Buried Pipe Calculation Report

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Buried Pipe Calculation Report

Code: B31.4-2012
American Lifeline Alliance

Input Data

General Information
Date
Report Name
Piping Dimensions
Pipe Diameter
508
mm
Nominal Pipe Thickness
8.7
mm
Sum of Allowance
0
mm
Material
Specified Min Yield Strength
358.52
Mpa
Ultimate Stress
500
MPa
Weld Joint Factor
1
Design factor
0.72
Pipe Modulus of Elasticity
203000 Mpa
Poisson's Effect
0.3
Thermal Expansion Coefficient
0.0000117 mm/mmc
Lining Thickness
2
mm
Coating Thickness
3
mm
Lining Modulus of Elasticity
100000 MPa
Coating Modulus of Elasticity
125000 MPa
Lining/ Coating
Mortar-Lined and Coated
Design Condition
Max. Design Temp.
76.7
C
Installation Temp.
10
C
Design Pressure
8273.7
Kpa(g)
Longitudinal Stress Resulting from SUS Loads
SL
2.52E+03 MPa
Bending Moment due to Weight
N/A
KN.m
Component SIF in Plane of Loading
N/A
Axial Load
0
KN
Longitudinal Stress Resulting from OCC Loads
SL
0.00E+00 MPa
Bending Moment due to Weight
N/A
KN
Thermal Stress for Unrestrained System
SE
0
MPa
Analysis Settings
Elastic Stability Safe Factor
3
Concentrated
Load
Impact Factor for
N/A
Impact Factor for Live Load
N/A
Impact Factor
1.5
Bedding Constant
0.1
Deflection Lag Factor
1.5
Failure Theory
Max Shear Stress
Soil Properties
Dry Backfill Density
2002.3
kg/m3
Title
Name

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Water Density
Modulus of Soil Reaction

1000
3000

Concentrated Surface Load

Height of Fill
Height of Water
Offset Distance
Height of Cover (for Live )Load
Live Load
Height of Cover (for Impact Factor)
Live Load Case
Results
Stress Source

Stress Type

Pin
Pext
EXP (Thermal)
EXP (Thermal)
SUS+P()+EXP (SL)
SUS+P (SL)
SUS+P()+EXP+OCC
SUS+P+OCC
SUS+P+EXP

(6)

Hoop Stress
Hoop Stress
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
Longitudinal
Combined

(7)

kg/m3
Psi
Dead Load
50
KN
1.2192
m
0.5
m
1
m
Live Load
1
ft
12.5
Psi
0-1
ft
"Highway"
Stress

Allowable

Mpa

MPa

241.55
3.41
158.42
0
2607.95
2642.78
2607.95
2642.78
2849.51

258.13
258.13
322.67
-2047.63
322.67
268.89
322.67
286.82
322.67

Code
Allowable
0.72.E.Sy
0.72.E.Sy
0.9.Sy

Accept.

System

(1)

Res/Unres
Res/Unres
Res.
Unres.
Res.
Unres.
Res.
Unres.

0.9.Sy

Pass
Pass
Pass
Failed
Failed
Failed
Failed
Failed
Failed
Failed

Res.

(2)

SA
0.9.Sy
0.75.Sy
0.9.Sy
0.8.Sy

Res.

Eff. Combined

324.1

322.67

0.9.Sy

(7)
EXP+Pin+Pext-Road

Eff. Combined

117.37

322.67

Pass

Unres.

Pext

Elastic Stability

0.12

0.75

0.9.Sy
Note (3)

Pass

Res/Unres

2607.95

434.57

Note (3)

Failed

124.06

179.26

0.5.Sy

Pass

Res/Unres

Note (3)

Pass

Res/Unres

EXP+Pin+Pext-Road

SUS+P()+EXP

Source
Ovality
Warning:

Longitudinal Local
Shell Buckling

Pext

Circumferential
Through_Wall

Pext

Ring Buckling

Lining Coating
Mortar-Lined and Coated

0.12
5
Actual
mm
4.5319

1.35

Allowable
mm
10.16

Res.

Accept.
Pass

System

(1)

Res/Unres

Notes:
1. Res and Unres stand for Restrained and Unrestrained systems respectively.
2. For calculation of SA, please refer to 403.3.2 of B31.4-2012. Temperature ranges for restrained and unrestrained
systems are based on what is mentioned in 402.5.1 and 402.5.2 of B31.4-2012 respectively. All allowable stresses
must be less than Ultimate stress (SU). For unrestrained system: SA=f(1.25*(Sc+Sh)-SL), here it is assumed that f=1,
Sc=Sh=2/3SY.
3. Refer to Appendix A of ALA.

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4. It is checked only in restrained system. User can check it in unrestrained system.
5. Y is defined as ovality.
6. In combined stress calculation, it is assumed that SL=|Fa|-|SH|+|M/z|+|FA/A|. If it fails, user can check the combined
stress by correct sign of stress of |FA/A|.
7. In effective stress calculation for a pipe at road (Table 403.3.1-1 B31.4-20012), longitudinal expansion stress,
longitudinal and circumferential hoop stresses resulting from internal pressure and circumferential hoop stresses due to
external pressure are combined to reach an equivalent stress.
Disclaimers
1. The calculated stresses in this sheet may not encompass all analyses which are required in a real engineering
practice. For instance, buoyancy, earthquake, landslide, mine subsidence analysis have not been considered. Moreover
some buried pipe analysis such as a unrestrained part of a buried pipe needs to be analyzed by a finite element
methods.
2. The formula and methods which are used in this calculation sheet are based on those mentioned in the technical
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