Project: East Sitra Housing Project - Kingdom of Bahrain Segment

Calculation: Structural Design of Buried Pipes uPVC

Flexible Pipe Structural Design (BS EN 1295-1) SN4 (SDR 41)
Sheet Number: 1 Date: 200 mm

Pipe & Bedding Details

Number of Pipes 1
Spacing Between Pipes m
Pipe Nominal Diameter 0.200 m
Pipe Outside Diameter 0.211 m
4
Second Moment of Area of Unit Length of Pipe Wall 1.2E-08 m /m
Second Moment of Area (Override) m4/m
Modulus of Elasticity of Pipe Material (Short Term) 3000.0 MPa
Modulus of Elasticity of Pipe Material (Long Term) 1500.0 MPa
Embedment Class ClassS2
Compaction 80

Soil & Trench Details

Soil Type Sand

Density Medium Dense
Native Modulus of Soil Reaction 4 MN/m2
Native Modulus of Soil Reaction (Override) MN/m2
Unit Weight of Soil 19.60 m
Depth of Cover to Top of Pipe 6.60 m
Width of Trench Base 1.00 m Acceptable
Excavation Side Slopes 90 degrees
Supported Trench No

Loading Details

Uniformly Distributed Surcharge Load kN/m2

Concentrated Surcharge Load Type Main Roads
Concentrated Surcharge Load 1.78 kN/m
Concentrated Surcharge Load (Override) kN/m

Results

Backfill Load: 129.36 kN/m

Concentrated Surcharge Load: 1.78 kN/m
Uniformly Distributed Surcharge Load: 0.00 kN/m
Internal Water Load: 0.31 kN/m
Total Load: 131.45 kN/m
Project: East Sitra Housing Project - Kingdom of Bahrain Segment
Calculation: Structural Design of Buried Pipes uPVC
Flexible Pipe Structural Design (BS EN 1295-1) SN4 (SDR 41)
Sheet Number: 2 Date: 0 200 mm

Factor of Safety Against Buckling

Required Factor of Safety 2.00

Factor of Safety Against Buckling (With Soil Support): 2.01

Factor of Safety Against Buckling (Without Soil Support): Not Required Acceptable

Ovalisation (Pipe Ring Deflection)

Maximum Allowable Pipe Ring Deflection 6.00 %

Initial Ovalisation: 2.60 %

Long Term Ovalisation: 3.37 % Acceptable