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Steel Pipe Stacking Layer Calculations

The document provides specifications for a steel pipe that is to be stacked on wooden sleepers. It includes the pipe's dimensions, material properties, and other relevant input values. Calculations are shown to determine: (1) the static load stress on the pipe from a single layer, (2) the allowable number of stacked layers based on the steel grade's allowable stress, (3) the contact area and total weight per unit length of the pipe, and (4) the compressive stress on the wooden sleepers from a single stacked layer. Based on a comparison of the allowable stresses, the maximum allowed number of stacked pipe layers is 9.92, which is rounded down to 9 stacks between the wooden sleepers

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Steel Pipe Stacking Layer Calculations

The document provides specifications for a steel pipe that is to be stacked on wooden sleepers. It includes the pipe's dimensions, material properties, and other relevant input values. Calculations are shown to determine: (1) the static load stress on the pipe from a single layer, (2) the allowable number of stacked layers based on the steel grade's allowable stress, (3) the contact area and total weight per unit length of the pipe, and (4) the compressive stress on the wooden sleepers from a single stacked layer. Based on a comparison of the allowable stresses, the maximum allowed number of stacked pipe layers is 9.92, which is rounded down to 9 stacks between the wooden sleepers

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  • Calculation Input
  • Calculation Summary

I) Input 

Steel Pipe Outer diamerer D = 168.275 mm 6.625 in


Steel pipe Nominal wall thickness t = 9.53 mm 0.375 in
Steel Pipe Inside diameter Di = 149.215 mm 5.875 in
Steel Grade = API 5L X60

Steel material specified minimum yield strength SMYS = 415 Mpa 60191 psi


Steel density ρs = 7850 kg/m3 309.0551 in
3
Cladding density  (if applicable) ρClad = 8137.89 kg/m 320.389 in
Cladding Thickness (if applicable) tClad = 3 mm 0.118 in
Dynamic factor f = 0 0.000 in
Width of bearing strip W = 203.2 mm 0.667 ft
Effective number of flat bearing strips B = 2

Specified length of pipe L = 12.2 m 40.026 ft


Assumed contact angle of pipe with wooden sleeper θ = 2 deg

Allowable compressive stress of wooden sleeper fba = 48.263 N/mm2 7000 psi


Span between adjacent wooden sleepers l = 6.1 m 240.157 in

II) Calculations
a) Based on API RP‐5LW

= 0.426 ∗ 1 ∗ 0.152 1] + 0.426 ∗ 1 ∗ 0.152 1
Static load stress for a single layer,  σs
 σs = 686.88827 psi
Allowable Stress,  σa = SMYS/(1+f)
 σa = 60190.77 psi

Allowable number of stacked layers, n = σa/σs
n = 87.628182

b) Based on wodden Sleeper Strength

Assumed contact surface width of wooden sleeper with pipe = (θ/360)*π* D
A = 2.9369528 mm

United Weight of steel pipe Ws = π(D‐t)t* ρs/106
= 37.308903 kg/m

United weight of cladding Wclad = π(Di‐tclad)tclad* ρclad/106


= 11.21437 kg/m
Total United Weight W = Ws+Wclad
= 48.523273 kg/m

Compressive stress on wooden sleeper with a single stacked layer = {9.81w(1+g)L/B}/(A*W)
σc = 4.8655088 N/mm2

Allowable number of stacked layers nw = fba/σc
= 9.92
III) Summary
Allowed number of stacking layers = min(ns,nw)
= 9.92

3.05m 6.10m 3.05m

9 STACKS

I) Input  Steel Pipe Outer diamerer D = 168.275 mm 6.625 in Steel pipe Nominal wall thickness t = 9.53 mm 0.375 in Steel Pipe
III) Summary Allowed number of stacking layers = min(ns,nw) = 9.92 3.05m 3.05m 9 STACKS 6.10m

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