Research Article

Numerical Investigation of the Short-Term Mechanical Response of Buried Profiled Thermoplastic Pipes with Different Diameters to External Loads

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Circumferential strain distribution for the pipes with different diameters when the backfill on the left side of layer 02 and right side of layer 03 is loose. (a) Liner. (b) Valley. (c) Crest.
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