Plastic Pipe Short Term Pressure Rating Equations Formulas Design Calculator Safety Factor

Plastic Pipe Equations Formulas Design Calculator
Fluid Mechanics Hydraulics

Solving for safety factor.

Note:
FS is equal to 2.5 for AWWA C900 pipe.
FS is equal to 2.0 for all others.

Inputs:

Conversions:

short term strength or quick burst pressure (STS)	=	0		=	0	pound/inch^2
short term pressure rating (STR)	=	0		=	0	pound/inch^2

Solution:

safety factor (FS)

HAS NOT BEEN CALCULATED

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outside diameter controlled pipe

	pressure class or pressure rating
	hydrostatic design stress
	dimension ratio for pipe outside diameter

inside diameter controlled pipe

	pressure class or pressure rating
	hydrostatic design stress
	dimension ratio for pipe inside diameter

AWWA C900 pressure class pipe

	pressure class or pressure rating
	hydrostatic design stress
	dimension ratio for pipe outside diameter
	surge pressure

short term pressure rating

	short term pressure rating
	short term strength or quick burst pressure
	safety factor

outside diameter controlled pipe
short term strength

	short term strength or quick burst pressure
	short term hoop strength
	outside dimension ratio

References - Books:

1) National Resources Conservation Service. National Engineering Handbook. 1995. United States Department of Agriculture.