Di Sarno, Luigi 
ORCID: 0000-0001-6244-3251 and Karagiannakis, George
(2020)
On the seismic fragility of pipe rack-piping systems considering soil-structure interaction.
BULLETIN OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, 18 (6).
pp. 2723-2757.
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Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Piping systems constitute the most vulnerable component in down- and mid-stream facilities posing immediate threat to human lives, communities financial robustness and environment. Pipe racks present several mechanical and geometrical idiosyncrasies compared to common buildings and the seismic response is governed by the pipework layout. Important design requirements e.g. dynamic interaction between pipelines and supporting structure are commonly overlooked during pipe racks design process and uncertainties relevant to modelling of soil or seismic input are not quantified. In the present work, after reviewing the technical literature and codes, a 3D RC rack was used as a testbed and analysed as coupled and decoupled with a non-seismic code conforming piping system accounting for soil–structure interaction. Incremental dynamic analysis was adopted as an assessment methodology for deriving fragility curves considering ground motions in near- and far-field conditions. It was deduced that the modelling (boundary conditions of pipes) was the most considerable uncertainty since it increased the probability of collapse limit state of structural members from 0 to 59%. It was also demonstrated that soil deformability as well as source conditions altered considerably the dispersion of intensity measure conditional on engineering demand parameter of structural and nonstructural members. The results may be another indication that code provisions should be more normative regarding industrial pipe racks.</jats:p>
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Pipe rack, Piping, Dynamic coupling, Seismic input, Soil-structure interaction, Fragility curves |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Mar 2020 11:44 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2023 00:01 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10518-020-00797-0 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3076448 |
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