Mimimum flange thickness under a bending moment
Mimimum flange thickness under a bending moment
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Hi everyone,
I'm designing a round post made out of several sections. Those sections are joined together by a round flanges like plates attached together by 10 bolts. The problem is that I can't seem to find anything regarding the minimum thickness of a bolted flange under a bending moment.
The only thing a found was a formula in a structural book to calculate the thickness of a plate welded to square beam and attached to a wall by 2 bolts. Sadly this equation doesn't apply well to my situation and gives me a thickness that is way too conservative.
I know that there's probably an ASME standard for this, I'm just not sure witch one...
Thx
I'm designing a round post made out of several sections. Those sections are joined together by a round flanges like plates attached together by 10 bolts. The problem is that I can't seem to find anything regarding the minimum thickness of a bolted flange under a bending moment.
The only thing a found was a formula in a structural book to calculate the thickness of a plate welded to square beam and attached to a wall by 2 bolts. Sadly this equation doesn't apply well to my situation and gives me a thickness that is way too conservative.
I know that there's probably an ASME standard for this, I'm just not sure witch one...
Thx
Someone once told me "A black hole is where God divided by zero!!". Yet my old dynamic professor keeps teaching, year after year, the simple fact that you just can't push on a rope. -Engineer





RE: Mimimum flange thickness under a bending moment
RE: Mimimum flange thickness under a bending moment
This software handles flange calculations under pressure and / or external loads, in acordance with ASME codes and European design codes.
RE: Mimimum flange thickness under a bending moment
RE: Mimimum flange thickness under a bending moment
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RE: Mimimum flange thickness under a bending moment
ElRak - ASME is not where you want to look - they are concerned with pressure primarily. Your situation does not have any pressure. Therefore, any answers that you get from an ASME standard are going to be VERY conservative for your situation.
RE: Mimimum flange thickness under a bending moment
soooo I've done some digging on my own and this is what I found...
TGS4 you are right, but proinwv2 isn't completely wrong nether. you see Section VIII, Division 1 does not take account of external forces, but Section III does :
"The formula from ASME III for converting external forces & moments on a flanged joint to equivalent pressure is as follows:
Peq = (16*M)/(pi*G^3) + (4*F)/(pi*G^2)
Where:
Peq = equivalent pressure, psig
M = bending moment applied to joint due to weight & thermal expansion, in-lbf
F = axial force applied to joint due to weight & thermal expansion, lbf
G = diameter at location of effective gasket load reaction, in."
if you what to read more on this, check thread378-18541: Flange Bending Moments : Flange Bending Moments.
Using the value of Peq and Division 1, appendix Y (with some minor changes)I did manage to find a reasonable thickness for my "flange like joint". It is still a little conservative, but until I find exactly what I'm looking for, I'll leave it as is. Better safe then sorry...
BTW...here's a link to a mathcad version of the appendix Y worksheet : http://esce.freeservers.com/
and this is for a very useful site, Xcalcs.com : http://www.xcalcs.com/
Thx again...
Someone once told me "A black hole is where God divided by zero!!". Yet my old dynamic professor keeps teaching, year after year, the simple fact that you just can't push on a rope. -Engineer
RE: Mimimum flange thickness under a bending moment
RE: Mimimum flange thickness under a bending moment
Someone once told me "A black hole is where God divided by zero!!". Yet my old dynamic professor keeps teaching, year after year, the simple fact that you just can't push on a rope. -Engineer