Pipe Stress Analysis Notes 5/25

Sep 23, 20202 min read

3.6.3 Underground Pipe

Analyzing an underground piping system presents circumstances quite different from those encountered when analyzing plant piping. The...

Sep 21, 20205 min read

3.6.2 Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Pipe

The characteristic of wrapped fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) pipe which distinguishes it from other piping materials is that it is...

Sep 20, 20206 min read

3.6.1 Consideration of Cold Spring

Cold spring is the process of offsetting (or pre-loading) the piping system with displacement loads (usually accomplished by cutting...

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Sep 18, 20203 min read

3.5.4 Use of CNODES When Modeling Restraints

As discussed elsewhere in these seminar notes, CNODES (short for connecting nodes) are used with a restraint whenever a point in the...

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Sep 17, 20204 min read

3.5.3.1 Use of the Structural Steel Modeler

Elements of structural steel members may be incorporated into the model of the piping system through the use of the structural steel...

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