Lecture 17 Bottom Roughness

Shawn Kenny, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Assistant Professor
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Memorial University of Newfoundland
spkenny@mun.ca

Lecture Goals
Students will be able to:
characterize key parameters, and
estimate p
pipeline
p
mechanical response
p
for

bottom roughness.

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Reading List
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Document

17.1

Offshore Pipeline Design, Analysis, and Methods (1981).A. H. Mousselli,

Pennwell Corp, ISBN 0878141561
Sec. 3.4

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Bottom Roughness
Ref: Hansen (2005), Langley (2005)

Input
Pipeline configuration
Seabed roughness (profile)
Pipeline heading alignment

Load Cases

As-laid
Flooded
Hydrotest
Operations

Output
Pipeline stress & strain

response
Span length & height
Pre-lay & post-lay

intervention assessment
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Numerical Analysis
Combined Loads

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Pipeline Spanning Free Body

Ref: Mousselli (1981)

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Maximum Stress, m

Ref: Mousselli (1981)

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Midspan Stress, o

Ref: Mousselli (1981)

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Midspan Deflection,

Ref: Mousselli (1981)

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Induced Span, l

Ref: Mousselli (1981)

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Example 17-01
For the following

pipeline system,
calculate the maximum
stress,
stress midspan stress,
stress
midspan deflection and
induced span length for
an observed span
length of 155m and an
effective residual lay
tension of 85kN.
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Example 17-01 (cont.)

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Pipeline Obstruction Free Body

Ref: Mousselli (1981)

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Span Length, L

Ref: Mousselli (1981)

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Maximum Stress, m

Ref: Mousselli (1981)

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References
Chaudhuri, J and Nash, I. (2005). Medgaz: the ultra-deep

pipeline. Pipeline World, June, 10p.

DNV (2007). Submarine Pipeline Systems. Offshore

Standard, DNV OS-F101, October 2007, 240p.

Hansen,
s Ormen Lange Project
Hansen B.
B (2005).
(2005) How Hydro
Hydros

Can Contribute to the Development of the Russian Arctic.

Proc., IBC Arctic Oil and Gas Development Conference,
Challenges and Opportunities The Technology
Solution, London, UK.
Langley, D. (2005). A Resourceful Industry Lands the
Serpent, Journal of Petroleum Technology, 57(10), 6p.
Mousselli, A. (1981). Offshore pipeline design, analysis
and methods. ISBN 0-87814-156-1
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