The invention discloses a
submarine pipeline design method based on the suspended-span vortex-induced
vibration fatigue life. The
submarine pipeline design method comprises the following steps that firstly, the
permissible value of the pipeline hoop stress is calculated; secondly, primary design is conducted to determine the pipeline wall thickness; thirdly, the inherent frequency of a suspended-span structure of a
submarine pipeline and the vortex-induced vibration load frequency of the
submarine pipeline are calculated; fourthly, it is judged whether the suspended-span structure of the
submarine pipeline resonates or not; fifthly, the reduced velocity is calculated; sixthly, the suspended-span vortex-induced
vibration amplitude of the
submarine pipeline is determined; seventhly, the suspended-span vortex-induced vibration
stress range of the submarine pipeline is calculated; eighthly, the number of the permissible fatigue cycle times of the submarine pipeline is determined; ninthly,the suspended-span vortex-induced
vibration fatigue life of the submarine pipeline is calculated; tenthly, it is judged whether the designed life requirements of the submarine pipeline are met or not;eleventhly,
design improvement is conducted; twelfthly, the submarine pipeline design based on the suspended-span vortex-induced
vibration fatigue life is completed. The submarine pipeline design method provides a
technical support for China to establish submarine pipeline design standards based on the life.