CLAMPED COVER PLATE DESIGN

CLAMPED COVER PLATE DESIGN

1.0 Input Data

1.1 Geometric Parameters

Eye
Main Plate Thickness Tm := 20mm
Cheek Plate Thickness Tc := 15mm
Main Plate Radius Re := 55mm
Cheek Plate External Diameter Dc := 90mm
Pins hole Diameter Dh := 45mm
Pin Diameter Dp := 41.4mm
Distance from hole to support Bo := 100mm
Section A-A - Securing Plate
Width of section Ha := 170mm

Section B-B - Securing Plate

Width of section Hb := 150mm
End Closure Plate
Thickness of plate, tp := 30mm
Plate radius, a := 533.4mm
Bolt
Fig. 1.0 Typical Head GA
Diameter d bt := 30mm
Number of Bolt Pair n bp := 4
Clamp
Plate thickness tclp := 15mm
Length Lclp := 625mm
Pipeline
Diameter ODp := 1066.8mm
Wall thickness tpl := 12.7mm

1.2 Material Properties

Yield strength of plates, Fy := 235MPa
Ultimate strength of plates, fu := 360MPa
Yield Strength of Bolt fyb := 640MPa
Ultimate Tensile Strength of Bolt fub := 800MPa
Young's Modulus, E := 205000MPa
3
Steel density, s := 7850kg m
3
Seawater density, w := 1025kg m
Poisson's Ratio , := 0.3

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1.3 Design Load

Fs := 100psi
Pressure Load,
:= 90deg
In-plane angle,
OOP := 0.05
Out of plane for 5% of Fd,
p := Fs = 0.69 MPa
Flushing Pressure,

2.0 Detailed Calculation

2.1 Closure Plate
2.1.1 Securing Plate Eye Check
Bearing Check
2
Design load Fd := 0.25 Fs a = 154.1 kN

2
Bearing Area Aeb := Tm + ( 2 Tc) Dp = 2070 mm

Fd
Bearing per eye stress bs := = 74.43 MPa
Aeb
bs
Stress Utilization URbs := = 0.35
0.9 Fy Fig. 2.0 Closure Plate GA

Checkbs := if ( URbs < 1 , " PASS" , "FAIL" ) Checkbs = " PASS"

Shear Check
2
Shear Area Av := 2 ( Re 0.5 Dh) Tm + 2 ( Dc Dh) Tc = 2650 mm

Fd
Bearing per eye stress v := = 58.14 MPa
Av
v
Stress Ratio URv := = 0.62
0.4 Fy

Checkv := if ( URv < 1 , " PASS" , "FAIL" ) Checkv = " PASS"

Note: Tensile and tear out check is not

required since shear check is more severe
Cheek Plate Weld Check
Weld size S w := 0.6 Tc = 9.00 mm use sw := S w

2
Active Weld Area Acw := 0.707 sw 0.5 Dc = 899.5 mm

Fd Tc
Weld shear stress per eye cw := T + 2T = 51.38 MPa
Acw m c

cw
Stress Ratio URcw := = 0.55
0.4 Fy

Checkcw := if ( URcw < 1 , " PASS" , "FAIL" ) = " PASS" Checkcw = " PASS"

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2.1.2 Section Check

Section A-A Check
Area, Aa_a := Tm Ha

Fd
Tensile Stress ta_a := = 45.31 MPa
Aa_a
ta_a
Stress Ratio, URta_a := = 0.32
0.6 Fy

Checkta_a := if ( URta_a < 1 , " PASS" , "FAIL" ) Checkta_a = " PASS"

Section B-B Check

2
Area, Ab_b := ( Tm Hb) = 3000 mm

Fd
Shear Stress b_b := = 51.36 MPa
Ab_b
b_b
Stress Ratio, URb_b := = 0.55
0.4 Fy

Checkb_b := if ( URb_b < 1 , " PASS" , "FAIL" ) Checkb_b = " PASS"

2.1.3 End Closure PLate

Plate Coefficient := 0.2928 (from table 11.2 ref. A-3)

Maximum stress on plate, (

cp := p a
2
) t 2 = 63.8MPa
p

cp
Stress Ratio, URcp := = 0.30
0.90 Fy

Checkcp := if ( URcp < 1 , " PASS" , "FAIL" ) Checkcp = " PASS"

2.2 Clamp Design Check

2.2.1 Forces and Moments
Padeye Angle := 90deg
Inplane Moment Mip := Fd ( Bo + 0.5 ODp) = 97.6 kN m

Out-of-plane Moment Mop := 0.05 Fd Bo = 0.8 kN m

Prying Moment M := (Mop cos( ) ) 2 + Mip2 = 97.6 kN m

Inplane Shear Vip := Fd = 154.1 kN

Out-of-plane Shear Vop := 0.05 Fd = 7.7 kN

2.2.3 Bolt Hole Check

Fd
Design force on end bolt pair FvEd := = 38.5 kN Figure 3 : Typical Bolt Spacing
nbp

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Bolt Bearing Resistance

Partial Safety Factor Mb := 1.25 (Eurocode for bolt class 8.8)
Hole Diameter d o := d bt + 1mm if dbt 12mm
d bt + 2mm if 12mm d bt 20mm
d bt + 3mm otherwise

d o = 33 mm
Minimum edge distance e1 := 1.2 d o = 39.6 mm e2 := 1.2 d o = 39.6 mm
Intermediate spacing p 1 := 2.2 d o = 72.6 mm p 2 := 2.4 d o = 79.2 mm

e1 p1 fub
Parallel to Acting Force
b := min , 0.25 , , 1 = 0.40
3 do 3 do fu
e2 p2
Perpendicular to Acting Force k1 := min 2.8 1.7 , 1.4 1.7 , 2.5 = 1.66
do do
2.5 b fu d bt tclp
Bearing Resistance, FbRd := = 129.60 kN
Mb
FvEd
Bearing Check, URbb := = 0.59
0.5 FbRd

Checkbb := if ( URbb < 1 , " PASS" , "FAIL" ) Checkbb = " PASS"

2.2.2 Bolt Force to Prevent Clamp Uplift

Dist. btw end bolt and clamp end e := max e1 , ( 2.5 d bt) = 75 mm

Dist. btw mid bolt and clamp end b := ( 0.5 p1 ) + e = 111.3 mm

Adopt Dist. btw mid bolt and clamp end b := 238mm

Length from clamp end to mid clamp a := 0.5 Lclp = 0.3 m

2 1
Load per meter: Clamp end Wo := 6 M Lclp = 1498.94 N mm

Wo 1
Mid. clamp W1 := ( a b ) = 1416.92 N mm
a

( W o W1 ) b
Bolt force rqrd. on end bolt Pbm := ( W1 b ) + = 346.99 kN
pair induce by prying moment 2
Bolt force rqrd. to prevent uplift Pbfu := 0.5 Pbm = 173.49 kN

2.2.2 Shear Force to Prevent Clamp Slip

Acting Slip force
Inplane shear force Vip = 154.1 kN

Out of plane shear force Vop = 7.7 kN

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2
2 Mop sin( )
Total Slip Force acting Psl := ( Vip cos( ) ) + 2 + Vop = 11.9 kN
ODp
2.2.3 Interface Transfer Strength
Interface Transfer Stress
Contact length of clamp Ls := Lclp = 625 mm

Calculated Slip force Psl = 11.9 kN

2 Psl 2
Interface transfer stress at its := = 0.01 N mm
substrate member; ODp Ls

2.2.4 Maximum Bolt Tension Required to Maintain Clamp Contact

Partial resistance factor; rg := 2.0

Stressed bolt length Ln := 80mm

Bolt spacing sn := b = 238 mm

Ab := min 561mm , 0.25 d bt

2 2
Bolt cross sectional area
Number of Bolts n := 2 n bp = 8

Substrate member wall thk. tpl = 12.7 mm

1
ODp sn Ln
Radial stiffness factor Km := + = 0.01
tpl Ab

c := 0.13 1 + 30 Km = 0.35
0.6
Generic coefficient of friction

( 0.5 ODp Ls its rg)

Single bolt pre-stress force PBb2 := = 8.44 kN
n c

Max. bolt tension required; Tmax := max( Pbfu , PBb2) = 173.49 kN

2.2.5 Selected Bolt Pretension Check

2
M30 bolt tensile stress Area; Ab = 561 mm
2
Bolt yeild strength; fyb = 640 N mm
Bolt initial pretension value; Fpt := 0.8 fyb Ab = 287.2 kN

Pretension losses
Initial pretension loss;
Long term pretension loss;
Total pretension loss;
Bolt Pretension after losses
Bolt pretension value after loss;
Pini := 5% = 0.05
Plt := 10% = 0.10
Ptot := Pini + Plt = 0.15
FPTAL := Fpt ( 1 Ptot) = 244.15 kN

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Tmax
Pretension capacity check, URpt := = 0.71
FPTAL

Checkpt := if ( URpt < 1 , " PASS" , "FAIL" ) Checkpt = " PASS"

2.2.6 Selected Bolt Shear Check

Bolt Coefficient v := 0.6 (Eurocode for bolt class 8.8)
Partial Safety Factor M2 := 1.25

Shear Area As := Ab

v As fub
Shear Resistance, FvRd := = 215.4 kN
M2
FvEd
Shear Check, URb := = 0.36
0.5 FvRd

Checkb := if ( URb < 1 , " PASS" , "FAIL" ) Checkb = " PASS"

2.2.6 Clamp Shell Design According to design strenght (T.9 BS5950)

Check proposed clamp shell tclp = 15 mm

Outer diameter of clamped member ODp = 1066.8 mm

Thickness of neoprene tnp := 12mm

Clamp Internal diameter shell
IDsh := ODp + tnp = 1078.8 mm

Clamp outer diameter shell ODsh := IDsh + 2tclp = 1108.8 mm

Bolt pretension before losses Fpt = 287.2 kN

Number of bolts n=8

Clamp length Lclp = 625 mm
Figure 4 : Clamp shell
n Fpt
Pipe hoop stress fhs :=
2 tclp Lclp
fhs
Hoop Stress Check, URhs := = 0.87
0.6 Fy

Checkhs := if ( URhs < 1 , " PASS" , "FAIL" ) Checkhs = " PASS"

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3.0 Summary of Results

3.1 Closure Plate

3.1.1 - Securing Plate Eye Check
Bearing Check URbs = 0.35

Shear Check URv = 0.62

Cheek Weld Check URcw = 0.55

3.1.2 - Securing Plate Section Check

Section A-A Check, URta_a = 0.32

Section B-B Check, URb_b = 0.55

3.1.3 - End Closure Plate Check

End plate Check, URcp = 0.30

3.2 Clamp Design Check

Bolt Hole Check, URbb = 0.59

Bolt Tension Required Tmax = 173.49 kN

Bolt Pretension Capacity Check URpt = 0.71

Bolt Shear Capacity Check URb = 0.36

Clamp Shell Check URhs = 0.87

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