THE PRESENT STUDY INTRODUCES ARTIFICIAL BUCKLING TRIGGERING FEATURES AND THEN PRESENTS MORE DESCRIPTION ABOUT SNAKE PIPE LAYING AS THE MOST COMMON METHOD FOR SOUTH PARS PIPELINES.
ALSO THE POST BUCKLING CONFIGURATION AND THE STRAINS RESULTING FOR SINGLE BUCKLE AND ARTIFICIAL BUCKLES HAVE BEEN CALCULATED WITH FEM PROGRAM ANSYS. LIMIT STATES, AS PER DNV OS-F101 AND SAFEBUCK GUIDELINE ARE USED FOR THE VERIFICATION OF THE BUCKLING RESPONSE.