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Induced Stresses in Pipe- Hoop, Longitudinal and Radial Stresses

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Induced Stresses in Pipe- Hoop, Longitudinal and

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By A JAD
Topic covered
Introduction
Circumferential or Hoop Stresses
Longitudinal Stresses
Radial Stress

Introduction to Induced Stresses:

When the ends of the pipe ends are closed and pipe is subjected to an internal pressure P there are various stresses
that develop in the pipe. Each element of pipe are subjected to the below mentioned stresses which act in the direction
as shown in the fig.1.
Circumferential (hoop) stress sH
Longitudinal Stress sL
Radial Stress sR

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Fig 1: Different stresses induced in pipe

CIRCUMFERENTIAL OR HOOP STRESS: sH

The effect of this may split the pipe into two halves as shown in fig.2. The failure of the pipe in two halves in fact is
possible across any plane, which contains diameter and axis of the pipe. Elements resisting this type of failure would be
subjected to stress and direction of this stress is along the circumference. Hence the above stress is called
Circumferential or Hoop Stress.

If D = Diameter of the pipe

L = Length of the pipe
t = thickness of the pipe.
Then
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Bursting force, FB

= Pressure * Area
=P*D *L

Resisting force, FR

= Resisting metal area * Stress, sH

Equating FB & FR
P*D *L
t
or

sH

= 2t * L * sH
= (P * D)/ 2 * sH
= (P * D) /( 2 * t) ______________________(1)

This equation is used for calculating the thickness of pipe so as to withstand pressure P where s H is allowable
circumferential stress.

Fig 2: Circumferential or Hoop stress

LONGITUDINAL STRESS:sR
Considering that the pipe ends are closed and pipe is subjected to an internal pressure P the pipe may fail as shown
in Fig.3. Elements resisting this type of failure would be subjected to stress and direction of this stress is parallel to the
longitudinal direction of the pipe. Hence this stress is called longitudinal stress.
Then
Bursting force, FB

= Pressure Area

Resisting force, FR

= P * (D * D)/4
= Resisting metal area x Stress, sL
= D t * sL (when t is significantly small as compared to D)

Equating FB & FR
P * (D * D) /4

= D t * sL

= (P D)/4 * sL

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or sL

= (P D)/(4 * t)

_________________________ (2)

NOTES:
1) On comparing equations 1 & 2, it is clear that when a pipe having diameter D and thickness t is subjected to
an internal pressure P, the induced circumferential tress is double the induced longitudinal stress.
2)

Normally, the pipe is considered as a thin wall cylinder i.e. t < D/6

3)

Usually D is substituted by Do (outside diameter) in order to have higher safely margin.

Fig 3: Longitudinal stress

RADIAL STRESS: sR
Radial stress is a stress in directions coplanar with but perpendicular to the symmetry axis.
The radial stress for a thick-walled pipe is equal and opposite to the gauge pressure on the inside surface, and zero on
the outside surface.
The radial stress is always compressive.
Each element of the pipe is subjected to radial stress which acts in radial direction as shown in Fig.4 and calculated as
sR

Fig 4: Radial stress

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