N/W ( ) :=

3
cos ( ) + ( ) sin ( )
2 2

S/W ( ) :=

M/Wr ( ) :=

( ) cos ( )

2
1

1 +

N/T ( ) :=

S/T ( ) :=

M/Tr ( ) :=

1
2

1
2

1
2

sin ( )

cos ( ) ( ) sin ( )

2
1

sin ( )

cos ( ) ( ) sin ( )

( ) cos ( )

1 +

( ) ( 1 cos ( ) )

3
2

sin ( )

:= 0 deg , 15 deg .. 180 deg

0.6

0.4

0.3

0.2

S/W( )

S/T( )

N/W ( )

N/T ( ) 0.1

M/Wr( )

M/Tr( )

0.3
0.6

0.4

30

60

90 120 150 180

deg

0.6

30

60

90 120 150 180

deg

Example
Wtot := 35 ton

The total applied load

r := 49 in

The radius of the ring centerline

LS := 50 in

Length of the saddle

The angular position of the load at any position

( x) := asin

The radial load per unit length at any position

W ( x) :=

Wtot
LS

cos ( ( x) )

The tangential load per unit length at any position

T ( x) :=

Wtot
LS

sin ( ( x) )

Table
x := 20 in , 10 in .. 20 in
T ( x) 10 in =

-2.857

W ( x) 10 in =

ton

6.390

ton

( x) =

-24.09

-1.429

6.853

-11.78

0.000

7.000

1.429

6.853

11.78

2.857

6.390

24.09

house ( f , ) :=

deg

+ 2 if < 0

f ( )
S/W ( ) := house ( S/W , ) N/W ( ) := house ( N/W , )

M/Wr ( ) := house ( M/Wr , )

S/T ( ) := house ( S/T , )

M/Tr ( ) := house ( M/Tr , )

N/T ( ) := house ( N/T , )

 := 0 deg , 15 deg .. 180 deg

LS

N ( ) :=
W ( x) N/W ( ( x) ) + T ( x) N/T ( ( x) ) dx
L
S
2
LS

S ( ) :=
W ( x) S/W ( ( x) ) + T ( x) S/T ( ( x) ) dx
L
S
2
LS

M ( ) := r
W ( x) M/Wr ( ( x) ) + T ( x) M/Tr ( ( x) ) dx
L
S

15

deg

300

11.25

M ( ) =
226.3654 in ton

N ( ) =
-7.87 ton

S ( ) =

200

0 ton

15

183.11

-9.52

6.57

30

66.2786

-13.93

11.18

45

-56.5522

-14.85

7.65

60

-130.0421

-14.04

3.84

75

-156.7557

-11.9

0.42

90

-143.7938

-8.75

-2.3

105

-101.6133

-5.01

-4.11

120

-42.6623

-1.12

-4.91

135

20.1206

2.47

-4.72

150

74.796

5.36

-3.68

165

111.7596

7.23

-2

180

124.7971

7.87

-0

7.5
3.75

100

N( )
S ( )

M( )
0

3.75
7.5

100
11.25
15

30

60

90

deg

120

150

200
180