Calculate Size of Anchor Fastener for Water Pipe Support

Weight of Pipe With Liquid:

Density of Pipe Material (pm) 7850 Kg/M3
Outside Diameter (do) 114.3 MM
Wall thicknes (t) 5.4 MM
Inside diameter (di) 103.50 MM
Density of Liquid (ρl) 1000 kg/m3
No of Pipes 2 Nos

Weight of Empty Pipe per unit Length (wp) 28.99 Kg/Meter

Weight of Pipe with Liquid (w) 45.81 Kg/Meter

Pipe Support Details:

Size of Support 40x40x6
Total Length of MS Channel for Pipe Support 2 Meter
Unit Weight of MS Channel 4.5 Kg/Meter
Total Weight of MS Channel for Pipe Support 9.00 Kg/Meter

Total Weight (Pipe & Pipe Support) 55 Kg/Meter

Safety Factor 5
Extra Weight 115 Kg/Meter
Final Considering Weight (Pipe & Pipe Support) 389 Kg/Meter

Calculation:
Size of Anchor Fastner 10 MM
No of Anchor Fastner / Support 4 No
Basic Tensile Load / Fastner 3.5 KN
Basic Tensile Load / Fastner 357 Kg/Meter
Total Tensile Load 1428 Kg/Meter
% Spare Load Capacity 267%
Size of Anchor Fastner O.K

*Hangers shall be designed to support five times the weight of water-filled pipe plus 250 lb (115 kgs) at
support (NFPA 13 9.1.1.1.).
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MILD STEEL PIP
Nominal Bore Outside Diameter
INCH MM INCH MM
103.5 1/8" 3 mm 0.406 10.32
di = do - 2 t 1/4" 6 mm 0.532 13.49
3/8" 10 mm 0.872 17.1
1/2" 15 mm 0.844 21.43
3/4" 20 mm 1.094 27.2
wp= (π / 4) ρm (do2 - di2)   1" 25 mm 1.312 33.8
w= (π / 4) [ρm (do2 - di2) + ρl di2]   1.1/4" 32 mm 1.656 42.9
1.1/2" 40 mm 1.906 48.4
2" 50 mm 2.375 60.3
2.1/2" 65 mm 3.004 76.2
3" 80 mm 3.5 88.9
4" 100 mm 4.5 114.3
5" 125 mm 5.5 139.7
6" 150 mm 6.5 165.1

*As per NFPA

illed pipe plus 250 lb (115 kgs) at each point of pipe

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MILD STEEL PIPES CONFIRM TO IS : 1239 (PART I) - 1979
Light (A-Class) Thickness Weight Medium (B-Class) Thickness Weight Heavy (C-Class) Thickness Weight
MM KG/METER MM KG/METER MM
1.8 0.361 2 0.407 2.65
1.8 0.517 2.35 0.65 2.9
1.8 0.674 2.35 0.852 2.9
2 0.952 2.65 1.122 3.25
2.35 1.41 2.65 1.58 3.25
2.65 2.01 3.25 2.44 4.05
2.65 2.58 3.25 3.14 4.05
2.9 3.25 3.25 3.61 4.05
2.9 4.11 3.65 5.1 4.47
3.25 5.84 3.65 6.61 4.47
3.25 6.81 4.05 8.47 4.85
3.65 9.89 4.5 12.1 5.4
- - 4.85 16.2 5.4
- - 4.85 19.2 5.4
vy (C-Class) Thickness Weight
KG/METER
0.493
0.769
1.02
1.45
1.9
2.97
3.84
4.43
6.17
7.9
10.1
14.4
17.8
21.2