Pipeline Lowering Analysis

CLIENT : BUKIT TUA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BY : HSB

PROJECT : PC KETAPANG II LTD CHK. : PNA

DOCUMENT TITLE : LOWERING ANALYSIS FOR 10" GAS PIPELINE APP. : LHS

DOC. NO. : 11-OPT-PL-REP-005

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This spreadsheet is to perform lowering-in analysis refer to API RP 1117 Movement of In Service Pipeline and
Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook

Dimension
6 m
kN  1000N MPa  10 Pa g  9.807
2
s
Section: 10” Gas Pipeline

Parameter

Pipe Outside Diameter OD  10.75in Material Grade API 5L X65

3
ρst  7850kg  m Specified Minimum SMYS  65000psi
Steel Density
Yield Strength-CS

Pipe Wall Thickness Modulus of Elasiticity 6

twall  0.366in E  29.79  10 psi

Poisson Ratio of Pipe Coeff. Thermal Expansion  6 in

μ  0.3 α  6.5  10
in  F

Corrosion Coating tcor  0.3mm Soil Cover depth ht  1.5m

Thickness (3LPE) (from Top of Pipe)
3
ρcor  940kg  m Design Factor FD  0.8
Corrosion Coating Density
(Longitudinal stress criteria)

Pressure Installation Pinst  14.7psi Temperature installation T1  77F

Operating Temperature@ T2  77F

time movement

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hhang  0.5m

Skid  0.2m

h  ht  OD  1.773  m

Soil Cover depth

(from Bottom of Pipe)

hx  2.5m

Δ  h  Skid  hhang2  hx2  3.517 m Deflection Δ  11.537  ft

Total Vertical Distance htotal  h  Skid  hhang htotal  2.473 m

htotal  8.114  ft

Calculation

Total Outer Diameter OD total  OD  2tcor OD total  273.65  mm

Internal Diameter 
ID  OD  2 twall  ID  254.457  mm

 OD 4 4
 total  ID  3
Section Modulus Z  π   Z  30.985  in

 32  OD total 
 OD 4 4
total  ID  4
Area Moment of Inertia I  π    I  166.91  in
 64 

Stress Calculation

Stress Due to Internal Pressure

Pinst  OD  μ
Sp  Sp  64.764  psi
2  twall

Stress due to Temperature St  E  α  ( T1  T2) St  0  psi

Stress due to curvature Sc  0psi (Assume : No Curvature Stress during lowering)

Existing Longitudinal Stress SE  Sp  St  Sc SE  64.764  psi

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 3.87  107  OD  Δ   7.74  107  Δ2

Trenching Length L 
FD  SMYS  SE L  547.905ft
3
LI  L  6.575  10  in

2
 Δ 4
Stress due to elongation Ss  2.67  E    Ss  3.527  10  psi
 L

384  E  I  Δ 3
Stress due to bending SB  SB  1.649  10 psi
2
12  Z  LI

Longitudinal Stress Available 4

SA  FD  SMYS  SE  Ss SA  1.667  10  psi

Total Longitudinal Stress 4

SL  SE  SB  Ss SL  3.698  10  psi

ALLOWABLE STRESS 4
SAllow  FD  SMYS SAllow  5.2  10  psi

Check  "ACCEPTABLE" if SL  SAllow

Check  "ACCEPTABLE"
"NOT ACCEPTABLE" otherwise

Span Calculation

0.0286  SA  OD  ID
4 4 
Maximum Span L1  L1  85.241ft
3 2
OD  0.8724  ID  OD
L1  25.98m
Minimum Radius Curvature
 3  E  OD 
 
Radius Curvature
 2 
rcurv  rcurv  117.32 m
2  FD  SMYS

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