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STEEL PIPELINE CROSSING RAILROADS & HIGHWAYS API RP-1102

RAILROAD CROSSING DESIGN(UNCASED)-REVISED THICKNESS
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 0.281 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) 22687 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 0.022
c.2 H/Bd 4.9
c.3 Figure 3, Stiffness factor for circumferential stress from earth load, KHe 2500 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 2661 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

320 Given, tw/D=0.022, Er =10 ksi

e.1.1 Figure 8, Stiffness factor for cyclic circumferential stress from vehicular load, KHr

0.98 corr. To H & D

e.1.2 Figure 9, Geometry factor for cyclic circumferential stress from vehicular load,GHr
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 8322 psi

e.2 Cyclic longitudinal stress, ΔSLr

e.2.1 Figure 11, Stiffness factor for cyclic longitudinal stress from vehicular load,KLr 305 Given, tw/D=0.022, Er =10 ksi

0.98 Given D=12.75, H= 6 ft

e.2.2 Figure 12, Geometry factor for cyclic longitudinal stress from vehicular load,GLr
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 7146 psi

Step-f Circumferential stress due to internal pressurization, SHi

Equation 7, Circumferential stress from int. pressure, SHi 22187 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 33170 psi

g.2 Equation 10, Maximum longitudinal stress, S2 14600 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 29629 psi

Seff<SMYS*F? Yes
g.5 Equation 13, Allowable effective stress, SMYS*F 30240 psi

Step-h Check fatigue

Condition #3: If ΔSLr/NL≤SFG*F, Then, Acceptable
Girth Welds, Given, SFG=12000 psi, ΔSLr/NL 7146 psi
h.1
Equation 15, SFG*F= 8640 psi ΔSLh≤SFG*F? Yes
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STEEL PIPELINE CROSSING RAILROADS & HIGHWAYS API RP-1102

RAILROAD CROSSING DESIGN(UNCASED)-REVISED THICKNESS
SL.NO. DESCRIPTION VALUE UNIT REMARK
Condition #4: If ΔSHr/NH≤SFL*F, Then, Acceptable
Longitudinal Welds, Given, SFL=21000 psi(ERW), ΔSHr/NH 7498 psi
h.2
Equation 19, SFL*F= 15120 psi ΔSHr/NH≤SFL*F? Yes