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AS 2885.1 Pipeline Bolt Torque

Calculate AS 2885.1 pipeline flange bolt load, and bolt torque.

The bolt preload is calculated from the internal pressure and the bending moment, with an applied design factor. The bolt torque can be calculated from the bolt preload. The bolt stress is calculated from the bolt load and the bolt tensile area.

Reference : Australian Standard AS 2885.1 : Pipelines - Gas And Liquid Petroleum Part 1 : Design And Construction (2015)

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CALCULATOR : AS 2885.1 Appendix T Flange Bolt Load [FREE]   ±

Calculate flange bolt load from internal pressure and bending moment (AS 2885.1 appendix T).

The flange is assumed to be unrestrained (worst case). The bolt tensile area can be calculated for either ANSI threads based on threads per inch, or ISO threads based on thread pitch.

The flange leakage load is the minimum load to prevent leackage. The gasket is assumed to be non self sealing. The pre load stress is equal to the leakage load multiplied by the safety factor. The design load is equal to the pre load plus the operating load (the operating load is assumed to be equal to the leakage load). The design stress is calculated from the design load and the bolt tensile area.

Tool Input

  • syutype : Stress Schedule
  • mattype : Bolt Material Type
    • SMYSu : User Defined Specified Minimum Yield Stress
  • bolttype : Bolt Schedule
  • diabtype : Bolt Size
    • Du : User Defined Bolt Diameter
    • Pu : User Defined Pitch Length
    • TPIu : User Defined Threads Per Inch
  • areatype : Bolt Tensile Area Type
    • Axu : User Defined Bolt Tensile Area
  • satype : Design Stress Type
    • Sau : User Defined Bolt Design Stress
  • dfactype : Stress Design Factor Type
    • Fdu : User Defined Stress Design Factor
  • sfactype : Safety Factor Type
    • SFu : User Defined Safety Factor
  • loadtype : Bolt And Flange Load Type
    • Nbu : User Defined Bolt Load
    • Sbu : User Defined Bolt Stress
    • Pfu : User Defined Flange Pressure
  • G : Gasket Outside Diameter
  • NN : Number Of Bolts

Tool Output

  • AX : Bolt Tensile Area
  • Ap : Gasket Internal Cross Section Area
  • D : Bolt Diameter
  • Fd : Stress Design Factor
  • Nb : Bolt Load
  • P : Bolt Thread Pitch
  • Pf : Flange Pressure
  • SF : Safety Factor
  • SMYS : Yield Stress
  • Sb : Bolt Stress
  • Sb/Sd : Bolt Stress Over Design Stress Ratio
  • Sd : Design Bolt Stress
  • TPI : Bolt Threads Per Inch

CALCULATOR : AS 2885.1 Appendix T Bolt Torque From Bolt Load [FREE]   ±

Calculate pipeline bolt torque from bolt load (AS 2885.1 appendix T). Calculate bolt torque from bolt load.

The bolt pitch diameter can be calculated for either ANSI or ISO threads. The mean radius of the nut face can be taken as the middle diameter between the bolt diameter and the nut width across the flats. The flank angle is half of the thread angle: 30 degrees for v threads (ISO NPT UTS), 27.5 degrees for Whitworth and BSP threads, and 0 degrees for square threads. Typical values of friction factor vary between 0.05 and 0.4. The friction factor is assumed to be the same for both the bolt thread and the nut contact face.

Tool Input

  • syutype : Stress Schedule
  • mattype : Bolt Material Type
    • SMYSu : User Defined Specified Minimum Yield Stress
  • bolttype : Bolt Schedule
  • diabtype : Bolt Size
    • Du : User Defined Bolt Diameter
    • Pu : User Defined Pitch Length
    • TPIu : User Defined Threads Per Inch
  • areatype : Bolt Tensile Area Type
    • Axu : User Defined Bolt Tensile Area
  • satype : Design Stress Type
    • Sau : User Defined Bolt Allowable Stress
  • dfactype : Stress Design Factor Type
    • Fdu : User Defined Stress Design Factor
  • pitchtype : Bolt Pitch Diameter Type
    • fpu : User Defined Bolt Pitch Factor
    • Dpu : User Defined Bolt Pitch Diameter
  • angletype : Thread Flank Angle Type
    • αu : User Defined Thread Flank Angle
  • Dc : Nut Mean Contact Diameter
  • Nd : Bolt Load
  • μ : Friction Factor

Tool Output

  • α : Bolt Thread Flank Angle
  • λ : Bolt Helix Lead Angle
  • Ax : Bolt Tensile Area
  • D : Bolt Diameter
  • Dp : Bolt Pitch Diameter
  • Fac : Torque Factor
  • Fd : Stress Design Factor
  • Na : Bolt Design Load
  • P : Bolt Thread Pitch
  • SMYS : Yield Stress
  • Sa : Bolt Design Stress
  • Sd : Bolt Stress
  • Sd/Sa : Bolt Stress Over Design Stress Ratio (≤ 1)
  • T : Bolt Torque
  • TPI : Bolt Threads Per Inch