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Ldepth Lcrossing Rarc1 Rarc2 Fin Fout

20 600 720 720 10 10

L1 Larc1 L2 Larc2 L3 Ltot

52.18 125.66 247.17 125.66 52.18 602.86

DESIGN DATA
Pipeline Diameter D 36 inch 914.4 mm 3 ft
thickness (min) t 15.9 mm 18.3 mm (D/t should be < 60)
0.626 in
Pipeline Material Grade X60
2
SMYS of Pipeline S 415 Mpa 60190.77 lb/in
3
Steel Density rs 7850 kg/m
3
Water Density rw 1000 kg/m
3 3
Soil Density 1800 kg/m 112.37 lb/ft
3 3
Mud Density 1437.8 kg/m 89.76 lb/ft
3
Drilling Fluid Density rd 11 lb/gal 1318.09 Kg/m
Soil friction Angle f 30 degree
Poisson Ratio for Steel n 0.3
2
Modulus of Elasticity E 207000 Mpa 30022866 lb/in
Installation Temperature T1 13 degC
Operating Temperature T2 65 degC
Steel Coefficient Thermal a 0.0000117 mm/mm/°C
Friction Factor of Soil us 0.5 Assumed
2
Fluid (mud) Drag Coefficient umud 0.05 lb/in 344.73785 Pa
Test Pressue PT 137.1 Bar (Test pressure =95 % SMYS)
2
Design Pressure P 63.5 Bar 921 lb/in

CALCULATIONS
2 2
Pipe Cross Sectional Area 656692.89 mm 0.657 m
2 2
Steel Cross Sectional Area As 44881.26 mm 0.045 m
Uncorroded weight of Pipe Ws 352.32 kg/m
Displace Mud Weight W mud 944.20 kg/m
Effective (submerged) weigth of pipe W sub -591.89 kg/m
Wsub = Ws - Wmud
Earth Pressure Coefficient K 0.577
Arching Factor k 0.148

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INSTALLATION STRESSES
Pulling Loads
Straight Section L1
Frcition Force |Ff1| 15208.75 kg
|Ff1| = W sub x L1 cos (Fin) x us
Fluid Drag FD1 51678.38 kg
FD1 = p x D x L1 X umud
Pipe Weight (longitudinal direction) W p1 8555.98 kg
W p1 = W sub x L1 sin (Fin)
Pulling load at end of L1 T1 58331.14 kg
T1 = |Ff1| + FD1 - W p1

Curve Section Larc1

Frcition Force |Ffarc1| 37189.31 kg F considered 0deg for conservatism
|Ffarc1| = W sub x Larc1 cos (F) x us
Fluid Drag FDarc1 124447.14 kg
FDarc1 = p x D x Larc1 X umud
Pipe Weight (longitudinal direction) W parc1 0.00 kg F considered 0deg for conservatism
W parc1 = W sub x Larc1 sin (F)
Pulling load at end of Larc1 Tarc1 219967.59 kg
Tarc1 = T1 + |Ffarc1| + FDarc1 - W parc1

Straight Section L2
Frcition Force |Ff2| 73146.80 kg F = 0deg for straight section
|Ff2| = W sub x L2 cos (F) x us
Fluid Drag FD2 244772.22 kg
FD2 = p x D x L2 X umud
Pipe Weight (longitudinal direction) W p2 0.00 kg F = 0deg for straight section
W p2 = W sub x L2 sin (F)
Pulling load at end of L1 T2 537886.61 kg
T2 = Tarc1 + |Ff2| + FD2 - W p2

Curve Section Larc2

Frcition Force |Ffarc2| 37189.31 kg F considered 0deg for conservatism
|Ffarc2| = W sub x Larc2 cos (F) x us
Fluid Drag FDarc2 124447.14 kg
FDarc2 = p x D x Larc2 X umud
Pipe Weight (longitudinal direction) W parc2 118652.20 kg F considered 90deg for conservatism
W parc2 = W sub x Larc2 sin (F)
Pulling load at end of Larc2 Tarc2 818175.26 kg
Tarc2 = T2 + |Ffarc2| + FDarc2 + W parc2

Straight Section L3
Frcition Force |Ff3| 15208.75 kg
|Ff3| = W sub x L3 cos (Fout) x us
Fluid Drag FD3 51678.38 kg
FD3 = p x D x L3 X umud
Pipe Weight (longitudinal direction) W p1 8555.98 kg
W p3 = Wsub x L3 sin (Fout)
Pulling load at end of L1 T3 893618.37 kg
T3 = Tarc2 + |Ff3| + FD3 + W p3

Pulling Loads = 893618.37 kg

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Tensile Stress
Tensile stress st 19.91 MPa
st = Pulling Loads / Steel Area

Allowable Tensile Stress : 90% of SMYS 373.50 MPa

Condition : OK

Bending Stress
Bending Stress sb 131.45 MPa
sb = E D / 2R

Allowable Bending Stress

D/t 57.51

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for D/t < 24.921 Fb = 45143.08 lb/in 311.251 MPa
2
24.92 < for D/t < 49.842 Fb = 38485.01 lb/in 265.345 MPa
2
for D/t > 49.842 Fb = 39312.27 lb/in 271.049 MPa

Allowable Bending Stress (Sb) : 271.05 MPa

Condition : OK

Hoop (External Pressure) Stress

External Pressure Pext 60 kPa (Ranging from 30 kPa to 60 kPa)
0.06 MPa
Hoop Stress due to External Pressure shext 1.73 MPa
Elastic Hoop Buckling Stress
Fhe 87380194318 psi 6E+08 MPa
Critical Hoop Buckling Stress
Fhc 87380194318 psi Fhe < 33104.9
Fhc 15728462063 psi 33104.92 < Fhe < 96305.2
Fhc 68565.10 psi 96305.23 < Fhe < 373183
Fhc 60190.77 psi 373182.77 < Fhe
Critical Hoop Buckling Stress : 60190.77 psi = 415.00 MPa
Allowable hoop stress = 67% of Critical Hoop Buckling Stress = 278.05 MPa
Condition : OK

Combined Installation Stress

Combined Installation Stress should satisfy the following condition:

st / 0.9S + sb / Sb < 1 Condition : OK

A2 + B2 + 2n|A|B < 1 Condition : OK

A = [ (st + sb - 0.5shext) / 1.25] / S 0.4533

B = 1.5 shext / Fhc 0.0062

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OPERATING STRESSES
Hoop Stress due to Internal Pressure sh 182.59 MPa
sh = P D / 2t
Bending Stress sb 131.45 MPa
sb = E D / 2R
Thermal Expansion sth -125.94 MPa
sth = E a (T1-T2)
External Pressure Pe 52108.43 Pa 0.0521 MPa 7.56 psi

Allowable Operating Stress

Total circumferential stress sC 180.87 MPa

sC = sh - shext
Net Logitudinal Stress sL 59.77 MPa
sL = sb + sth + sC n
CRITERIA : sL ≤ 0.9 S = 373.50 MPa Hence : OK
Combined stress
(1) SE1 = | sC - sL | sE1 121.10 MPa
(2) SE2 = ( sC2 + sL2 - sCsL )1/2 sE2 159.61 MPa
Combined stress, SE = Max (SE1, SE2) sE 159.61 MPa
CRITERIA : SE ≤ 0.9 S = 373.50 MPa Hence : OK

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