Design of Polyethylene Pipes in accordance with: BS EN 1295-1 : 1998 -

"Structural Design of Buried Pipelines Under Various Conditions of Loading"

Tables and Clauses refer to BS 1295-1 unless noted otherwise.
All Tables are shown in the "Tables" Sheet

Data Assembly-
Cover Level 3.7 m
Invert Level -1.5 m
Depth of Cover to Top of Pipe H 3.627 m
Pipe Material PE100
SDR SDR
Manufacturer Pipe Pressure Rating Bar
Transient Vacuum Pressure from Surge Analysis Pv 0 Bar
Manufacturer Operating Pressure Pi 1 Bar
Manufacturer Outside Pipe Diameter Bc 1646 mm
Manufacturer Inside Pipe Diameter id 1500.0 mm
Manufacturer Pipe Wall Thickness t 73.0 mm
Mean Diameter of Pipe D 1573.00 mm
2
Flexural Modulus of Pipe Material (Initial) (Note 1) E mN/m
Manufacturer - or 2
Flexural Modulus of Pipe Material (Long-term) (Note 1) E mN/m
WIS 4-32-17 & 2
IGN 4-32-18
Initial Stiffness (Note 1) Si 3.00 kN/m
2
Long-term Stiffness (Note 1) SL 0.30 kN/m
Will Pipe be Backfilled & Pressurised within 1yr? Yes
Trench Type - Narrow or Wide / Embankment (Note 2) Narrow
UU Std Detail Effective Trench Width (Note 3) Bd 2446 mm
Surcharge Loading Field
Table NA.6 Select Embedment Class Class S1
Table NA.6 Select Compaction Mp 85 %
Table NA.6 Modulus of Soil Reaction E'2 7 MN/m2
Table NA.1 Select Spangler Modulus for Native Soil E3 3 MN/m2
Table NA.6 Deflection Lag Factor (Note 4) DL 1
Table NA.6 Strain Factor Df 4.46
Table NA.6 Deflection Coefficient Kx 0.083
Soil Density (Note 5) g 19.60 kN/m3
Table NA.3 Friction within Soil Mass (Note 5) Km 0.19
Table NA.3 Friction at Trench Wall (Note 5) Km' 0.13
Note 1 Insert Manufacturer's data where available - Representative Values given in "Tables" sheet
Note 2 In Wide Trench / Embankment conditions, un-protect sheet and insert trench width
Note 3 If this cell is overwritten, the formula for narrow trench width will be lost. Save copy before over-writing.
Note 4 If initial pressurization will take place within 1 year of backfilling, use DL=1.0
Note 5 In the absence of specific data, take g = 19.6kN/m 3 , K m = 0.19 and K m ' = 0.13

Design Pressure
Vertical Soil Pressure Pe
2
Eqn 20 Pe = g.H Pe = 71.09 kN/m

Surcharge Pressure Ps

2
TRRL (1986) "Simplified Tables of External Loads on Buried Pipelines", Appendix II Ps = 4.22 kN/m

Total External Pressure for Design, P

2
P = Pe + Ps P= 75.31 kN/m

NA.5.2.2 Overall Modulus of Soil Reaction, E ' :

Soil Modulus Adjustment Factor, C L :