2010 SECTION VIII, DIVISION 2
4-101
hva
F allowable hoop compressive membrane stress of a cylinder in the presence of shear stress.
hxa
F allowable hoop compressive membrane stress of a cylinder in the presence of axial
compression.
ic
F predicted buckling stress, which is determined by letting
1.0FS
in the allowable stress
equations.
ta
F allowable tensile stress from paragraph 3.8.
va
F allowable shear stress of a cylinder subject only to shear loads.
ve
F elastic shear buckling stress of a cylinder subject only to shear loads.
vha
F allowable shear stress of a cylinder subject to shear stress in the presence of hoop
compression.
a
F allowable compressive membrane stress of a cylinder due to an axial compressive load with
0.15
c
≤ .
e
F elastic axial compressive failure membrane stress (local buckling) of a cylinder in the
absence of other loads.
ha
F allowable axial compressive membrane stress of a cylinder in the presence of hoop
compression for
0.15
c
≤ .
Buckling parameter.
o
h height of the elliptical head measured to the outside surface.
1
h length of a flat bar stiffener, or leg of an angle stiffener, or flange of a tee stiffener, as
applicable.
2
h length of the angle leg or web of the stiffener, as applicable.
moment of inertia of the cylinder or cone cross section.
L
actual moment of inertia of the large stiffening ring.
C
L
actual moment of inertia of the composite section comprised of the large stiffening ring and
effective length of the shell about the centroidal axis.
actual moment of inertia of the small stiffening ring.
C
actual moment of inertia of the composite section comprised of the small stiffening ring and
effective length of the shell about the centroidal axis.
o
K elliptical head factor:
u
K coefficient based on end conditions of a member subject to axial compression:
=
2.10 for a member with one free end and the other end fixed. In this case, “member” is
the unbraced cylindrical shell or cylindrical shell section as defined in the Nomenclature.
=
1.00 for a member with both ends pinned,
=
0.80 for a member with one end pinned and the other end fixed,
=
0.65 for a member with both ends fixed.
12
, , ,...LL L design lengths of the unstiffened vessel sections between lines of support (see Figure 4.4.2).
A line of support is (1) a circumferential line on a head (excluding conical heads) at one-third
the depth of the head measured from the tangent line, (2) a small stiffening ring that meets
the requirements of paragraph 4.4.5.2.b, or (3) a tubesheet.
1
, , ,...
BB B
LL L design lengths of the cylinder between bulkheads or large rings designated to act as
bulkheads (see Figure 4.4.2).