1.

INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this worksheet is to design the stabbing guides for the piles used in Gupkin MFP.

2. MATERIAL PROPERTIES
Yield Strength Fy := 345  MPa

Poission Ratio := 0.3

Young's Modulus 5
E := 2.10  10  MPa

Shear Modulus 4
G := 8  10 MPa

kg
Density s := 7850 3
m

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 3. STABBING GUIDE PARAMETERS
Diameter D g := 961mm

Thickness t g := 20mm

4. DESIGN CHECKS FOR PILE STABBING GUIDE

The pile stabbing guide is checked against a horizontal load equal to 10% of the pile weight, which may
occur during the stabbing operation. The horizontal load is conservatively assumed to act at the bottom tip
of the stabbing guide. Since the stabbing operation is vertically straight, no other load needs to be
considered.

Lever arm of the horizontal load xg := 1500mm

Weight of the heaviest pile W g := 44.3tonnef

Moment on the stabbing guide section M g := 0.1  W g  xg = 65.165  kN  m

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Moment of inertia of the stabbing guide section Ig :=  D - D g - 2  t g
64  g
( )4 = 6.547  109 mm 4
Ig
7 3
Section modulus Zg := = 1.363  10  mm
 Dg 
 
 2 
Mg
Maximum bending stress bend := = 4.782  MPa
Zg

Allowable bending stress all := 0.66Fy = 227.7  MPa

Check := "OK" if bend < all

"Redesign!" otherwise

Check = "OK"

bend
Unity Check UC := = 0.021
all

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