ATTACHMENT - X

Document No. X
Wall Thickness Calculation of 36in Gas Pipeline (Location Class-3, D.F.=0.5, Corr. Allow.=1.5mm)
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DESIGN INPUT
Design Code

4
5

Pipeline Size / Nominal O.D

Corrosion Allowance

Location Class

7
8

Design Factor

0.5

9
10

Steel Coefficient of Expansion,

Modulus of Elasticity

0.0000117
2.07E+05

per deg C 6.50E-06 in/in/ oC

Mpa
3.05E+07 Psi

P
Td
Ti

63.5

bar g

921.0

psi g

C
o
C

149.0
55.4

65
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1

ASME B31.8
D
A

36
1.5

in
mm

914

mm

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13

Pressure and Temperature Data

Design Pressure

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15
16

Design Temperature (Underground)

Installation (backfill) Temp
Weld joint factor

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18

Temperature Derating Factor

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A. WALL THICKNESS
Grade
SMYS of Line Pipe

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Wall Thickness Calculated

tmin = P x D / (2x Sx Fx E x T) + A

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Next higher API wall thickness

D/t Check ( Should be < 96)

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B. EQUIVALENT STRESS CHECK FOR CORRODED PIPE CONDITION

Wall thickness (t)
Hoop Stress = Sh = PD/2t
B.1 Restrained Pipe (Underground)
Thermal Stress = ST = a (Ti - Td) E
Longitudinal Stress due to pressure = SP = 0.3 Sh

-125.9
60.5

MPa
MPa

-65.5
OK

MPa

267.1
241.1
267.1
OK

MPa
MPa
MPa

B.2 Unrestrained Pipe (Aboveground)

Longitudinal Stress due to pressure = SP = 0.5 Sh

100.8

MPa

Longitudinal Stress, SL
SL = SP +SB + SX
0.75 x SMYS = 312 MPa
Without considering SB (Bending stress) and SX (Axial stress due to external loading):
SL = SP
SL 0.75 x SMYS
Longitudinal Stress check :
hence

100.8
OK

MPa

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Longitudinal Stress, SL
SL = SP + ST + SB + SX

Equivalent Stress check :

F
F

X60
S
tmin
t

0.9 x SMYS = 374 MPa

SE 0.9 x SMYS

SE1
SE2
SE
hence

psi

15.5

mm

0.610 inch

15.9
58

mm

0.626 inch

14.4

mm

201.6

MPa

C. MINIMUM BENDING RADIUS

Minimum bending radius for underground section is calculated from maximum margin of bending stress,
based on Max (SE1, SE2) = 0.9 x SMYS. Hence, bending stress SB =
-106.5 MPa
R (Minimum Bend Radius) = E D / (2 |Sb|)
889 m
D. CHECK ON THINNING DUE TO COLD BENDS: BEND RADIUS = 40 D
Inner bend radius divided by diameter, (n)
As per PD 8010-1:2004, % of Wall thinning = 50 / (n+1)
Pipe thk. before bending = cal thk/(1-thinning %)
Available thickness for bending (= Selected thk)
Adequacy Check (Pipe thk before bending < Available thk)

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415 MPa

60200

0.9 x SMYS = 374 MPa

Without considering SB (Bending stress) and SX (Axial stress due to external loading):
SL = SP + ST
SL 0.9 x SMYS
Longitudinal Stress check :
hence
Equivalent Stress, SE
SE1 = | Sh - SL |
SE2 = [ Sh2 + SL2 - Sh SL ]1/2
SE = Max (SE1, SE2)

39.5
1.23
15.7
15.9
OK

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mm
mm