Allowable span length for fiber stress

Case 1. Two fixed ends

NPS

Input data
Voltage level
Fault level

500 kV
26000 MVA

Tube size
schedule
OD
ID
Constant C
max allowable stress Fa
section modulus S
total force Ft
wind force Fw
short circuit force Fsc
unit weight Fg

6
40
6.625
6.065
3.46
35000
8.50
526.43
5.72
520.37
18.97

Resulting max span:

284.90 in

Fw
C
Cd
d
ri
Kz
Gf
v
I

NPS
in
in
lbf/in
in3
lbf/ft
lbf/ft
lbf/ft
lb/ft

5.72066235 lbf/ft
0.0002132
1
6.625 in
0.5
1
0.85
60 mi/h
1.15

OD
1.315

2.375

2.375

2 1/2

2.875

3.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

6.625

6.625

8.625

8.625

7.24 m
Fsc
Gamma
Isc
phase spaceing

520.3698
0.87
30022.21
240.00

lbf/ft
phase B
A
in

Sch#
40

Wall
0.133

Wt/Ft
1.68

40

0.154

80

ID

OD mm

Wall mm

Wt/m kg

1.049

33.40

3.38

2.50

3.65

2.067

60.33

3.91

5.43

0.218

5.02

1.939

60.33

5.54

7.47

40

0.203

5.79

2.469

73.03

5.16

8.62

40

0.216

7.58

3.068

88.90

5.49

11.28

40

0.237

10.79

4.026

114.30

6.02

16.06

60

0.281

12.66

3.938

114.30

7.14

18.84

80

0.337

14.98

3.826

114.30

8.56

22.29

40

0.28

18.97

6.065

168.28

7.11

28.23

80

0.432

28.57

5.761

168.28

10.97

42.52

40

0.322

28.55

7.981

219.08

8.18

42.49

60

0.406

35.64

7.813

219.08

10.31

53.04