• Bending deformation capacity of large-diameter spiral-welded tubes 

      Vasilikis, D.; Karamanos, S. A.; Van Es, S. H. J.; Gresnigt, A. M. (2014)
      Numerical simulations are conducted to define the bending deformation capacity of large-diameter spiral-welded tubes, towards efficient strain-based design. Under bending loading, the principal failure mode of those tubes ...
    • Failure of locally buckled pipelines 

      Dama, E.; Karamanos, S. A.; Gresnigt, A. M. (2007)
      Mechanical damage in steel pipelines in the form of local buckles due to excessive bending deformation may severely threaten their structural integrity. The present paper describes experimental and numerical research ...
    • Failure of locally buckled pipelines 

      Dama, E.; Karamanos, S. A.; Gresnigt, A. M. (2006)
      Mechanical damage in steel pipelines in the form of local buckles due to excessive bending deformation, may severely threaten their structural integrity. The present paper describes experimental and numerical research ...
    • Fatigue failure of buckled pipelines 

      Gresnigt, A. M.; Karamanos, S. A.; Giakoumatos, E.; Dijkstra, O. D.; Kreber, J. (2004)
      Quite often, steel buried pipelines exhibit local buckles due to imposed deformations, which may cause failure because of fatigue from repeated loading. When such buckles are detected in a steel pipeline, a decision must ...
    • Lateral loading of internally pressurized steel pipes 

      Karamanos, S. A.; Andreadakis, K. P.; Gresnigt, A. M. (2005)
      The paper examines the denting response of tubular members and pipes subjected to lateral (transverse) quasi-static loading, in the presence of internal pressure. Tubes are modeled with nonlinear shell finite elements, and ...
    • Lateral loading of internally pressurized steel pipes 

      Gresnigt, A. M.; Karamanos, S. A.; Andreadakis, K. P. (2007)
      This paper examines the denting response of pipes subjected to lateral (transverse) quasistatic wedge loading, in the presence of internal pressure. Pipes are modeled with nonlinear shell finite elements and a simplified ...
    • Local buckling and deformation capacity of tubes in steel structures 

      Gresnigt, A. M.; Karamanos, S. A. (2008)
      In this paper, the focus is on local buckling limits after yielding of the cross section (plastic buckling). This is in contrast to thin cylindrical shells, where local buckling occurs at stresses below the yield stress ...
    • Local buckling limits of tubular sections in bending and compression 

      Gresnigt, A. M.; Willemse, C. A.; Karamanos, S. A. (2010)
      In design standards and recommended practices a large scatter can be observed in local buckling limits. Some can be explained from different design focuses and safety requirements but much is not clear. The traditional ...
    • Local buckling strength and deformation capacity of pipes 

      Gresnigt, A. M.; Karamanos, S. A. (2009)
      Local buckling in cylindrical shells may occur elastically or plastically, mainly depending on the diameter to wall thickness ratio. In offshore structures plastic local buckling is mostly the governing criterion. In thin ...
    • Low cycle fatigue tests and simulations on steel elbows 

      Pappa, P.; Varelis, G. E.; Karamanos, S. A.; Gresnigt, A. M. (2013)
      In this paper the low cycle fatigue behaviour of steel elbows under strong cyclic loading conditions (in-plane and out-of-plane) is examined. The investigation is conducted through advanced finite element analysis tools, ...
    • Nonlinear response and failure of steel elbows under in-plane bending and pressure 

      Karamanos, S. A.; Giakoumatos, E.; Gresnigt, A. M. (2003)
      The paper investigates the response of elbows under in-plane bending and pressure, through nonlinear finite element tools, supported by experimental results from real-scale tests. The finite element analysis is mainly based ...
    • Pipe Elbows Under Strong Cyclic Loading 

      Varelis, G. E.; Karamanos, S. A.; Gresnigt, A. M. (2013)
      Motivated by the response of industrial piping under seismic loading conditions, the present study examines the behavior of steel process piping elbows, subjected to strong cyclic loading conditions. A set of experiments ...
    • Pipe elbows under strong cyclic loading 

      Varelis, G. E.; Karamanos, S. A.; Gresnigt, A. M. (2012)
      Motivated by the response of industrial piping under seismic loading conditions, the present study examines the behavior of steel process piping elbows, subjected to strong cyclic loading conditions. A set of experiments ...
    • Steel elbow response under strong cyclic loading 

      Varelis, G. E.; Gresnigt, A. M.; Karamanos, S. A. (2012)
      The present study examines the behavior of steel pipeline elbows subjected to strong cyclic loading conditions. A set of experiments is conducted where in-plane cyclic bending with constant amplitude is applied on the elbow ...
    • Ultimate bending capacity and buckling of pressurized 90 deg steel elbows 

      Karamanos, S. A.; Tsouvalas, D.; Gresnigt, A. M. (2006)
      The paper examines the nonlinear elastic-plastic response of internally pressurized 90 deg pipe elbows under in-plane and out-of-plane bending. Nonlinear shell elements from a general-purpose finite element program are ...
    • Ultimate capacity of pressurized 90 DEG elbows under bending 

      Karamanos, S. A.; Tsouvalas, D.; Gresnigt, A. M. (2004)
      In this paper the response of internally pressurized pipe elbows under bending loads (in-plane and out-of-plane) is examined. The investigation is conducted through advanced finite element analysis tools, supported by ...