Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Aug 31, 20201 min readPiping Stress Analysis3.5.1.5 SupportSupports are those restraints which rigidly resist only the downward movement of the pipe, with the point of attachment below the pipe,...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Aug 30, 20201 min readPiping Stress Analysis3.5.1.4 HangerThe most common type of restraint is that which rigidly resists weight; in other words it only acts against the downward movement of the...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Aug 29, 20201 min readPiping Stress Analysis3.5.1.3 Spring Hanger in CAESAR IISpring hangers may be variable or constant spring hangers. Springs are engineered hardware, which permit movement of the pipe (by...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Aug 28, 20203 min readPiping Stress Analysis3.5.1.2 Restraint in CAESAR IIThe term restraint, although technically applicable to any of these boundary conditions of the piping system, colloquially is confined to...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Aug 26, 20201 min readPiping Stress Analysis3.5.1.1 Anchor in CAESAR IIAn anchor is a restraint which fully restrains the pipe; i.e., in all degrees of freedom — three translations and three rotations. An...