Preface

3-Leg Calculation for Vertical Vessels

This EXCEL Workbook covers three(3) Angle Type Support Legs for Vertical Vessels
according to JPI-7R-71-96.
JPI = Japan Petroleum Institute

The original JPI-7R-71-96 covers not only Angle Support Legs but also H-type Suppo
however, this EXCEL Worlbook covers Angle Support Leg only now.

The calculation of the following Angle Support is available:

L50x50x6
L65x65x6
L75x75x9
L90x90x10
L100x100x13
L130x130X15
L150x150x15
L100x100x13
L130x130x15

When the Angle Size of L130 x 130 x 15 is not enough, the H-type Support is gener

3-Leg Calculation

4-Leg Calculation => Open Workbook "4-Leg Calculation"

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 Preface

Legs for Vertical Vessels

gs but also H-type Support Leg too,

e H-type Support is generally used.

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Preface

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 CALCULATION SHEET FOR 3-ANGULAR SUPPORT LEGS
(By JPI-7R-71-96) Sheet 1 of 2

Client : TITAN PETROCHEMICALS Job Code : 0-0300-05-401

Item No. : 2V-432 Date : 19-Sep-97
Service : HYDROGEN DRUM NO.2 Engr. : R.P.R.

INPUT DATA

Des. Press. (kg/cmｲ) = 38.7 Vessel I.D. (mm), Di =

Des. Temp. (ｰC) = 65.0 TL-TL Length (mm), H =
Oper. Wt. (kg), W = 1700.0 Ins. Thickness(mm), IT =
Hor. Force (kg), Fh = 300.0 Vessel Thickness (mm), t =
Moment (kg-mm),M = 500000.0 Pad Thickness (mm), t1 =
B.C.D. (mm), Db = 590.0 Ht. of Pad C.L.(mm), L =
Leg Length (mm), S = 1200.0 Sy of Leg, F (kg/mmｲ) =
Leg Material = A240 Gr.304 S all. of Bolt, Fb (kg/mmｲ) =
Anchor Bolt Material = A307-B Leg Dimension: Code 1=
Weld Length(mm),Lw = 110.0 Bolt Type : Code 2=
1 - Ansi Unify 2 - Metric
CALCULATION RESULTS Selected Leg is Not satisfactory.

I. REACTION FORCE OF ONE LEG M : Whichever the greater moment by

1. Tensile Load of Leg, Flt (kg) Wind or Earthquake

2*M W
Flt = ------------- - ----- = -73.16
3*D 3

2. Compression Load of Leg, Flc (kg)

2*M W
Flc = ----------- + ----- = 1060.18
3*D 3

3. Tensile Stress of Leg, St (kg/mmｲ) Al = 564.4 mm�

St = Flt / Al = -0.13 <

4. Compressive Stress of Leg, Sc (kg/mmｲ)

Sc = Flc/Al = 1.88 <

5. Bending Stress of Leg, Sb (kg/mmｲ)

Fh*IV*L Flc*e
Sb = -------------- + ------- = 51.17 >
I ZV Zv

6. Shear Stress of Leg, Ss (kg/mmｲ)

Ss = Fh / (3*Al) = 0.18 <

7. Combined Stress of Leg, Scom (kg/mmｲ)

Scom = Sc / fc + Sb / fb = 2.67 >

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Item No. : 2V-432
II. STRESS OF WELDED PORTION Sheet 2 of 2

1. Shear Stress of Welded Portion, Ssw (kg/mmｲ)

4M W 2 Lw tw
Ssw = ---- + ---- = 1.43 <
3D 3 2

2. Bending Stress of Welded Portion, Sbw (kg/mmｲ)

Sbw = (Fh*L) / (3*Zw) = 6.95 <

III. STRESS OF SETTING BOLT

1. Tensile Stress of Bolt, Stb (kg/mmｲ)

4M W
Stb = ---- - ---- Ab = 2.68 <
3D 3

2. Shear Stress of Bolt, Ssb (kg/mmｲ)

Fh - 0.1*W
Stb = -------------- = 0.28 <
3 * Ab

IV. MIN. THICKNESS OF BASE PLATE , tb (mm) fbb =

3*B
tb = l * = 9.88 <
fbb
WHERE :

1) D = Di + 2*t + 2*t1 + 2*e = 675.4 mm ｅ

2) e = 17.7 mm

Ｄ /2
2*Lwｲ*tw
3) Zw = ------------- = 19964.0 mmｳ , weld leg length (tw) = 0.7 t1
6 * sqrt(2)
4M W
4) B = ---- + ---- Z� = 0.16 kg/mmｲ
3D 3

5) l = ( (2*Z) - (2*b + LA + T) ) / 2 = 66.47 mm

Z
1. Anchor Bolt Size : M16
Bolt Area (Ab) : 156.67 mmｲ
b

No. Required : 3 pcs.

T

B.C.D. : 590.0 mm
Z : 100.0 mm
Z

LA : 50.0 mm
T : 6.0 mm
b : 25.0 mm
LA
Base PL thk : 12.0 mm
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 Sheet 1 of 2

0-0300-05-401
19-Sep-97
TL

Ｄi t
t1
600.0
2125.0
240.0
TL
10.0
10.0 Leg
1387.5
21.09 BCD Ｌ

tb
12.82
L50x50x6
Metric Bolt

isfactory.

moment by

Allowable Stress

21.09 [O.K!]

 101
7.58 [O.K!]

21.09 [OUT!]

12.18 [O.K.!]

1.00 [OUT!]

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 Sheet 2 of 2

Lw = 110
tw = 7.0
12.18 [O.K!]

13.92 [O.K!]

9.62 [O.K.!]

7.31 [O.K.!]

fbb = 21.09

12.00 [O.K.!]

2
Z

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 CALCULATION SHEET FOR 3-ANGULAR SUPPORT LEGS 29-Jul-25
(By JPI-7R-71-96)

Item No. : 2V-432

Service : HYDROGEN DRUM NO.2

Details of Angle Support Properties V U

Cx
Size of Angle : L50x50x6
IU : 200000 mm4

l
Iv : 52400 mm4
Cx : 14.4 mm

Cx
l : 50 mm
d : 20.36 mm = 2 Cx U V
l

2
IV = --- (IU - Iv) + Iv = 150800 mm4
3

 = Iv + 2 IV = 52400 + 2 x 150800 = 354000 mm4

eV ' = l sin 15� + d sin 30� = 50 x 0.258819 + 20.36 x 0.5

= 23.12 mm

eV = l cos 15� + l sin 15� - eV'

= 50 x 0.96592584 + 50 x 0.258819 - 23.12

= 38.11 mm

t = 6 mm

h = (l - t) sin 45� + t / cos 45� - 2 Cx

= 44 x 0.70710667 + 6 / 0.707107 - 1.414214 x 14.4

= 19.23 mm

r = (ID + 2t +2t1 )/2 =( 600 + 2 x 10 + 2 x 10 ) / 2

= 320 mm

sin = (l - t) sin 45� / r = 44 x 0.707107 / 320 = 0.09722717

cos = 0.995262

ev = h - r (1 - cos ) = 19.23 - 320 x ( 1 - 0.99526222 )

= 17.72 mm

ZV = IV / eV = 150800 / 38.11 = 3956.6 mm3

Zv = Iv / ev = 52400 / 17.72 = 2957.6 mm3

Allowable Compressive Stress Calculation for L50x50x6

F = 21.09 kg/mm�
I ([Link]) = 9.6 mm  � E  �
L = 1387.5 mm  = 119.18  = 0.721
lk = 0.7 L = 971.25 mm 0.6 F 
 = 101 = lk / I (Slender Ratio)
E = 18210 kg/mm� Young Modulus @ 350�C

3 2  �
 = + = 1.98
2 3 

Allow. Comp. = 7.58 kg/mm� = fc

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 AllowStress

The following covers the guideline of allowable stress for support leg calculation
according to JPI-7R-71-96 (Leg for Vertical Vessels).

Allowable Tensile Strength = Yield Strength of JIS SS400 material at 350C (may us

Allowable Bending Stress = Yield Strength of JIS SS400 material at 350C (may use

Yield Strength of JIS SS400 at 350C is referred to that of A36.

Yield Strength of A36 according to ASME [Link] PART D - 1996

Temperature �F 500 600
�C 260 315.56
Yield Stength ksi 29.1 26.6
kg/mm� 20.46 18.70

Young Modulus of A36 according to ASME [Link] PART D - 1996

Temperature �F 500 600
�C 260 315.56
Y. Modulus ksi 2.73E+04 2.67E+04
kg/mm� 19194.12 18772.27

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 AllowStress

for support leg calculation

00 material at 350C (may use yield strength at design temp.)

0 material at 350C (may use yield strength at design temp.)

ME [Link] PART D - 1996

650 662 700
343.33 350.00 371.11
26.1 26 25.9
18.35 18.28 18.21

ME [Link] PART D - 1996

662 700
350.00 371.11
2.59E+04 2.55E+04
18209.81 17928.58

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 PROPERTIES OF ANGULAR BARS, ANCHOR BOLTS, AND BASE PLATE MATERIALS

INPUT mm mm mm mm Ansi Unify mm mm mm mm mmｲ mm4 mm4 mm4 mm4 mm mm mm mm mm mm mmｲ mm

CODE ANGLE Z a b tb Bolt Size Y X1 X2 Lw Al Ix Iy Iu Iv ey T (B) r2 Cy (iv) Ab ev
1 L50x50x6 100 30 25 12 M16 58 125 140 110 564.4 126000 126000 200000 52400 35.6 6 50 4.5 14.4 9.6 156.67
2 L65x65x6 115 40 25 12 M16 55 145 170 140 752.7 294000 294000 466000 121000 46.9 6 65 4.0 18.1 12.7 156.67
3 L75x75x9 125 45 25 14 M16 51 165 185 155 1269 644000 644000 1020000 267000 53.3 9 75 6.0 21.7 14.5 156.67
4 L90x90x10 140 55 25 16 M20 43 190 210 180 1700 1250000 1250000 1990000 517000 64.3 10 90 7.0 25.7 17.4 244.79
5 L100x100x13 150 60 25 16 M20 41 210 230 200 2431 2200000 2200000 3480000 911000 70.6 13 100 7.0 29.4 19.4 244.79
6 L130x130X15 190 75 25 20 M24 43 255 300 270 3675 5680000 5680000 9020000 2340000 99.4 15 130 8.5 37.6 25.3 352.50
7 L150x150x15 210 90 30 20 M30 44 285 350 320 4274 8880000 8880000 14100000 3650000 107.6 15 150 10.0 42.4 29.2 560.59
8 L100x100x13 150 60 25 16 M24 41 210 230 200 2431 2200000 2200000 3480000 911000 70.6 13 100 7.0 29.4 36.9 352.50
9 L130x130x15 190 75 25 20 M30 43 255 300 270 3675 5680000 5680000 9020000 2340000 99.4 15 130 8.5 37.6 25.3 560.59
 Rev History

Revision History of 4-Support Leg Calculation Program

Rev.0 Developed by TIC for LOTUS 1-2-3

Rev.1 September 17, 1997, by [Link] (JGC)

Converted to EXCEL Workbook Ver. 7.0 with the following updates:

3. Tensile Stress of Leg, St (kg/mmｲ)

[Link] : F(Yield Strength) x 0.375 => F(Yield Strength)

4. Compressive Stress of Leg, Sc (kg/mmｲ)

[Link] : F(Yield Strength) x 0.6 => See below

[ 1 - 0.4 (  F
 fc =
  

0.277 F
 fc =  lk / I

lk = 0.7 L
I = radius of gyration
 SQRT[ pai^2 E / (0.6 F) ]

5. Bending Stress of Leg, Sb (kg/mmｲ)

[Link] : F(Yield Strength) x 0.66 => F(Yield Strength)

6. Shear Stress of Leg, Ss (kg/mmｲ)

[Link] : [Link] Strength) x 0.8 => F/ SQRT(3)

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