xu, Yanjun Chang
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88898-1
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description Abstract Dental defects are relatively common in long-distance pipeline engineering and can lead to permanent plastic deformation of the pipeline, compromising its structural integrity. To clarify the evolution process of the dented pipelines in engineering practice, this paper puts forward the method of combining the whole and local calculation to analyze the mechanical behavior of pipeline indentations. Based on the combination of whole and local method, the influence of concentration, bending and internal pressure load on the indentation deformation of long-distance oil and gas pipelines under typical scenarios is explored. The research found that the simulated values of indentation depth largely coincided with the measured values. The Mises stress, equivalent plastic strain, and indentation depth reached their maximum values at the contact edges between the pipeline and the supports, making the contact edge between the pipeline and the support the most unfavorable position. In the significance analysis of loads, it is found that the stress change of the pipeline was significant under concentrated loads. As the internal pressure gradually increased, the pipeline stress exhibited a trend of first decreasing and then increasing. When the internal pressure load is 4 MPa, the Mises stress reached its minimum value. During the service stage of the pipeline, low-load conditions can lead to the elastic recovery of indentation deformation in the pipeline, but high-load conditions will exacerbate the indentation deformation, which is detrimental to the continued service of the pipeline. In this study, the mechanical analysis of long-distance oil and gas pipeline is carried out by combining the whole and local, which provides a new technical idea and guarantee for the development of long-distance oil and gas pipeline mechanical analysis industry.
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spelling doaj-art-97fb7d0fab1f446ebbc082841e64e80a2025-02-09T12:32:44ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115112110.1038/s41598-025-88898-1Whole-local mechanical analysis and application of long-distance oil and gas pipelines considering dents caused by loadingYanke Shi0Xinyang Zhang1Leige Xu2Yanjun Chang3School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, North China University of Water Resources and Electric PowerSchool of Civil Engineering and Transportation, North China University of Water Resources and Electric PowerSchool of Civil Engineering and Transportation, North China University of Water Resources and Electric PowerSchool of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi UniversityAbstract Dental defects are relatively common in long-distance pipeline engineering and can lead to permanent plastic deformation of the pipeline, compromising its structural integrity. To clarify the evolution process of the dented pipelines in engineering practice, this paper puts forward the method of combining the whole and local calculation to analyze the mechanical behavior of pipeline indentations. Based on the combination of whole and local method, the influence of concentration, bending and internal pressure load on the indentation deformation of long-distance oil and gas pipelines under typical scenarios is explored. The research found that the simulated values of indentation depth largely coincided with the measured values. The Mises stress, equivalent plastic strain, and indentation depth reached their maximum values at the contact edges between the pipeline and the supports, making the contact edge between the pipeline and the support the most unfavorable position. In the significance analysis of loads, it is found that the stress change of the pipeline was significant under concentrated loads. As the internal pressure gradually increased, the pipeline stress exhibited a trend of first decreasing and then increasing. When the internal pressure load is 4 MPa, the Mises stress reached its minimum value. During the service stage of the pipeline, low-load conditions can lead to the elastic recovery of indentation deformation in the pipeline, but high-load conditions will exacerbate the indentation deformation, which is detrimental to the continued service of the pipeline. In this study, the mechanical analysis of long-distance oil and gas pipeline is carried out by combining the whole and local, which provides a new technical idea and guarantee for the development of long-distance oil and gas pipeline mechanical analysis industry.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88898-1Dental defectsLong-distance pipelinesWhole analysisLocal analysisNonlinear relationshipSoil-structure interactions
spellingShingle Yanke Shi
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Whole-local mechanical analysis and application of long-distance oil and gas pipelines considering dents caused by loading
Scientific Reports
Dental defects
Long-distance pipelines
Whole analysis
Local analysis
Nonlinear relationship
Soil-structure interactions
title Whole-local mechanical analysis and application of long-distance oil and gas pipelines considering dents caused by loading
title_full Whole-local mechanical analysis and application of long-distance oil and gas pipelines considering dents caused by loading
title_fullStr Whole-local mechanical analysis and application of long-distance oil and gas pipelines considering dents caused by loading
title_full_unstemmed Whole-local mechanical analysis and application of long-distance oil and gas pipelines considering dents caused by loading
title_short Whole-local mechanical analysis and application of long-distance oil and gas pipelines considering dents caused by loading
title_sort whole local mechanical analysis and application of long distance oil and gas pipelines considering dents caused by loading
topic Dental defects
Long-distance pipelines
Whole analysis
Local analysis
Nonlinear relationship
Soil-structure interactions
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88898-1
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