LONGITUDINAL BENDING STRESS

Without Stiffener M1 ALLOWABLE LIMIT REMARK

If bending stress is excessive then

TENSION Tension :
move saddle towards heads
AT SADDLE

S1 S. E
Compressive stress is not significant if
COMPRESSION Compression :
Rm/t < 200
S2 Sc : Lesser of followings
Stiffener

if bending at midspan is excessive,

With

S3 Sc : Factor B or move saddle away from heads but do

not exceed ( A >/= 0.2. L)

M2 Sc : S or
AT MID SPAN

If bending is excessive at saddle and

midspan, then add stiffening rings. If
S4 Sc : ( ts. E1) /(16.r)
stress is still excessive then incresae
shell thickness.

TENGENTIAL SHEAR STRESS

With Stiffener
AT SADDLE

if Wear plate is used then ts may be

taken as ts + tw provided wear plate
S5
extends R/10 above the horn of the
saddle
IN SHELL

Without Striffener

S6
A > 0.5 R

When Tengential shear is excessive,

move saddle towards head, A < / =
0.5R, Add rings or increase shell
IN SHELL IN HEAD

thickness
S8 0 S5/S6/S7/S8 < 0.8.S

S7 when stiffeners are provided then

Without Striffener

check for stress induced in shell to

A < / = 0.5 R

ring weld joint which should be

adequate to resist the tangential
shear.
IN HEAD

S8 St : Q / p..r < ( 0.8S/

Weld length)
A</=
IN HEAD

Without
Striffener Striffener

0.5 R

S11
If stress in head is exceesive then
move saddles away from head,
S11 + dh < 1.25S
increase head thickness or add
IN HEAD

A>

Stiffening ring
With

0.5 R

S11 0
 CIRCUMFERENTIAL
AT HORN OF AT HORN OF

ts = ts + tw and

L>/=8R
SADDLE

Without
Striffener ts2 = ts2 + tw2
S9 provided wear
plate extends R/10 above the horn of
the saddle and A < / = 0.54
S9 , S10 < 1.5 S
if stress at horn of saddle is excessive
SADDLE

Without

L < 8R

then - Add a wear plate, increase

Striffener

S10
angle q, Move saddle towards A < R,
add stiffening ring

if Wear plate is used then ts may be

AT BOTTOM

taken as ts + tw provided width of

Without
SHELL

wear should not be less than

Striffener

S12 S12 < 0.5. Fy

(b+1.56.r.ts0.5)
- If stress are
excessive add stiffening Ring
With Striffener

( + ) S13 + d f < 1.5S

IN SHELL

S13
(-) S13 - d s < 0.5Fy
With Striffener
IN RING

S14 (-) S14 - d s <

0.9Fy
STRESS IN
VESSEL
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VESSEL DATA

D Outside Diameter of vessel 93.62 in

R Mean Radius of Shell 46.57 in
L Tangent to Tangent length of vessel 24.61 in
B Height from vessel center line to saddle center line 4.50 in
H Depth of Head 1.95 in
Ls Distance between Two Saddle 14.76 in
ts Corroded Thickness 0.47 in
th Provided Thickness 0.55 in
CA Corrosion Allowance 0.06 in
P Internal Design Pressure 87.00 PSI g
Pe External Design Pressure 0.00 PSI g
T Design Temperature 131.00 deg. F
A Distance from T.L. to Saddle Center line 4.92 in
a Saddle Angle 120.00 o

b Saddle side plate width 10.00 in

th Corroded head thickness 0.47 in
Wo Operating Weight 64000 lb
Wt Test Weight 96976 lb
MATERIAL PROPERTIES
S Allowable Stress - Vessel Shell 19998.96 PSI
Fb Allowable Stress - Saddle Material 15200.00 PSI
Fys Yield Stress of Vessel Shell at Design temperature 38000.00 PSI
Fy Yield stress of Saddle 36000.00 PSI
Es Modulus of Elasticity of Saddle 28844321 PSI
E Weld Joint Efficiency 1
Factor A 0.001334
Sc Allowable Compressive Stress 13356.25 PSI
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WIND LOAD CALCULATION
De Diameter of Vessel including insulation if any 93.62 Feet
Le Effective Height sujected to Wind effect : ( L + 2H ) 342.10 Feet
Vb Basic Wind Speed - Site - Mumbai ( Appendix - A - IS 875 -III) 44 m/sec
K1 Probability factory (Risk coefficient- See 5.3.1 - IS-875-III) 0.91
K2 Terrain Height and Structure Size (See 5.3.2 - IS-875-III) 1
Category - 2 and Class A
K3 Topography Factor 1
Vz Design Wind Speed
Vz = Vb x K1 x K2 x K3 40.04 m/sec
Pz Wind Pressure
Pz = 0.6 x Vz 2 961.92096 N/m2
Pz 0.14 lb/feet2
Af Surace Area of vessel under wind effect(Transverse) 32027.69 feet2
Af Surace Area of vessel under wind effect(Longgitudinal) 6884.10
FWL Longitudinal Wind load : ( Af . Pz ) 956.89 lb
FWT Transver wind load : 0.5 (Af. Pz ) 2225.9 lb
SEISMIC LOAD CALCULATION
SITE MUMBAI, INDIA
ZONE III
Z ZONE FACTOR 0.16
I IMPORTANCE FACTOR (Table - 6 - IS:1893-2002) 1
R RESPONSE REDUCTION FACTOR (Table - 7 - IS:1893-2002) 4
Sa/g AVERAGE RESPONSE ACCELERATION CO-EFFICIENT 1
Cl. 6.4.5 - IS:1893 - 2002, Soil - Medium soil sites

Ah DESIGN HORIZONTAL ACCELERATION SPECTRUM

Ah [(Z x I ) / (2. R )] . (Sa/g) 0.13
Wo Operating Weight 64000.00 lb
B Height from vessel center line to saddle center line 4.50 in
Ls Distance between Two Saddle 14.76 in
FEL Longitudinal Seismic load : ( Wo . Ah ) 8000.00 lb
FET Transver wind load : 0.5 (Wo. Ah ) 4000.00 lb

FL Greater of FWL or FEL 8000.00 lb

FT Greater of FWT or FET 4000.00 lb
Q1 ( Wo / 2 ) + ( FL . B / Ls ) 34438.40 lb.in
Q2 (Wo / 2) :+ (3.FT. B / Ls ) 35657.60 lb.in
Q TOTAL SADDLE REACTION LOAD ( Greater of Q1 or Q2 ) 36192.00 lb.in
N No of Saddles
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WIND LOAD CALCULATION

q SADDLE ANGLE 120.000 deg

qw ANGLE COVERED UNDER WEAR PLATE 129.924 deg
K1 From Figure 3-47 0.335
K2 From Figure 3-47 1.171
K3 From Figure 3-47 0.880
K4 From Figure 3-47 0.401
K5 From Figure 3-47 0.760
K7 From Figure 3-47 0.603
K8 From Figure 3-47 0.340
K9 From Figure 3-47 0.053
A/R 0.11
K6 from graph based on (A/R) ratio and Saddle Angle 0.053
Rm Mean Radius 46.57 in
R SHELL Outside Radius 3.90 Feet
r SHELL Outside Radius 46.57 in
tp Pad Thickess 0.55 in
 SADDLE SUPPORT LOCAL STRESS ANALYSIS : SADDLE SUPPORT (OPERATING CONDITION)
LONGITUDINAL BENDING STRESS

M1 501,076.34 lb.in ALLOWABLE LIMIT

Without Stiffener

TENSION Tension :
210,170.61 PSI 19,998.96 PSI
AT SADDLE

S1 S. E

COMPRESSION Compression :
116,761.45 PSI
S2 Sc : Lesser of followings
Stiffener
With

S3 22,415.52 Sc : Factor B or

PSI 13,356.25 PSI

M2 368,768.39 Sc : S or
AT MID SPAN

S4 2,485.07 PSI Sc : ( ts. E1) /(16.r)

TENGENTIAL SHEAR STRESS

AT SADDLE

Stiffener
With

S5 3410.68 PSI
IN SHELL

Without Striffener

S6 12,544.87 PSI
A > 0.5 R
IN SHELL IN HEAD

S8 0 0.00 PSI S5/S6/S7/S8 < 0.8.S 15,999.17 PSI

S7 17369.13 PSI
Without Striffener
A < / = 0.5 R
IN HEAD

S8 8205.89 PSI
A</=
IN HEAD

Without
Striffener Striffener

0.5 R

S11 3071.92 PSI

S11 + dh < 1.25S 24,998.70 PSI

IN HEAD

A>
With

0.5 R

S11 0 0 PSI
 CIRCUMFERENTIAL
AT HORN OF AT HORN OF

L>/=8R
SADDLE

Without
Striffener
S9 -14472.09 PSI

S9 , S10 < 1.5 S 29,998.44 PSI

SADDLE

Without

L < 8R
Striffener

S10 (2,609.95) PSI

AT BOTTOM

Without
SHELL

Striffener

S12 4,806.70 PSI S12 < 0.5. Sy 19,000.00 PSI

With Striffener

( + ) S13 + d f < 1.5S

IN SHELL

S13 NA PSI NA PSI

(-) S13 - d s < 0.5Fy
With Striffener
IN RING

S14 NA PSI NA PSI

(-) S14 - d s <
0.9Fy
 COMBINED STRESS ANAYLSIS ( OPERATING CONDITON)

STRESS DUE TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PRESSURE IN VESSEL

dx P. Rm / 2. ts 4,288.38 PSI

df P. Rm / ts 8,576.75 PSI

de Pe. Rm / 2.ts - PSI

ds P.l . Rm / Ar - PSI

dh P. Rm / 2. ts 4,288.38 PSI
COMBINED STRESS ANALYSIS
TENSION ALLOWABLE LIMIT
S1 + dx 214,459.0 S.E 19,998.96 PSI

S3 + dx 22,416 S.E 19,998.96 PSI

S4 + dx 6,773.4 S.E 19,998.96 PSI

S11 + dh 7,360.3 1.25.S.E 24,998.70 PSI

S13 + df NA 1.5.S.E 37,498.05 PSI

COMPRESSION ALLOWABLE LIMIT

- S2 - de 116,761.45 Sc 13,356.25 PSI

- S3 - de 22,415.52 Sc 13,356.25 PSI

- S4 - de 2,485.07 Sc 13,356.25 PSI

- S13 - ds NA 0.5 . Fy 19,000.00 PSI

- S14 - ds NA 0.9 . Fy 32,400.00 PSI

CONCLUSION

ALL ABOVE STRESS ARE WITHIN LIMIT; HENCE DESIGN IS SAFE

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SADDLE COMPONENT DESIGN

DIMENSIONS
A LENGTH OF BASE PLATE 94.00 in
B HEIGHT BASE TO C.L. OF VESSEL 54.00 in
e SPACE IN BETWEEN GUSSETS 29.60 in
F WIDTH OF BASE PLATE 10.00 IN
tw WEB THICKNESS 0.75 in
J RIB THICKNESS 0.75 in
Wo OPERETING WEIGHT 64000.00 lb
Wt TEST WEIGHT 96976.00 lb
LS DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO SADDLE 14.76 in
h DISTANCE BETWEEN BASE OF SADDLE AND O/D OF VESSEL 7.19 in
tb BASE PLATE THICKNESS 1.00 in
R Mean Radius 46.57 in
Fb ALLOWABLE BENDING STRESS 15200 PSI
Fy YIELD STRESS OF SADDLE MATERIAL 36000 PSI
n No. of Ribs including Outer Ribs 6.0000 Nos
e Distance Between Two Ribs 18.40 in
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FORCE AND LOADS

VERTICAL LOAD PER SADDLE
OPERATING WEIGHT
Qo Wo /2 32,000.00 lb
TEST WEIGHT
QT Wt / 2 48,488.00 lb
LONGITUDINAL WIND AND SEISMISMIC
FL Longitudinal Load 8000.000 lb
FT Transver Load 4000.000 lb
QL FL. B / LS 29260.800 lb
QR 3. FT . B / A 6893.62 lb

VERTICAL LOAD PER SADDLE ; GREATER OF Q1, Q2 OR QT

Q1 Qo + QR 38,893.62 lb
Q2 Qo + QL 61260.80 lb
QT 48488.00 lb

Q GOVERNING LOAD - QT 48488.00 lb

LONGITUDINAL LOAD
FL 8000.00 lb
SADDLE PROPERTIES
tw Web Thickness - Minimum thickness as per Fig. 3.49 0.75 in
J Rib Thickness - Minimum thickness as per Fig 3.49 0.75 in

Number of ribs required ; (n)

n ( A / 24 ) + 1 4.92 nos
n Rounded to neatest even number 6.00 nos

Minimum width of saddle at top ; (GT)

GT 4.72 in

GT ACTUAL WIDTH 10 in

Minimum wear plate dimensions; (GT)

Width (GT + 1.56 (R. ts )0.5) 12.04 in
Thickness ( Width - GT)2 / (2.43. R) 0.47 in
Provided Width of wear plate is 12" and Thickness is 0.55 in, Hence design is satisfied.
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FORCE AND LOADS
Moment of Inertia of Saddle : (I)

PARTS A Y AY AY2 IO Io ( bh3 )/12

in2 in in3 in4 in4
1 9.83 0.24 2.32 0.55 0.18
2 6.72 0.28 1.88 0.53 0.175616
3 4.64 3.09 14.36 44.45 14.82
4 10.00 0.50 5.00 2.50 0.833333
S 31.19 23.57 48.02 16.01

C1 S AY / S A 0.76 in
C2 h - C1 7.47 in
I S AY - S Io - C1 .S AY
2 14.21 in4
Cross Sectional Area of Saddle ( Excluding Shell ); (As)
As S A - A1 21.36 in2
DESIGN OF SADDLE PARTS
WEB THICKNESS CALCULATION
Saddle Splitting Force ; (fh )
q Saddle Angle 120 o

K1 From Table 3.27 0.26

fh K1 ( QT ) 12606.88 lb
Tension Stress ; (d T)
dt fh / As 590.16 PSI
Maximum Allowable Stress = 0.6. Fy 21600 PSI

Bending Moment ;
q 2.6175 Radians
d B - R. Sin q / q 11.73 in
M fh. D 147827.67628 lb.in
Bending stress; (fb)
fb M . C1 / I 7,860.36 PSI
Maximum Allowable Stress = 0.66. Fy 23,760.00 PSI
Above stresses are within limit; Web thickness is adequate
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Base Plate Analysis with Center Web

Area ; (Ab)
Ab A. F 940 in2
Bearing Pressure ; (Bp)
Bp Q / Ab 51.58 PSI
Base Plate Thickness ; tb
tb ((3. Q.F) /( 4. A. Fb))0.5 0.505 in
Provide Base plate thickness ; tb = 1.00 " , Hence adequate
Design Check for Ribs

J Rib Thickness 0.75 in

GT Rib Width at Top end 10.00 in
Gb Rib Width at Top end 8.00 in
I1 ( J / 12 ) (( GT + Gb)/2)3 45.56 in4
l1 Outer Rib Height 40.94 in
Ar Area of Rib 19.24 in2
Ap Pressure Area on base plate = 0.5 . F. e 92.00 in2
C1 (GT + GB)/4 4.50 in
Axial Load : ( P )
P Bp. Ap 4745.63 lb
Compressive Stress ; fa
fa P / Ar 246.69 in
Radius of Gyration ; r
r (I1 / Ar)0.5 1.54 in
Slenderness Ratio ; l1 /r 26.61
Fa as per Appendix - L 19000.00 PSI
Unit Force ; fu
fu FL / 2.A 42.55 in
Bearing Moment ; M
M 0.5.fu. e. l1 16029.49 lb.in
Bending Stress ; fb
fb M. C1 / I 1583 PSI
Allowable Bending Strees : Fb : 0.66. Fy 23,760.00 PSI

Combined Stress
(fa / Fa) + (fb /Fb) < 1 0.08
Outer Rib provided thickness is adequate
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Base Plate Analysis with Center Web

Design Check for Ribs
INNER RIBS

Gb Rib Width at Top end 8.00 in

J Thickness of Ribs 0.75 in
I2 (J. Gb / 12)
3
32.00 in4
l2 Inner Rib Height 14.76 in
Ar Area of Rib 13.80 in2
Ap Pressure Area on base plate = 0.5 . F. e 184.00 in2
C2 0.5. Gb 4.00 in
Axial Load : ( P )
P Bp. Ap 9491.27 lb
Compressive Stress ; fa
fa P / Ar 687.77 in
Radius of Gyration ; r
r (I2 / Ar)0.5 1.52 in
Slenderness Ratio ; l2 /r 9.70
Fa as per Appendix - L 22000.00 PSI
Unit Force ; fu
fu FL / 2.A 42.55 in
Bearing Moment ; M
M 0.5.fu. e. l1 5779.86 lb.in
Bending Stress ; fb
fb M. C2 / I2 722 PSI
Allowable Bending Strees : Fb : 0.66. Fy 23,760.00 PSI

Combined Stress
(fa / Fa) + (fb /Fb) < 1 0.06
Inner Rib provided thickness is adequate
Thickness check for inner most rib is not carried out as we will provide the same thickness - 0.75"