Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jul 13, 20206 minPiping Stress Analysis3.3.6 Expansion Joint Assemblies in CAESAR IIExpansion joints may be used in a number of different types of assemblies, based upon the application. Various assemblies are described...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jul 12, 20204 minPiping Stress Analysis3.3.5 Modeling of Tie Rods in CAESAR IIIf restraints are not used to absorb the unbalanced pressure load, it must be handled by tie rods. These are tension-carrying rods...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jul 12, 20202 minPiping Stress Analysis3.3.4 Modeling of Unbalanced Pressure Force in CAESAR IINormally pressure in a pipeline is absorbed by tension in the pipe walls: Due to the axial flexibility of expansion joints, they are...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jul 11, 20202 minPiping Stress Analysis3.3.3 Use of the ERATE Program CAESAR IIFor more complex configurations, the relative expansion joint end displacements can be evaluated using an auxiliary routine (accessible...