RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Effect of Low Concentrations of Bedload on the Erosion Pattern and the Structural Strength of Rigid Force Mains
Hillel Rubin*, 1, Dmitry Tokarev1, Holger Schüttrumpf2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2010Volume: 4
First Page: 105
Last Page: 115
Publisher ID: TOCIEJ-4-105
DOI: 10.2174/1874149501004010105
Article History:
Received Date: 15/8/2009Revision Received Date: 23/8/2010
Acceptance Date: 1/9/2010
Electronic publication date: 23/12/2010
Collection year: 2010
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Abstract
This manuscript concerns the decrease of the structural strength and possible collapse of force (pressure) mains due to bedload erosion (abrasion), caused by low concentrations of hard solid particles transported with the sanitary sewage. Such a phenomenon may probably occur in combined sanitary systems (CSS), but it has also been observed in force mains delivering domestic sewage, due to occasional penetration of hard solid particles into the sanitary sewerage system. Force mains are usually subject to stresses originating from the internal pressure combined with those of the external load. For the design of such pipelines, Schlick's formula is usually applied. The present study applies Schlick's formula to represent the pipe failure curve. Then by properly introducing safety factors into Schlicks' formula the study defines service curves of the pipe. Each service curve is associated with a particular value of the pipe construction safety factor. In the next step by applying the concept of service curves the study hypothesizes the extension of Schlick's formula for possible calculation of the decrease of the pipe safety factor due to the presence of the invert groove. Calculations are made by using the ANSYS code, and the numerical results are applied to evaluate a particular case history of an asbestoscement (AC) force main collapse.
