ANCHOR BLOCK SIZING

DOC. NO.
PROJECT:
OWNER

2327-DC-001
RETI-MARU NATURAL GAS PIPELINE DIA. 10"
ENGRO FERTILIZERS LTD.

PREP. BY
REV.

SHOAIB
0

DATE

2/8/2013

INPUT DATA :
PIPELINE DESIGN CODE (ASME B )
PIPE O.D
PIPE WALL THICKNESS.
MAX. OPERATING TEMPERATURE
TIE-IN TEMPERATURE
MAX. OPERATING PRESSURE
MODULUS OF ELASTICITY
COEFFICIENT OF EXPANSION
FRICTION FACTOR B/W PIPE & SOIL
SOIL DENSITY
DEPTH OF BURIAL
SP.GRAVITY OF FLUID.
WEIGHT OF PIPE
CORROSION ALL0WANCE
CONCRETE DENSITY
FRICTION FACTOR B/W CONCRETE & SOIL
ANGLE OF INTERNAL FRICTION OF SOIL
CALCULATION :
CROSS-SEC. AREA
WT. OF PIPE + CONTENTS
HOOP STRESS
FRICTION FORCE
EXPANSION FORCE
LENGTH OF PIPE FROM POINT OF BURIAL
TO POINT OF NO MOVEMENT (CALC.)
TOTAL MOVEMENT OF PIPELINE AT
ABOVE GROUND END

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

31.8
10.75
in.
0.219
in.
167 Deg. F
77 Deg. F
715
Psig
29000000
Psi
6.50E-006 in./in./ F
0.3 (SILT=.3,SAND=.4,GRAVEL=.5)
90 lb/ft3
1442.308
3.28
ft
0.788
24.647
lb/ft
0.059
in.
150 lb/ft3
2403.846
0.5
25
Deg.

=
=
=
=
=

7
38
24020
170
157725

in^2
lb/ft
Psi
lbs/ft
lbs

928

ft

4.178

in.

282.797

MOVEMENT OF PIPELINE, IF ANCHOR BLOCK IS PLACED BETWEEN POINT OF NO

MOVEMENT AND POINT OF BURIAL.
LOCATION OF ANCHOR BLOCK
FROM POINT OF BURIAL ,
L
(THUMB RULE L=20D)
MOVEMENT OF PIPELINE AT
ABOVE GROUND END.

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20

ft

0.090

in.

6.098

AnchorBlockCalc

ANCHOR BLOCK SIZING

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RETI-MARU NATURAL GAS PIPELINE DIA. 10"
ENGRO FERTILIZERS LTD.

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DATE

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ANCHOR FORCE ,

Fac

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154324

lbs

AnchorBlockCalc

ANCHOR BLOCK SIZING

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RETI-MARU NATURAL GAS PIPELINE DIA. 10"
ENGRO FERTILIZERS LTD.

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DATE

2/8/2013

LET THE ANCHOR BLOCK

X-SECTION BE

LENGTH
WIDTH
HEIGHT OF ANCHOR BLOCK
HEIGHT OF SOIL ABOVE ANCHOR

=
=
=
=

1.6
2
2.4
0.1

VOLUME OF SOIL ABOVE ANCHOR

WEIGHT OF SOIL ABOVE ANCHOR
VOLUME OF CONCRETE BLOCK
WEIGHT OF CONCRETE BLOCK
FORCE EXERTED BY BLOCK/ SOIL
ALLOW. BEARING CAP. OF SOIL
RESISTIVE FORCE OF SOIL/BLOCK

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

0.32
1017
17
40193
44313
2151
111055

TOTAL FORCE (SOIL + BLOCK), Ft

FOR ANCHORING OF LINE Ft >= Fac

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156385
lbs

m
m
m
m
m3
lbs
m3
lbs
lbs
lbs/ft2
lbs

ALONG PIPE
ACROSS PIPE

(DEAD WEIGHT)

(Fac= 154324

OK

AnchorBlockCalc

3,SAND=.4,GRAVEL=.5)
Kg/m3

Kg/m3

m <====
<=====

EN POINT OF NO

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AnchorBlockCalc

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AnchorBlockCalc

ACROSS PIPE

(DEAD WEIGHT)

lbs)

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AnchorBlockCalc