The dynamic behavior of a cantilever beam simulating a pipe after full rupture at a given cross-section is investigated. This problem, know as pipe whip, has to be analysed within the frame of plastic deformations. The physical model is represented by a cantilever, subjected to a step- load at the free end, and a support designed to absorb the maximum possible kinect energy of the tube generated by suddenly applied force. The analysis is performed using the Bernoulli theory for straight beams, assuming for the moment-curvature relation a bi-linear law. The beam is discretized into finite elements and the time integration is done througth a step-by-step integration technique (Newmark). The support is assumed to follow a rigid plastic constitutive relation. The influence of the gap between the support and the pipe in the dynamic response is investigated, the momento-curvature relations as well.