Transverse Free Vibration Analysis of Buried Pipeline under Simply Supported Restraint

Abstract

The pipe model is simplified as elastic foundation beam model of Euler-Bernoulli in the paper. Considering the effect of fluid flow in the pipe and outer soil constraint, the transverse vibration differential equation of buried pipeline is derived by using of Hamilton principle. By utilization of the first three-order modal and the orthogoality of main vibration mode, the equation is deduced and transformed into state formulas. The typical numerical example is analyzed by Matlab software. It is found that the natural frequency of pipe conveying fluid usually decreases along with flow velocity improving and the effect of foundation on the pipe stability is apparent.