About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2016 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Late News Posters
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Presentation Title |
PP-34: Simulation of Natural Gas Pipeline Structure in Response to External Loads: Finite Element Analysis |
Author(s) |
Yousef Y Alobaid, Tariq J Al-Sarfaf |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Yousef Y Alobaid |
Abstract Scope |
Experimental and Theoretical studies on Pipeline all reveal important difficulties in data interpretation. This paper proposes 3-D dynamic finite element (3-DDFE) model based on the digital data set from the Natural Gas Pipeline section. The analysis was constructed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the 3-DDFE model as a potential Pipeline fracture investigatory technique. A three- dimensional mesh generation technique is developed in this paper. Problems arising due to interactive modeling are highlighted in relation to complex geometries. A preprocessor finite element grid generator. FEMGEN, has been modified for mesh generation.
The modified FEMGEN program is linked with a three dimensional finite element program. Pipe sample is chosen to describe the flexibility and capability of the modified FEMGEN program. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Undecided |