ONSHORE PIPELINE LOWERING CALCULATION

THIS CALCULATION IS TO DETERMINE THE SAFE SPACING BETWEEN SIDE BOOMS REQUIRED FOR POSITIONING AND LOWERING
OF PIPELINE INTO TRENCH.
INPUT DATA:

Dia of pipe Do = 914.40 mm

Wall thickness t = 14.23 mm
Internal diameter of pipe Di = 885.94 mm
Anti corrosion coating thickness ( 3LPE ) tc = 3.75 mm
Pipe OD with anti corrsion coating Dc = 921.90 mm
Concrete weight coating thickness tcw = 0.00 mm
Pipe OD with concrete weight coating thickness Dcw = 921.90 mm
Density of steel s = 7850.00 kg/m
Density of 3 LPE 3lpe. = 990.00 kg/m
Density of concrete c = 2400.00 kg/m
Pipe material (Grade) = X 70
Specified minimum yield strength SMYS = 485.00 N/mm
Young's modulus E = 206000.00 N/mm
Poisson's ratio v = 0.30 -
Thermal expansion co-efficient = 0.00001170 / 0C
Length of pipe L = 162000.00 mm
Allowable longitudinal stress L allowable = 436.50 N/mm
Pipeline installation temperature Ti = 22.00 0
C
Area of pipe (Steel) Asteel = 0.040 m
Area of coating (3LPE) A3LPE = 0.011 m
Area of coating (concrete) Aconcrete = 0.000 m
Weight of steel Wsteel = 315.90 Kg/m
Weight of 3LPE coating W3LPE = 10.71 Kg/m
Weight of concrete coating Wconcrete = 0.00 Kg/m
Total weight of pipe Wtotal = 326.61 Kg/m

Trench details:
 Height of skid Y1 = 1000.00 mm
Depth of cover dcover =
Y2 = 1000.00 mm
Depth of trench (Y4= Y2 + D) Y4 = 1921.90 mm
Verticle distance between pipe on skid and pipe on trench bottom Y5 = 2921.90
Trench gap on left side of pipe X1 = 150.00 mm
Trench gap on right side of pipe X2 = 150.00 mm
Trench side angle = 16.00 Degree

Y4
X 3= ( tan ( 90 ) X3 = 551.10 mm

Width of trench at top W top =D+ X 1 + X 2 + 2X 3 Wtop = 2324.09 mm

Wbottom
Width of trench at bottom W bottom=D+ X 1 + X 2 = 1221.90 mm

Position of pipe resting on skid from edge of trench X4 = 500.00 mm

Width of pipe skid ( assumed as equal to pipe OD ) Dpipe = 921.90 mm
Design boom overhang to be considered for side boom load capacity estimation

W top D X6 = 2123.00 mm
X 6= + X 4+
2 2
Side boom details:
Based on the information collected from site and it is suggested that overhanging to be considered is as given bellow:-
1. First side boom moving in forward direction ) - X8 = 4500 mm from trench centre
2. Second side boom ( behind side boom which will place the pipe section in the trench ) - X 8 = 3500 mm from trench centre
3. Third side boom ( behind second side boom which will place the pipe section in the trench ) - X 8 = 2500 mm from trench centre

4. The side boom will be placed in staggered position with respect to trench centre line. It will result in nearly same boom overhang ( X 7 )
which may vary from 2500 mm to 3500 mm which will give the more conservative results.

5. Number of side booms placed = 3.00 nos.

6. Safe lift capacity at boom overhang at distance X7 = 19.00 Tonnes
7. Selected safe lifting capacity = safe lifting capacity = 19.00 Tonnes
8. Safety factor (assumed) Sfcapacity = 1.25

CALCULATIONS :

A. Moment of inertia I = 0.0041 m4

I= [OD 4 ID 4 ]
64

B. Section modulus Z = 0.007 m3

Z= [ OD 3 ID 3 ]
32

C. Minimum radius of curvature for elastic bending during installation

0 .5 EOD steel
Rc = = 298.76 m
0 . 65SMYS
CALCULATION FOR SAFE LIFT POINT SPACING:

A. Minimum spacing between two side booms with considering total weight of pipe

Capacity sideboom
S sideboom = = 46.54 m
SF capacity W total

B. Selected sideboom spacing Ssideboom = 24.00 m

SPACING IS SAFE

CHECK FOR DEFLECTION:

A. Maximum deflection with considering steel weight only

4
sideboom
5W steelS actual
actual= = 15.94 mm
384EI
B. Maximum allowable sag as per elastic bend radius

Chord length AC S sideboom AC = 12.00 m

AC =
2

[
X = R c( AC )2
2
] X = 298.52 m

Allowable sag allowable =Rc X

sag
allowable = 241.10 mm

Deflection check : actual should be less than allowable DEFLECTION IS SAFE

CHECK FOR BENDING MOMENT:

A. Maximum bending moment

2
sideboom
w pipe S Mb = 2.307E+05 N-m
M b=
8

B. Maximum allowable bending stress = 0.65 x SMYS Ms allowable = 315.25 N/mm

C. Maximum allowable bending moment

Mb =M s z Mb allowable = 2.141E+06 N-m

allowable allowable

Check for bending moment : Mb max should be less than Mb allowable BENDING MOMENT IS SAFE
CALCUATIONS FOR POSITIONNING AND LAYING OF PIPELINE:

A. Maximum horizantal distance between cetere of trench and original position of pipe

X6 = 2.12 m
B. Total verticle distance to be covered Y5 = 2.92 m

During the process of positionning and laying of pipe it will bend in double curvature in horizantal as well as inverticle plane.

C. Maximum distance to be covered

Dis tan ce max = ( X 26 +Y 25 ) Distance max = 3.61 m

D. Length of pipe string between touchdown point at roller on ground and touch down point at the trench bottom =
( = Ssideboom x number of side booms )
Dsb = 72.00 m

E. Total arc length Ltotal arc = Dsb Ltotal arc = 72.00 m

F. Half arc length AC = Half arc length BC

Ltotal arc
Lhalf arc = Lhalf arc = 36.00 m
2

G. Angle Lhalfarc
sin = = 6.92 Degree
Rc

Therefore
Lhalfarc X = 296.58 m
X=
tan ( )
H. Maximum deflection S = 2.18 m
S=R c X
I. Maximum allowable deflection
Sallowable
S allowable =2S = 4.35 m

Check for max deflection = maximum allowable deflection should be more than the maximum distance to be covered

= DEFLECTION IS SAFE