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This document contains calculations to design the support structure for a pressure vessel resting on four legs. It determines the required base plate area, thickness, and anchor bolt size. The base plate needs to be at least 0.59 inches thick with an area of 1.18 square inches to support each leg. A minimum bolt diameter of 0.862 inches is required to withstand the overturning moment and vertical forces at each leg.

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Leg Support Calculation PDF

This document contains calculations to design the support structure for a pressure vessel resting on four legs. It determines the required base plate area, thickness, and anchor bolt size. The base plate needs to be at least 0.59 inches thick with an area of 1.18 square inches to support each leg. A minimum bolt diameter of 0.862 inches is required to withstand the overturning moment and vertical forces at each leg.

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DESIGN CALCULATION - VESSEL SUPPORTED ON LEGS.

REFERENCE : PRESSURE VESSEL DESIGN MANUAL BY D.R.MOSS - PROCEDURE - 3.11 (Page-125)


DESIGN OF BASE PLATE

B SIDE OF BASE PLATE 200 mm 7.87 in

N SIDE OF BASE PLATE 200 mm 7.87 in

d INTERNAL DIA OF PIPE 73.7 mm 2.90 in

Empty Weight of vessel 1510 Kg 3328.98 lb

W OPERATING WEIGHT 3735 Kg 8234.26 lb

n NO. OF SUPPORTS 4 Nos

P AXIAL LOAD PER LEG 2058.56 lb

fc' ULTIMATE 28 DAYS STRENGTH (REF. TABLE 3.21) 2500.00 PSI

Fy YIELD STRESS OF BASE PLATE MATERIAL 240 Mpa 34809.12 PSI

REQUIRED AREA OF BASE PLATE ; (Ar)

Ar P / ( 0.7 . fc') 1.18 in2

m=n (B-0.707*d)/2 2.91 in

BEARING PRESSURE ; (fp)

fp P / Ar 1750 PSI

THICKNESS OF BASE PLATE ; ( t )

t Greater of m or n x ( fp / 0.25 . Fy)0.5 14.87 mm 0.59 in

T PROVIDED BASE PLATE THICKNESS 24.00 mm 0.94 in

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DESIGN CALCULATION - VESSEL SUPPORTED ON LEGS.

REFERENCE : PRESSURE VESSEL DESIGN MANUAL BY D.R.MOSS - PROCEDURE - 3.3 (Page-81)


SIZING OF ANCHOR BOLTS

ds Leg support Base circle diameter 850 mm 33.46 in

VERTICAL FORCE AT C.G. OF VESSEL; (Fv)

Fv (-)W (Downward force) -8234.26 lb

Fv W (upward force) 8234.26 lb

VESSEL T.L. TO T.L HEIGHT 2500 mm

LEG HEIGHT FROM BOTTOM T.L TO BASE PLATE 950 mm

WIND SHEAR ON TOP OF ALL LEG FROM PVELITE 290 Kgf 2843.95 N

SEISMIC SHEAR ON TOP OF ALL LEG FROM PVELITE 781 Kgf 7659.04 N

Mb OVERTURNING MOMENT DUE TO WIND EFFECT 638.0 Kgf-m 55378.08 lb.in

Mb' OVERTURNING MOMENT DUE TO SEISMIC EFFECT 1718.2 Kgf-m 149138.90 lb.in

Mb GOVERNING OVERTURNING MOMENT GREATER OF ABOVE 149138.90 lb.in

USE THIS OVERTURNIG MOMENT FOR FURTHER CALCULATION

F-uplift = ( 4 . Mb / d ) 17826.5 lb

W Empty Weight of vessel 1510.00 Kg 3328.98 lb

F-uplift > W HENCE UPLIFT OCCURS

St ALLOWABLE STRESS OF BOLT MATERIAL 76.982 Mpa 11165.32 PSI

N No. OF BOLTS PER LEG 1.0 Nos

NT No. OF BOLTS IN TENSION PER LEG 1.0 Nos

f (Fv / n) + (4 x Mb / n ,d ) 6515.2 lb

Ab BOLT AREA REQUIRED

Ab f-axial / St. N (FOR NO UPLIFT) 0.584 in2

Bd REQUIRED BOLT DIAMETER - ( Ab / 0.7854) 0.5 0.862 in

Ab f / St. NT (FOR UPLIFT) 0.584 in2

Bd REQUIRED BOLT DIAMETER - ( Ab / 0.7854) 0.5 21.89 mm 0.862 in

CONCLUSION PROVIDE BOLT DIAMETER M24 x 1 NO PER LEG

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