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B A B A
Vertical Soil Pressure, lb/in 2
Vertical Deflection
Horizontal Deflection
Pipe Deflection, %
Figure 3.50 Vertical soil pressure versus pipe deflection. (A) Soil test cell data, 90 percent
relative compaction; (B) FEA, no compaction simulation.
Thrust Strain
Bending Strain
m in/in
Strain,
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Position on Pipe, degrees
Figure 3.51 Pipe strain as function of circumferential position, conditions as in Fig. 3.50.
