Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jun 2, 20202 min readPiping Stress Analysis2.3.2 Guided Cantilever MethodOne proposed means of allowing nearly all of the pipe's free movement (while still holding the system together) is to provide adjacent,...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jun 1, 20202 min readPiping Stress Analysis2.3.1 Magnitude of Thermal Load Due to pipe ExpansionA piping system, when heating up, normally tries to expand against its restraints, resulting in internal forces, moments and stresses:...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jun 1, 20203 min readPiping Stress Analysis2.2.3 Consideration of Nozzle LoadsThe previous discussion has primarily concerned the effect of supports on system stresses. The engineer is also interested in determining...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.May 31, 20204 min readPiping Stress Analysis2.2.2 Use of Standard Weight SpansImplementation of the preceding analysis provides a simple way to design for weight loading. The engineer may first support all...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.May 31, 20202 min readPiping Stress Analysis2.3.6 Stress Reduction through Use of Expansion JointsIn extreme cases, expansion joints may be added to a system in order to increase flexibility when there is insufficient room for a loop....