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Swart, A.E. (author), Karamanos, S.A. (author), Scarpas, A. (author), Blaauwendraad, J. (author)The present paper describes a numerical formulation for the analysis of damage in steel pipeline bends. In particular, the numerical implementation of Gurson plasticity model is described in the framework of a special element, referred to as “tube element”. This is a three-node element, which simulates pipe behavior combining longitudinal...journal article 2010