...E. Akınay; H. Kılıç The effects of induced trench configuration and stiffness of compressible inclusion on the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe behavior were investigated through full-scale laboratory tests. Two pipe-compressible inclusion configurations (‘compressible inclusion over the pipe...

... on the deflection useful for engineering practice are very limited. In this paper, a two-dimensional finite element analysis is used to investigate the peaking deflection of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes. In the analyses, the pipe–soil interaction is rationally modeled. A field trial is conducted...

... of buried high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes with a special consideration of the peaking behavior. The finite-element modeling method is evaluated using the data measured in a field trial which is presented in Part I. Parametric study are conducted. It is shown that the relative flexure stiffness...