Pressure Stresses in a Pipe

Pressure Stresses in a Pipe — Interactive 3D LESSON 1.3 · σ_H = PD/2t · σ_L = PD/4t · DRAG ROTATE · PINCH ZOOM

Pipe wall
Internal pressure
Hoop stress σ_H
Longitudinal σ_L
Radial σ_R

PRESSURE P PIPE OD D WALL t

σ_H = PD/2t =
σ_L = PD/4t =
σ_R ≈ −P/2 =

Educational teaching tool — simplified and illustrative. Not for engineering design use.