Calculation of safety factor guarding against joint opening

Bolts: 5/16-24 Stainless Steel socket head cap screws, 1 inch long
Outer Wall Flange: stainless steel
Beam tube flange: stainless steel

stainless steel

stainless steel

major diameter 0.3125 0.3125 0.3125 inch

pitch 0.041666667 0.041667 0.041667
pitch diameter 0.285436708 0.285437 0.285437 inch
minor diameter 0.258373417 0.258373 0.258373 inch
Tensile stress area 0.058 0.058 0.058 sq in
Tensile stress per 1 inch-lb torque psi

bolts
proof load 4.5 31500 31500 psi
minimum tensile strength 5 35000 35000 psi

Torque (calc from tensile stress) 86.20689655 603448.3 603448.3 in-lb

Torque (calc from tensile stress) 7.183908046 50287.36 50287.36 ft-lb

K torque coefficient 0.15 0.15 0.15

Fi preload 2500 1500 750 lb
d major diam 0.3125 0.3125 0.3125 inch
Torque from force reqmnt 117.1875 70.3125 35.15625 in-lb

preload stress 43103.44828 25862.07 12931.03

C 0.283833102 0.283833 0.283833

kb 4233786.975 4233787 4233787
km 10682679.59 10682680 10682680
ld 0.5 0.5 0.5

P, external tensile load 3500 2000 1000 lb

factor of safety against joint separ 0.997373261 1.047242 1.047242

bolt circle diameter 10.5 10.5 10.5 inch

number of bolts 36 36 36
circumference 32.98672286 32.98672 32.98672 inch
inches per bolt 0.916297857 0.916298 0.916298
load for complete circle 126000 72000 36000 lbs
crews, 1 inch long

stainless steel ld

stainless steel

15 inch od
12 inch id
176.7146
113.0973

63.61725 sq inch projected area, insulator

15 psi
954.2588 lbs axial force due to vacuum

72 inch od
12 inch id
4071.504
9.765625

113.0973

3958.407 sq inch projected area, insulator

18 psi
71251.32 lbs axial force due to vacuum

72205.58 total axial force on insulator bolts

18 72205.58

3 12829.48
6 24704.7
9 36579.92
12 48455.14
15 60330.36
18 72205.58
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4-Nov-02 (OK to modify blue values, black values are locked)

TENSION CONNECTIONS
User-Specified Quantities CASE 1 CASE 2
major diameter,d (in) 0.313 0.375
tensile stress area,At (in^2) 0.058 0.077
unthreaded length in grip, ld (in) 0.125 0.063
threaded length in grip, lt (in) 0.375 0.500
bolt modulus, Eb (psi) 30,000,000 30,000,000
clamped mat'l modulus, Em (psi) 10,000,000 10,000,000
grip length, l (in) 1.00 1.00
torque coeff., K 0.15 0.30
bolt preload, Fi (lb) 850 200
proof strength, Sp (psi) 33,000 85,000
joint tensile load, P (lb) 1,500 1,000
load factor, nl 1.50 2.00

Intermediate Computed Quantities

bolt stiffness, kb (lb/in)= 3,708,254 4,246,935
material stiffness, km (lb/in)= 2,858,619 3,671,138
joint constant, C= 0.565 0.536
major diameter area, Ad (in^2) 0.077 0.110
proof load, Fp= (lb) 1,914 6,545

Results
For given Fi and At…
Tensile stress in bolt due to Fi= (psi) 14,655 2,597

: For given K, Fi, d…

Required torque= (in-lb) 40 23

For given Sp, At, Eb, Em, lt, ld, d, l, nl…

For known P, Then min. preload should be= (lb) 643 5,472
For known preload in single bolt, Then allowable P= (l 1,256 5,915

For given Sp, At, Fi, Eb, Em, lt, ld, d, l…

Bolt load factor, nl= 1.256 11.830

For given Fi, P, At, Eb, Em, lt, ld, d, l…

Factor of safety against joint separation, n= 0.247 0.093

For given Sp, At…

Recommended preload for reused connections= (lb) 1,436 4,909
Recommended preload for permanent connections= (lb 1,723 5,891

BOLT CIRCLES
User-Specified Quantities CASE 1 CASE 2
bolt circle diameter (in) 10.50 11
number of bolts 36 13
allowable load per bolt (lb) 1,255 2,000
Results
inches per bolt (in) 0.92 2.66
total joint tensile load (lb) 45,180 26,000
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0.500
0.077
0.063
0.500
35,000,000
10,000,000
1.00
0.30
500
85,000
1,000
2.00

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2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000

2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66

26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000
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11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000

2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66 2.66

26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000 26,000