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STEEL PIPELINE CROSSING RAILROADS & HIGHWAYS API RP-1102

RAILROAD CROSSING DESIGN(UNCASED)
SL.NO. DESCRIPTION VALUE UNIT REMARK

Step-a Initial design information

Pipe & operational characteristics
Outside diameter of pipe, D 12.75 in.
Internal pipe pressure, MAOP, p 1000 psi
steel grade X42
SMYS 42000 psi
Design factor, F 0.72
Longitudinal joint factor, E 1
Wall thickness, tw 0.25 in. Actual thickness
Fatigue resistance of girth weld, SFG 12000 psi
Refer Table 3, corr. to steel grade
Fatigue resistance of longitudinal weld (ERW), SFL 21000 psi

Installation and site characteristics

Depth, H 6 ft
Bored diameter, Bd 14.75 in.
Soil type Loose sand
Modulus of soil reaction, E' 0.5 ksi Refer Table A-1, Loose sand
Resilient modulus, Er 10 ksi Refer Table A-2, Loose sand
Unit weight, ۷ (=120 lb/ft3) 0.069 lb/in3
Type of longitudinal weld ERW
Distance of Girth weld from track centreline LG 0 ft
Number of tracks(1 or 2) 2
Rail Loading E-80

Other pipe steel properties

Young's modulus, Es 30000 ksi
Poisson's ratio, Vs 0.3
Coefficient of thermal expansion, αT 0.0000065 per deg F

Step-b Check allowable Barlow stress

Condition #1: If SHi(Barlow)≤FxExSMYS, Then, Acceptable
Equation 8b, Circumferential stress from int. pressure(Barlow), SHi (Barlow) 25500 psi
SHi(Barlow)<FxExSMYS?, Yes
Equation 8b, Allowable Barlow stress, FxExSMYS 30240 psi

Step-c Circumferential stress due to earth load

c.1 tw/D 0.020
c.2 H/Bd 4.9
c.3 Figure 3, Stiffness factor for circumferential stress from earth load, KHe 3024 corr. to tw/D=0.02, E'= 0.5 ksi
c.4 Figure 4, Burial factor for circumferential stress from earth load, Be 1.09 Soil type=Loose sand=A, H/Bd=4.9,
c.5 Figure 5, Excavation factor for circumferential stress from earth load, Ee 1.11 Bd/D=1.16
c.6 Equation 1, Circumferential stress from earth load, SHe 3219 psi

Step-d Impact factor Fi, and applied design surface pressure, w

d.1 Figure 7, Impact factor, Fi 1.72 corr. to H=6 ft.
Applied design surface pressure, w 13.9 psi From section 4.7.2.2.1

Step-e Cyclic stresses, ΔSHrand ΔSLr

e.1 Cyclic circumferential stress, ΔSHr
e.1.1 Figure 8, Stiffness factor for cyclic circumferential stress from vehicular load, KHr 332 Given, tw/D=0.02, Er =10 ksi
e.1.2 Figure 9, Geometry factor for cyclic circumferential stress from vehicular load,GHr 0.98 corr. To H & D
e.1.3 Figure 10 & Section 4.7.2.2.3, NH 1.11 Given Nt=2
e.1.4 Equation 3, Cyclic circumferential stress from vehicular load, ΔSHr 8634 psi

e.2 Cyclic longitudinal stress, ΔSLr

e.2.1 Figure 11, Stiffness factor for cyclic longitudinal stress from vehicular load,KLr 317 Given, tw/D=0.02, Er =10 ksi
e.2.2 Figure 12, Geometry factor for cyclic longitudinal stress from vehicular load,GLr 0.98 Given D=12.75, H= 6 ft
e.2.3 Figure 13 & Section 4.7.2.2.3, NL 1 corr. To H & D
e.2.4 Equation 4, Cyclic longitudinal stress from vehicular load,ΔSLr 7427 psi

Step-f Circumferential stress due to internal pressurization, SHi

Equation 7, Circumferential stress from int. pressure, SHi 25000 psi Corr. to p, D & tw

Step-g Principal stresses, S1, S2, S3

Condition #2: If Seff≤SMYS*F, Then, Acceptable

g.1 Equation 9, Maximum circumferential stress, S1 36853 psi

g.2 Equation 10, Maximum longitudinal stress, S2 15893 psi T1=N/A, T2=N/A

g.3 Equation 11, Maximum radial stress, S3 -1000 psi

g.4 Equation 12, Total effective stress, Seff 32845 psi

Seff<SMYS*F? No
g.5 Equation 13, Allowable effective stress, SMYS*F 30240 psi