Description

Nominal Pipe Size

Outside Diameter
Wall Thickness
Specified Minimum Yield Strength
Basic Allowable Stress @ design Temp
Modulus of Elasticity

Symbol

Unit

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Construction
4
4.50
0.237
35000
20000
2.92E+07

Operation

Hydrotest

4
4.50
0.237
35000
20000
2.92E+07

4
4.50
0.237
35000
20000
2.92E+07

Remarks

Pipe Density

NPS
OD
t
SMYS
Sh
E
steel

inch
inch
inch
psi
psi
psi
kg/m 3

7850

7850

7850

Coating Density

coating

kg/m 3

Coating Thickness

coating

mm

0.00

0.00

0.00

Modulus Section of Pipe

inch 3

Z = 0.0982 ( D4 - d4 ) / D

7
1

7
1

7
1

I = 0.0491 ( D4 - d4 )
* note 1

0
0.00
0
10.80
0.00
0
0.00
10.80

0.90
0.00
0
10.80
0.00
0.01
0.00
10.80

1000
0.00
0
10.80
0.00
6.89
0.00
17.69

Empty - Gas - Water

Employer's Requirements

Area Moment of Inertia of Pipe

Allowable Deflection
Content Density
Depth of Soil Cover
Soil Density
Bare Pipe Weight per Feet
Pipe Coating Weight per Feet
Fluid Content per Feet
Soil Weight per Feet
Total Weight ( Wp + Wc + Wf + Ws )
Span Based on Stress
Span Based on Deflection

content

inch
inch
3
kg/m

soil

inch
3
kg/m

Wp
Wc
Wf
Ws
W
L1
L2

note 1 : Victor Helguero, Piping Stress Handbook, p.314

lb/ft
lb/ft
lb/ft
lb/ft
lb/ft
ft
m
ft
m

44.33
13.51
30.53
9.30

44.32
13.51
30.53
9.30

Table A1 ASME B31.3

Table 832.5-1 ASME B31.8

above pipe
34.64
10.56
26.99
8.22

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Maximum Span Distance Based on the Maximum Stress

Maximum span length based on the maximum stress is obtained by using equation:

L1
Where:
L1`
Z
Sh
W
1.2

:
:
:
:

0 .33 ZS h
w

Allowable Pipe Span based on Maximum Stress, ft.

3
Modulus Section of Pipe, in
Allowable Tensile Stress for pipe Material at Design Temperature, psi
Total Weight of Pipe, lb/ft

Maximum Span Distance Based on the Maximum Deflection

Maximum span length based on the maximum deflection is obtained by using equation:

L2
Where:
L2

I
E
W

:
:
:
:
:

EI
22 .5 w

Allowable Pipe Span based on Maximum Deflection, ft.

Allowable Deflection, in
4
Area Moment of Inertia of Pipe, in
Modulus of Elasticity of the pipe material at design temperature, psi
Total Weight of Pipe, lb/ft