Abstract
In order to clarify the behavior of buried pipe on the non-uniform bedding, experiments and 3-dimentional finite element analyses were conducted. By removing the soil from the valves of the bottom of test pit after backfilling uniformly, loose area was made in the ground. In the analysis, different input parameters made it possible to simulate the non-uniform ground. The pipe behavior was monitored at the three cross sections. Two sections are surrounded by the loosened ground locally. Another is between former two sections. From the results, it was clear that circumferential tensile strain acted on the part of the pipe by local swelling at the sections surrounded by the loosened ground. On the other hand, even circumferential tensile strain did not act but maximum shear strain increased at the middle section because of a kind of twisting force.
