Functional characteristics of the KERNEL (K) module.

Design and analysis of  a 3D, buried or unburied, pressurized or pressure less transport pipelines.

Input facilities:

a.        Configuration conditions

•        3 dimensional pipeline axis configuration (PIPE and BEND elements)

•        various end boundary conditions (FREE, FIXED and INFINite)

•        linear elastic external supports (GLOBAL and LOCAL coordinate systems)

•        ground and groundwater level

 

b.        Pipeline conditions

•        linear elastic pipe material variable along pipeline axis

•        variable diameter along pipeline axis

•        variable wall thickness along pipeline axis

•        pressurized toroidal shell bending stiffness properties

 

c.        Soil conditions

•        non-linear elastic soil deformation behaviour

•        direction dependent lateral soil stiffness and ultimate soil support properties variable along pipeline axis

•        soil friction stiffness and ultimate soil friction properties variable along pipeline axis

•        uncertainty factors for easy soil parameter variation

•        3 dimensional soil settlements and deformations

 

d.        Operational conditions

•        internal/external pressure variable along pipeline axis

•        temperature variations, variable along pipeline axis

•        deadweight variable along pipeline axis

•        additional point loads (GLOBAL and LOCAL coordinate systems)

•        overall and component load factors

 

Output facilities:

•        generated and compiled input data overviews

•        internal forces and bending and twisting moments in the pipeline

•        displacements and rotations along the pipeline axis

•        soil reaction forces acting on the pipeline along its axis

•        external support reactions

•        bend stiffness and stress concentration factors

•        detailed pipe/soil model iteration behaviour results.

•        selected print facility

•        selectable print on file facility

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ModuleKernel, last changed: 14/09/2016

See also:

Module structure