Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University for Women Project Joint Venture

Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia El Seif/CCC

The subject of this SCR are steel bracket that support vertical pipes in Elevated Tank bldg. Prior
to MEP instructions, it is adopted one steel bracket per each pipe of 6 meter length.
Movement of the pipe will be apsorbed by pipe joint connections it self, so the steel support can
be adopted as rigid bracket that carry the pipe load.
Beside the dead load, it is required that support be checked against seismic force.
Since the Elevated tank walls are already casted connection between steel supports and tunnel
walls are adopted as postdrilled anchor connections.
Design criteria for the steel structure is AISC ASD
Design criteria for the seismic force is UBC 1997 vol 2, section 1632

Kindly review attached:

>Calculation using steel grade ASTM A36 for steel sections and embeded plates,
>Calculation HILTI post anchor bolts,
>Related references,
>Related sketches and drawings.
>Prinetd pages for adopted section properties

Please note that site work for Eleveted Tank is in progress and approve these calculations for
our future actions.

Aleksandar Jankovic
senior structural design engineer
Engineering department THE VERTICAL PIPE STEEL SUPPORT Sheet No:
Calcs by:Aleksandar Jankovic sr. str. eng the location: Elevated Tank 0 0

Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University for Women Project Joint Venture
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia El Seif/CCC

1. INPUT DATA
1.1 Distance between two supports (pipe load)…………………….Ld= 6 meter
1.2 The density of fluid………………………………………………...γf= 1000 kg/m3
1.3 Steel grade as per ASTM A36……………………………….…Py= 245 N/mm2
1.4 The electreode classification number (strength)……... Feex=Py= 245 N/mm2
1.5 The strength of fillet weld as per AISC is 60% of Feex…….Pyw= 147 N/mm2
1.6. The compressive strength of concrete after 28 days……….... fc'= 35 N/mm2
1.7 The desnity of the steel...………………………………………...γs= 7860 kg/m3
1.8 The earthquake zone, as per consultant instruction………..…..zone 0
1.9 The weight of 600 mm DI pipe…………………………………………… 170 kg/m
1.10 The pipe diameter……………………………………………………….. 600 mm
1.11 The clamp thk……………………………………………………………. 10 mm
1.12 The width of clamp.……………………………………………………… 400 mm
1.13 The height of the structure (roof elevation)……………………………. 57 m
1.14 The bracket elevation (the highest)……………………………………. 51.8 m

2. CONCEPT
The concept is based prior to esier process of erection of steel brackets and easier process of
loading/maintenance of DI pipes.
Engineering department THE VERTICAL PIPE STEEL SUPPORT Sheet No:
Calcs by:Aleksandar Jankovic sr. str. eng the location: Elevated Tank 0 0

Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University for Women Project Joint Venture
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia El Seif/CCC

3. LOADS ANALYSES
3.1 DEAD LOAD
The wieght of the pipe……………………………………………………………… 1020 kg
The weight of the fluid………………………………………………………….. 1695.6 kg
The weight of the clamp...……………………………………………………… 68.1179 kg
total= 1088.12 kg
Total weight without water weight including stiffeners, bolts, nuts( +1%)= 1099 kg
total dead load… G=….. 10.99 kN
Total weight including water weight (for seismic force required)…………… 2811.56 kg
total dead load…. Gs=… 28.1156 kN
3.2 SEISMIC LOAD
Seismic force as per UBC 1997 vol 2, section 1632-lateral seismic force for non structural
components and equipments supported by structures.

3.2.1 coefficients
Component amplification factor, Ap
Ap=…….. 1 as per table 16-O, for category 3B

Component response modification factor, Rp

Rp=…….. 3 as per table 16-O, for category 3B

Seismic importance factor, Ip

Ip=……… 1 as per table 16-K, for category 3

Seismic coefficient, Ca
Ca=…….. 0.19 as per table 16-Q, assuming soft soil (Se), and alternative for zone 1,
since for zone 0, coefficient is 0, so total seismic force will be zero.

3.2.2 TOTAL SEISMIC LATERAL FORCE

Fp=(((Ap*Ca*Ip)/Rp)*(1+3(Hx/Hr))) * Gs=….………………………………… 6.63527 kN
E=…. 6.63527 kN

3.3 LIVE LOAD

Assumed pressure variation……………………………………………..…p= 1.5 bar
Dynamic force created by water surge: Fw=A*P=…………………………. 42390 N
Fw=… 42.39 kN

4. THE CHECK OF THE FRICTION BETWEEN PIPE CLAMPS AND DI PIPE

4.1 Friction ratio between the rabel and the steel…..……………………… 0.3
4.2 Tension capacity of the bolts 8.8 GR
ptcap=….. 560 N/mm2
D bolt=….. 24 mm
Ptcap=…. 202567.7 N………… 202.56768 kN
The clamp will be tighten to the 80% of full bolt tension capacity force.
Tb=……… 162.0541 kN
The pressure on the pipe by steel clamp, Pp:
width=….. 665 mm
length=…. 400 mm
Pp=Tb/L*b
Pp=…….. 0.000609 kN/mm2
Pp=………. 0.24369 kN/mm
Engineering department THE VERTICAL PIPE STEEL SUPPORT Sheet No:
Calcs by:Aleksandar Jankovic sr. str. eng the location: Elevated Tank 0 0

Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman University for Women Project Joint Venture
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia El Seif/CCC

The friction force Ff= 0.073107 kN/mm

The slip force due to dead load……………………………………………….. 0.01653 kN/mm
The slip force due to live load…………………………………………………. 0.06374 kN/mm
The factored combined slip force: 1.4*G + 1.6*Fw…………………………. 0.12513 kN/mm

Combined slip force= 0.125128 kN/mm ,< from friction force Ff= 0.244 kN/mm, safe
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