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Channel Type Tension Fitting

This document calculates the stress in a 'bath tub' tension fitting using the British Rail "Brown Book" method. Key input values include the fitting geometry and an applied load. Calculations determine the second moment of area, direct and bending stresses in the fitting wall, and stresses in the end pad using interpolation of a factor from a graph. Independent verification of the calculation is required.

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Channel Type Tension Fitting

This document calculates the stress in a 'bath tub' tension fitting using the British Rail "Brown Book" method. Key input values include the fitting geometry and an applied load. Calculations determine the second moment of area, direct and bending stresses in the fitting wall, and stresses in the end pad using interpolation of a factor from a graph. Independent verification of the calculation is required.

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Purpose of calculation:

Calculate stress in a 'bath tub' tension fitting.

Calculation Reference
UK railway industry method (the British Rail "Brown Book" method).
Note requires XlXtrFun addin (interp function).
Calculation Validation
Independent verification is required.

Units= Metric 1

Input values
Geometry
b= 50 mm
n= 50 mm
t= 5 mm
e= 5 mm
f= 5 mm Note: this is thickness of the bottom plate in section x-x
m= 40 mm
i= 6 mm
Loads
P= 3000 N
Calculated Geometry
k= 9 mm ###
= 1.5i Note: this is true for standard bolt sizes
D= 13125 mm3 ###
= n2 t + bf2 / 2
Stress in the wall
Section AA
A= 750 mm2 ###
= bf + 2nt

Second moment of area


I = #ADDIN? mm4 ###
= 2tn3 + bf3 - D2
3 3 A
Distance from neutral axis to extreme fibre
v = #ADDIN? mm ### =n- D
A
Direct stress in the wall
σdw = #ADDIN? MPa ### = P
A
Maximum tensile bending stress in the wall
σbw = #ADDIN? MPa ### = P[m - {n - v}]v
I
Total Stress
σt = #ADDIN? MPa ### = σdw + σbw
Stress in the end pad
(b/n)= 1
Q is a factor read off from graph of 4 curves - 4 'best fit' polynomial curves are used in place of graph.
Q0.1 = 0.84 = 0.0533(b / n)3 - 0.36(b / n)2 + 0.8467(b / n) + 0.3
###
Q0.2 = 0.555 = 0.0533(b / n)3 - 0.36(b / n)2 + 0.8567(b / n) + 0.005
###
Q0.3 = 0.39 = 0.0933(b / n)3 - 0.58(b / n)2 + 1.2467(b / n) - 0.37
###
Q0.4 = 0.2768 = 0.0533(b / n)3 - 0.3582(b / n)2 + 0.8117(b / n) - 0.23
###

(i/n)= 0.12 ###


=i /n
Q= #ADDIN? ###
= interp(ad65:ad68 , e65:e68 , [i / n]) Note interp is a XlXtrFun addin function

Bending stress at bolt head position.


σbp = #ADDIN? MPa ### = 2PQ[m - f / 2]
n
Maximum shear stress at bolt head position
τp = #ADDIN? MPa ### = P
2kpf
area force inertia length stress
Metric mm2 N mm4 mm MPa
US in2 lbs in4 in lbs/in2

e/t Z
1 0.39
2 0.55
3 0.68
4 0.76
5 0.815
6 0.845
7 0.87
8 0.88

b/n i/n = 0.1 i/n = 0.2 i/n = 0.3 i/n = 0.4


1 0.84 0.555 0.39 0.285
1.5 0.94 0.66 0.51 0.38
2 0.98 0.705 0.55 0.42
2.5 1 0.73 0.58 0.445
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4

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