8.6.

3 Interstiffener collapse
The minimum yield strength or 0,2% proof strength at
calculation temperature: Rp0,2T 345 [Mpa]

The nominal elastic limits for shell:

Ferritic material
𝜎 =𝑅 , /
Austenitic material
𝑅 , /
𝜎 =
1,25
Fer
σe 345 [Mpa]
The nominal thickness: en 35 [mm]
The corrosion allowance: c 2 [mm]
The absolute value of the possible negative tolerance
on the nominal thickness (EN 10029): quality C
de1 0 [mm]

Limit values of weld joint defects (EN ISO 5817): quality D

Linear offset between plates (EN 5817):
𝐵 → 𝛿 = 𝑚𝑖𝑛 0,2 + 0,1𝑒 ; 3
𝐶 → 𝛿 = 𝑚𝑖𝑛 0,2 + 0,15𝑒 ; 4
𝐷 → 𝛿 = 𝑚𝑖𝑛 0,2 + 0,25𝑒 ; 5
de2 5 [mm]
Defects of welds:
𝐵 → 𝛿 = 0,2𝑒 ∗ 0,04
𝐶 → 𝛿 = 0,3𝑒 ∗ 0,08
𝐷 → 𝛿 = 0,4𝑒 ∗ 0,16
de3 2,2 [mm]
The analysis thickness:
𝑒 =𝑒 −𝛿 −𝛿 −𝛿 −𝑐
ea 25,8 [mm]
The maximum radius of conical shell: Rmax 1000 [mm]
The mean radius of conical shell: Rn 567 [mm]
The semi angle of come at apex: α 30 [°]
The elastic modulus: E 210000 [MPa]
The unsupported length of the shell: L 1000 [mm]

The pressure at which mean circumferential stress in a

conical shell, reaches yield point:
𝑒 ∗ 𝜎 ∗ cos 𝛼
𝑃 =
𝑅
Py 7,7 [MPa]
 L/2R=L/2Rncosα 1,0
ea/2R=ea/2Rncosα 0,026
The number of circumferential waves for an
unstiffened part of a conical shell: ncyl 3 []
Parameter:
𝜋 ∗ 𝑅 ∗ cos ∝
𝑍=
𝐿
Z 1,5 []
Poisson's ratio: ν 0,3 []

The mean elastic circumferential strain at collapse:

1 1 𝑒 ∗ cos ∝
𝜀= + 𝑛 −1+𝑍
𝑍 𝑛 12 𝑅 ∗ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ∝ 1 − 𝜈
𝑛 −1+
2 +1
𝑍
ε 0,008 []

The theoretical elastic instability pressure for collapse

of a perfect conical shell:
𝐸 ∗ 𝑒 ∗ 𝜀 ∗ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ∝
𝑃 =
𝑅
Pm 47,8 [MPa]
 Pm/Py 6,2 [MPa]

Pr/Py 0,935 [MPa]

The calculated lower bound collapse pressure:

𝑃
𝑃 = ∗𝑃
𝑃
Pr 7,2 [MPa]
The calculation pressure: P 2,5 [Mpa]
The test pressure: Ptest 4 [Mpa]
𝑃 < 𝑃 /1,5 Pr/1,5 4,8 [Mpa]
𝑃 < 𝑃 /1,1 Pr/1,1 6,5 [Mpa]