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Design and Analysis of LPG Storage Bullets Supported On Multiple Saddles
Design and Analysis of LPG Storage Bullets Supported On Multiple Saddles
Design and Analysis of LPG Storage Bullets Supported On Multiple Saddles
PVP2010
July 18-22, 2010, Bellevue, Washington, USA
PVP2010-25052
Ps c s H s (5)
MC
1
14
wL2 2M A (9)
solving:
MD MB (10) 1 3F L 9
M Bs M As C wL2 (20)
ME MA (11) 7 16 32
Equations for the reactions at the supports: M Es M As (21)
M F w M
RA B 0 ( A L) ( A L) 2 0 (12)
L L 2L L
MC F0 w M
RB (A 2L) (A 2L)2 2Q1 0 (13)
L L 2L L
MB F0 w M0
RC (A3L) (A3L) 3Q1 2Q2
2
(14)
L L 2L L
RD RB (15)
RE R A (16)
6 EI s
Fd (17)
L
3EI s
Fd (29)
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e) Plot the moment and force shear diagrams for all
three load cases (see Figure 4).
Due to safety and economic considerations 10. PD 5500:2009: Specification for Unfired Fusion Welded
underground storage bullets are becoming a preferred solution Pressure Vessels, British Standards Institute, 2009.
for users. Due to the lack of published methodology for the
design of the vessels on multiple saddle supports covered by
mound, designers are faced with the challenge how to ensure
proper design of these vessels. This paper provides a
methodology for the analysis of the loads and for such design.
The paper provides methodology and gives equations for the
situation where middle support is uneven with the rest of the
supports. The same methodology can be implemented for the
situations when the rest of the supports are uneven relative to
each other. Once this methodology is established and with the
help of computers any possible situation can be examined. The
methodology shown in this paper is for underground bullets
supported on five saddles. The same approach can be
implemented to any number of saddles. It shall be noted that
establishing allowable settlement is an extremely important
step in the design of underground bullets. A multidisciplinary
team consisting of geotechnical, civil and structural engineers
shall work together to establish this value.
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