STRENGTH CALCULATION OF TRIPOD

ORIGINATOR: AZH
Overall tripod
Tripod shall be used for lifting equipment in piping construction division, so tripod shall be
withstand to the maximum load that applied. Here the overall configuration of tripod
1
2
4

5
3

Detail tripod
1 2 3

4 5

Tripod Parameter
1
Plan View Section View
Material= A36
All stress= 1048.00 Bar
L1= 339 mm
t1= 12 mm
L1=maximum length
t1=thickness
339

339
2
Plan View Section View
Material= A36
All stress= 1048.00 Bar
w2= 80 mm
t2= 12 mm
h2= 88 mm
w2=maximum length
t2=thickness
h2=height

3 Material= A106-B
All stress= 1178 Bar
H3= 3000 mm
OD= 60.33 mm
t= 3.91 mm
H3 ID= 52.51 mm
E= 202000 Mpa
H3=height
OD=outside diameter
t=thickness
ID=inside diameter

4
Plan View Section View
Material= A36
All stress= 1048.00 Bar
H4= 150 mm
t4= 12 mm
w4= 80 mm

Pin
pin shall be type joint connection at hole above (20 mm hole) Material= SS 316
solid pin shall be used All stress= 1378.95 Bar
length= 60 mm
Diameter= 20 mm
5
Plan View Section View
Material= A36
All stress= 1048.00 Bar
H5= 150 mm
w5= 110 mm
Hole Dim
h5= 93 mm
w5= 50 mm
t5= 16 mm

Load Parameter
This load means maximum load shall be applied on tripod. This maximum load can come from
everything. After applied this load, Contractor shall make a Free Body Diagram
(including the reaction force) for each element and analyst the stress that occure for each
element to ensure the safety condition in construction activity. For this situation,
Contractor shall be restricted the maximum load below:
F= 15000 N
F= maximum external force

Force Reaction on Tripod due to External Force

First of all, we have to take a look the external force that act on tripod, let we see the diagram
below:
Z O External force act as body
force/point force indicated
by yellow line. The horizontal
yellow line indicate reaction
X force (Rhi) that act on the
θ
edge tripod leg, likewise
with the vertical red line
indicate reaction
force (Rvi). The subscript "i"
on Rhi & Rvi indicate serial
of the force, where i=1,2,3
every tripod leg shall be
restrained by soil.
F(external force)
θ= 30 degree

Rv1 Rv3 Rv2

Rh3

Rh1 Rh2

Rhi=Reaction force on horizontal direction

Rvi=Reaction force on vertical direction
Y axes perpendicular with this spreadsheet
Contractor assume that the angel not more than 30 degree
By ΣFZ=0
-F+RV1+RV2+RV3=0
F=Rv1+Rv2+Rv3 due to angel between tripod leg and tripod axes has same value then Rv
Rv= F/3 5000.00 N
So every single of leg receive a force 5000.00 N on the vertical direction

By ΣFY=0
to prove ΣFY=0, first of all we have to find Rh3 on the third leg with equating ΣMX=0 at O point
ΣMX=0
(Rv3*H3*cosθ)-(Rh3*H3*sinθ)=0
Rh3=Rv3*tanθ
Rh3=Rv*tanθ= 2886.751 N

tripod leg plan view

-Y
3rd leg
Rh3

1st leg 2nd leg

Rh1 Rh2

ΣFY=0
Rh3-Rh1*cos60-Rh2*cos60=0 due to simetrical of force, then Rh1=Rh2=Rh
Rh3=2*Rh*cos60
Rh=Rh3/(2*cos60)
Rh= 2886.751 N

By ΣFX=0 checking force component on X axes, obtain by summing Rh1cos60 & Rh2cos60
Rx1=Rx2=Rh*sin60
Rx1=Rx2= 2500 N
Rx1 & Rx2 are the the force component in X axes obtain from projection of Rh1&Rh2
So,
Rh1= 2886.751 N Rv1= 5000.00 N
Rh2= 2886.751 N Rv2= 5000.00 N
Rh3= 2886.751 N Rv3= 5000.00 N

Stress analysis on Part 1

Z The loading configuration for the part 1 can

be describe below:

External Force Rz1 Rz2

By ΣFZ=0
-Fexternal+Rz1+Rz2=0 due to loading occure on the center of the beam, it's mean the
so Rz1=Rz2=Rz reaction forces are one half the external force
Fexternal=2Rz
Rz= 7500 N
bending stress that occure on the beam are as follow:
σx= 551.76 Bar
σ ratio= 52.65%
Status= OK

Stress analysis on Part 2 The highest stress occure on the blue plan due to reducing the
effective area by hole
σz= 69.44 Bar
σ ratio= 6.63%
Status= OK

vertical force reaction

Z frame of references of part 2

Stress analysis on Part 3

Due to all leg has same reaction force, it's enough for analysis just
Z
one leg only say it on the first leg
before we calculate the stress that occure on the leg, we have to
transform Rhi & Rvi into local coordinate axes, since local
coordinate make 30 degree angle, the result are as
follow:
X
cos 30 -sin 30 X = X'
sin 30 cos 30 Z Z'

X'= 0 N
Z'= 5773.50 N
X'= Rh1' act perpendicular axes leg
Z'= Rv1' act along axes leg

it's mean in local coordinate leg only receive axial load

Axial stress= 83.30664811 Bar
ratio= 7.07%
Status= OK
The treshold value when the buckling will occure define are as follow:
Axial load treshold= 24876.29 N
ratio= 23.21%
Status= OK
Local coordinate for the leg Z' & X'
Stress analysis on Part 4
Part 4 comprise that 2 item, there are lug and pin. The highest
stress occure on the blue plan due to reducing the effective area
σz= 69.44444 Bar
σ ratio= 6.63%
Status= OK

stress that occure at pin

Z
σy= 1102.66 Bar
σ ratio= 79.96%
Status= OK
X

Stress analysis on Part 5

The highest stress occure on the blue plan due to reducing the
effective area by hole

σz= 156.25 Bar

σ ratio= 14.91%
Status= OK

It is conclude that all part of tripod can withstand the maximum load.
OVERALL DWG