Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jun 3, 20201 min readPiping Stress Analysis2.3.7 Expansion Stress — Other SolutionsOften expansion stress problems are due to the use of fittings with large stress intensification factors (SIF). In these cases, it may be...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jun 3, 20202 min readPiping Stress Analysis2.3.5 Simplified Expansion Stress CheckThe concept that addition of expansion loops reduces the expansion stress range in a system is recognized by the B31.3 code (and others)....
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.May 16, 20202 min readPiping Stress Analysis1.5.4 B31.3 Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery PipingSustained Stress B31.3 does not provide an explicit equation for sustained stress calculations, but only requires that the engineer...