A refined analytical analysis of submerged pipelines in seabed laying

The paper analyzes the elastic deflection of submerged pipelines laid with a stinger by taking into account the overall effects of the ovalization of the cross section. The analysis is performed by means of a singular perturbation technique and the analytical solution obtained is shown to offer different advantages over the finite element method. Two examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the procedure by means of a comparison with results from other less refined analytical solutions and from the commercial finite element code .