Theoretical Analysis of the Stresses in Pipe Bends Subjected to Out-of-Plane Bending
- 1 April 1967
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
- Vol. 9 (2) , 115-123
- https://doi.org/10.1243/jmes_jour_1967_009_020_02
Abstract
Most of the experimental and theoretical work on the flexure of pipe bends has concerned bending in the plane of the bend but comparison of the results of some experiments using out-of-plane bending with calculations based on existing theories indicated a need for a more exact theoretical analysis of this form of loading. In this paper a comprehensive theoretical treatment of the elastic flexure of curved tubes already published for in-plane bending has been adapted to deal with out-of-plane bending. The equations for both forms of loading have been programmed for solution by a digital computer and a design procedure is suggested to find the maximum stresses due to combined in-plane, out-of-plane and torsional bending moments.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Experiments on Pipelines and Pipe bends Subjected to Three-Dimensional LoadingJournal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 1967
- Examination of the Theories for Calculating the Stresses in Pipe Bends Subjected to in-Plane BendingProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1957