
2010 SECTION VIII, DIVISION 2
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5.E.4.4 The elasticity matrix
[]E for the triangular and square patterns that are used in the stress analysis
of the effective solid plate are provided in Tables 5.E.8 and 5.E.9, respectively.
5.E.5 Pressure Effects in Tubesheet Perforations
5.E.5.1 The effect of pressure in the perforations is not directly included in the stress analyses of the
effective solid plate. Pressure in the tubesheet perforations tends to expand the perforated portion of the
plate. This expansion is resisted by the solid rim and by the ligaments themselves. The effect of this
pressure on the local stresses in the ligaments can be included in the stress analysis results by use of the
superposition principle.
5.E.5.2 In order to include the effect of pressure, an additional analysis needs to be performed. In this
analysis, the boundary conditions are shown in Figure 5.E.2 (c). These boundary conditions can be achieved
by superposing the results from the boundary conditions shown in Figures 5.E.2 (a) and 5.E.2 (b),
respectively. The solution for the hydrostatic compression boundary condition case, see Figure 5.E.2 sketch
(a) is
***
rzs
θ
σσσ
===− for tubes welded on the tubeside or
***
rzt
θ
σσσ
==− for tubes welded on the
shellside. The solution for the boundary conditions of Figure 5.E.2 (b) can be obtained from the stress
analyses considering the loading conditions shown.
5.E.5.3 A further modification to the boundary conditions used in paragraph 5.E.2 can be used to obtain
more exact results. The modified boundary conditions are shown in Figure 5.E.3.
5.E.5.4 The stress results obtained using the boundary conditions shown in Figures 5.E.2 and Figure 5.E.3
must be superposed before
m
P ,
Lb
PP+ , and
Lb
PPQ
+ stresses are evaluated and before transforming
the cylindrical coordinate stresses to the local x-y-z coordinate system for computing
Lb
PPQF
++
stresses.
5.E.6 Protection Against Plastic Collapse
5.E.6.1 Uniform Hole Pattern – The following equations shall be used for a perforated plate with a uniform
hole pattern. The equivalent stresses
m
P ,
Lb
PP
, and
Lb
PPQ
+ are determined from the in-plane stress
components determined by stress analysis of the equivalent solid plate. The loads to be considered in the
design shall include, but not be limited to, those given in Table 4.1.1. The load combinations that shall be
considered for each loading condition shall include, but not be limited to those given in Table 4.1.2.
a) General Primary Membrane Equivalent Stress
()
m
P – evaluate the through thickness stress distribution
from the numerical analysis of the equivalent plate for mechanical plus pressure loading. The membrane
stress is determined by linearization of the through thickness stress distribution. The maximum stress
intensity,
m
P , shall satisfy the following:
*
m
m
P
S
μ
≤ (5.E.5)
b) Primary Membrane (General or Local) Plus Primary Bending Equivalent Stress
()
LB
PP+ – determine
the linearized surface stresses from the numerical analysis of the equivalent plate for mechanical plus
pressure loading. The maximum stress intensity,
Lb
PP
, shall satisfy the following: