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Lateral buckling
Pipeline lateral (snake) buckling — DNV-RP-F110
This page describes pipeline lateral (snake) buckling — dnv-rp-f110 and the associated engineering assessment topics. Project use requires qualified inputs and engineering review.
Assessment topics
- Screen a line's susceptibility to global lateral (snake) buckling under HP/HT.
- Estimate buckle spacing and the feed-in into a buckle.
- Flag where mitigation (sleepers, buoyancy, snaking) is needed.
Related standards
DNV-RP-F110
Lateral buckling
HP/HT
Global buckling
Feed-in
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Questions
What is lateral buckling?
A high-pressure/high-temperature line wants to expand; where it is unrestrained on the seabed it relieves that load by snaking sideways into lateral buckles. DNV-RP-F110 governs the global-buckling design.
What assessment outputs are described?
A susceptibility screen, an estimate of buckle spacing and feed-in, and a flag where mitigation is needed.
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