Local Stability Analysis of a Composite Corrugated Steel Plate Pipe-Arch in Soil

The straight part of the corrugated steel plate (CSP) pipe-arch structure in soil may cause local buckling instability due to insufficient load-bearing capacity. Recently, composite CSP pipe-arch has been widely utilized to enhance structural stability, and their stability needs to be thoroughly inv...

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Main Authors: Chengwen Che, Pingping Hu, Feng Shi, Pengsen Xu, Junxiu Liu, Kai Li
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Pingping Hu
Feng Shi
Pengsen Xu
Junxiu Liu
Kai Li
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Kai Li
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description The straight part of the corrugated steel plate (CSP) pipe-arch structure in soil may cause local buckling instability due to insufficient load-bearing capacity. Recently, composite CSP pipe-arch has been widely utilized to enhance structural stability, and their stability needs to be thoroughly investigated. This paper studies the local buckling stability problem of the straight part of composite CSP pipe-arch in soil by simplifying the soil support and introducing the inter-layer bonding effect. Based on elastic stability theory, a theoretical mechanical model of composite CSP pipe-arch was proposed. The Rayleigh–Ritz method and the semi-combined composite structure stiffness approximation were used to derive the critical buckling conditions for the straight part of the composite CSP pipe-arch. Through numerical calculation and influencing factors analysis, it is concluded that the critical buckling load of the straight part of the composite CSP pipe-arch structure is affected by the elastic modulus, thickness, Poisson’s ratio, rotational restraint stiffness and side length of the straight part of the material. In particular, it is found that as the inter-layer bonding coefficient increases, the critical buckling load is improved, while the critical buckling wave number is mainly influenced by the width of the straight part, elastic modulus, and inter-layer bonding coefficient. Additionally, we discussed the coupling effect of several key parameters on the stability of the structure. The results of this study offer theoretical foundations and guidance for the application of composite CSP pipe-arch in soil engineering, such as culverts, tunnels, and pipeline transportation.
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spelling doaj-art-b07ee308efa4483d949cc92ab7bedcec2025-08-20T02:11:09ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092024-10-011410329010.3390/buildings14103290Local Stability Analysis of a Composite Corrugated Steel Plate Pipe-Arch in SoilChengwen Che0Pingping Hu1Feng Shi2Pengsen Xu3Junxiu Liu4Kai Li5China First Highway Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing 100024, ChinaChina First Highway Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing 100024, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, ChinaCollege of Civil Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, ChinaThe straight part of the corrugated steel plate (CSP) pipe-arch structure in soil may cause local buckling instability due to insufficient load-bearing capacity. Recently, composite CSP pipe-arch has been widely utilized to enhance structural stability, and their stability needs to be thoroughly investigated. This paper studies the local buckling stability problem of the straight part of composite CSP pipe-arch in soil by simplifying the soil support and introducing the inter-layer bonding effect. Based on elastic stability theory, a theoretical mechanical model of composite CSP pipe-arch was proposed. The Rayleigh–Ritz method and the semi-combined composite structure stiffness approximation were used to derive the critical buckling conditions for the straight part of the composite CSP pipe-arch. Through numerical calculation and influencing factors analysis, it is concluded that the critical buckling load of the straight part of the composite CSP pipe-arch structure is affected by the elastic modulus, thickness, Poisson’s ratio, rotational restraint stiffness and side length of the straight part of the material. In particular, it is found that as the inter-layer bonding coefficient increases, the critical buckling load is improved, while the critical buckling wave number is mainly influenced by the width of the straight part, elastic modulus, and inter-layer bonding coefficient. Additionally, we discussed the coupling effect of several key parameters on the stability of the structure. The results of this study offer theoretical foundations and guidance for the application of composite CSP pipe-arch in soil engineering, such as culverts, tunnels, and pipeline transportation.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/10/3290corrugated steel plate pipe-archcomposite structureinter-layer bondinglocal buckling stabilitycritical buckling load
spellingShingle Chengwen Che
Pingping Hu
Feng Shi
Pengsen Xu
Junxiu Liu
Kai Li
Local Stability Analysis of a Composite Corrugated Steel Plate Pipe-Arch in Soil
Buildings
corrugated steel plate pipe-arch
composite structure
inter-layer bonding
local buckling stability
critical buckling load
title Local Stability Analysis of a Composite Corrugated Steel Plate Pipe-Arch in Soil
title_full Local Stability Analysis of a Composite Corrugated Steel Plate Pipe-Arch in Soil
title_fullStr Local Stability Analysis of a Composite Corrugated Steel Plate Pipe-Arch in Soil
title_full_unstemmed Local Stability Analysis of a Composite Corrugated Steel Plate Pipe-Arch in Soil
title_short Local Stability Analysis of a Composite Corrugated Steel Plate Pipe-Arch in Soil
title_sort local stability analysis of a composite corrugated steel plate pipe arch in soil
topic corrugated steel plate pipe-arch
composite structure
inter-layer bonding
local buckling stability
critical buckling load
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/10/3290
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