Buried Pipe Design HDPE
Buried Pipe Design HDPE
CRITICAL RING BUCKLING PRESSURE, PWC = 5.65 / N * SQRT[32 * R * B' * E' * E / 12 / (DR - 1)^3]
N= 2.00 2.0 TYP for thermoplastic pipe
BUOANCY REDUCTION FACTOR, R = 1.00 - 0.33*(hGW/C) HGW = 3.500 FT
R= 0.67
EMPIRICAL COEFFICIENT OF ELASTIC SUPPORT, B' = 1/(1 + 4 e^(-0.065*C))
B' = 0.793
CRITICAL RING BUCKLING PRESSURE, PWC = 96.53 PSI Acceptable
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