BuckPy

BuckPy is a Probabilistic Lateral Buckling Algorithm for subsea pipeline design and assessment.

Development Version This repository contains a development version of BuckPy intended for testing and evaluation of new features. Functionality, interfaces, algorithms, and input formats may change without notice and it is not recommended for production use.

Disclaimer This repository contains an independent development version of BuckPy and is not part of, affiliated with, endorsed by, or maintained by the official BuckPy project.

The software is provided "as is" without any warranty, express or implied. It has not been fully validated for all applications and should not be relied upon for engineering decisions without independent verification and validation by qualified personnel. The author and contributors accept no liability for any direct or indirect consequences arising from the use of this software.

License & Potential Issues
BuckPy-Dev is released under the same open-source license as the BuckPy project. All code in this repository is provided in accordance with the terms and conditions of that license.

BuckPy-Dev complies with the original GPL v3 license because:

• It preserves the same license terms (GPL-3.0) for all distributed code.
• It provides full access to the source code when distributed.
• Any modifications or additions remain under GPL v3, ensuring downstream users retain the same freedoms.
• No additional restrictions are imposed beyond those permitted by GPL v3.

This development version may introduce experimental features, modified algorithms, or changes in input/output formats that are not backward compatible with the stable BuckPy release. Users should be aware that results may differ from official releases and should be independently verified before use in engineering applications.

No additional warranties or guarantees are provided beyond those stated in the license.

Documentation

The development documentation is available on the BuckPy Developmen Documentation Website.