  Stationary bifurcations in several nonlinear models of fluid conveying pipes
fixed at both ends are analyzed with the use of Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction and
singularity theory. Influence of gravitational force, curvature and vertical
elastic support on various properties of bifurcating solutions are
investigated. In particular the conditions for occurrence of supercritical and
subcritical bifurcations are presented for the models of Holmes, Thurman and
Mote, and Paidoussis.
