ONSHORE PIPELINE LOWERING CALCULATION

THIS CALCULATION IS TO DETERMINE THE SAFE SPACING BETWEEN SIDE BOOMS REQUIRED FOR POSITIONING AND LOWERING
OF PIPELINE INTO TRENCH.
INPUT DATA:

Dia of pipe Do = 914.40 mm

Wall thickness t = 14.23 mm
Internal diameter of pipe Di = 885.94 mm
Anti corrosion coating thickness ( 3LPE ) tc = 3.75 mm
Pipe OD with anti corrsion coating Dc = 921.90 mm
Concrete weight coating thickness tcw = 0.00 mm
Pipe OD with concrete weight coating thickness Dcw = 921.90 mm
Density of steel ρs = 7850.00 kg/m³
Density of 3 LPE ρ3lpe. = 990.00 kg/m³
Density of concrete ρc = 2400.00 kg/m³
Pipe material (Grade) = X 70
Specified minimum yield strength SMYS = 485.00 N/mm²
Young's modulus E = 206000.00 N/mm²
Poisson's ratio v = 0.30 -
Thermal expansion co-efficient α = 0.00001170 / 0C
Length of pipe L = 162000.00 mm
Allowable longitudinal stress σL allowable = 436.50 N/mm²
Pipeline installation temperature Ti = 22.00 0
C
Area of pipe (Steel) Asteel = 0.040 m²
Area of coating (3LPE) A3LPE = 0.011 m²
Area of coating (concrete) Aconcrete = 0.000 m²
Weight of steel Wsteel = 315.90 Kg/m
Weight of 3LPE coating W3LPE = 10.71 Kg/m
Weight of concrete coating Wconcrete = 0.00 Kg/m
Total weight of pipe Wtotal = 326.61 Kg/m

Trench details:
 Height of skid Y1 = 1000.00 mm
Depth of cover dcover =
Y2 = 1000.00 mm
Depth of trench (Y4= Y2 + D) Y4 = 1921.90 mm
Verticle distance between pipe on skid and pipe on trench bottom Y5 = 2921.90
Trench gap on left side of pipe X1 = 150.00 mm
Trench gap on right side of pipe X2 = 150.00 mm
Trench side angle Ø = 16.00 Degree

Y4
X 3= ( tan ( 90− φ ) X3 = 551.10 mm

Width of trench at top W top =D+ X 1 + X 2 + 2×X 3 Wtop = 2324.09 mm

Wbottom
Width of trench at bottom W bottom=D+ X 1 + X 2 = 1221.90 mm

Position of pipe resting on skid from edge of trench X4 = 500.00 mm

Width of pipe skid ( assumed as equal to pipe OD ) Dpipe = 921.90 mm
Design boom overhang to be considered for side boom load capacity estimation

W top D X6 = 2123.00 mm
X 6= + X 4+
2 2
Side boom details:
Based on the information collected from site and it is suggested that overhanging to be considered is as given bellow:-
1. First side boom moving in forward direction ) - X8 = 4500 mm from trench centre
2. Second side boom ( behind side boom which will place the pipe section in the trench ) - X 8 = 3500 mm from trench centre
3. Third side boom ( behind second side boom which will place the pipe section in the trench ) - X 8 = 2500 mm from trench centre

4. The side boom will be placed in staggered position with respect to trench centre line. It will result in nearly same boom overhang ( X 7 )
which may vary from 2500 mm to 3500 mm which will give the more conservative results.

5. Number of side booms placed = 3.00 nos.

6. Safe lift capacity at boom overhang at distance X7 = 19.00 Tonnes
7. Selected safe lifting capacity = safe lifting capacity = 19.00 Tonnes
8. Safety factor (assumed) Sfcapacity = 1.25

CALCULATIONS :

A. Moment of inertia π I = 0.0041 m4

I= [OD 4 −ID 4 ]
64

B. Section modulus π Z = 0.007 m3

Z= [ OD 3 −ID 3 ]
32

C. Minimum radius of curvature for elastic bending during installation

0 .5 E×OD steel
Rc = = 298.76 m
0 . 65×SMYS
CALCULATION FOR SAFE LIFT POINT SPACING:

A. Minimum spacing between two side booms with considering total weight of pipe

Capacity sideboom
S sideboom = = 46.54 m
SF capacity ×W total

B. Selected sideboom spacing Ssideboom = 24.00 m

SPACING IS SAFE

CHECK FOR DEFLECTION:

A. Maximum deflection with considering steel weight only

4
sideboom
5×W steel×S δactual
δ actual= = 15.94 mm
384×E×I
B. Maximum allowable sag as per elastic bend radius

Chord length AC S sideboom AC = 12.00 m

AC =
2

[√
X = R c−( AC )2
2
] X = 298.52 m

Allowable sag δ allowable =Rc −X

sag
δallowable = 241.10 mm

Deflection check : δactual should be less than δallowable DEFLECTION IS SAFE

CHECK FOR BENDING MOMENT:

A. Maximum bending moment

2
sideboom
w pipe ×S Mb = 2.307E+05 N-m
M b=
8

B. Maximum allowable bending stress = 0.65 x SMYS Ms allowable = 315.25 N/mm²

C. Maximum allowable bending moment

Mb =M s ×z Mb allowable = 2.141E+06 N-m

allowable allowable

Check for bending moment : Mb max should be less than Mb allowable BENDING MOMENT IS SAFE
CALCUATIONS FOR POSITIONNING AND LAYING OF PIPELINE:

A. Maximum horizantal distance between cetere of trench and original position of pipe

X6 = 2.12 m
B. Total verticle distance to be covered Y5 = 2.92 m

During the process of positionning and laying of pipe it will bend in double curvature in horizantal as well as inverticle plane.

C. Maximum distance to be covered

√
Dis tan ce max = ( X 26 +Y 25 ) Distance max = 3.61 m

D. Length of pipe string between touchdown point at roller on ground and touch down point at the trench bottom =
( = Ssideboom x number of side booms )
Dsb = 72.00 m

E. Total arc length Ltotal arc = Dsb Ltotal arc = 72.00 m

F. Half arc length AC = Half arc length BC

Ltotal arc
Lhalf arc = Lhalf arc = 36.00 m
2

G. Angle Lhalfarc
sin ϕ= Ф = 6.92 Degree
Rc

Therefore
Lhalfarc X = 296.58 m
X=
tan ( φ )
H. Maximum deflection S = 2.18 m
S=R c− X
I. Maximum allowable deflection
Sallowable
S allowable =2×S = 4.35 m

Check for max deflection = maximum allowable deflection should be more than the maximum distance to be covered

= DEFLECTION IS SAFE