Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jul 11, 20203 minPiping Stress Analysis3.3.1 Expansion Joint StiffnessesEach particular combination of material, thickness, and convolution geometry has a different axial spring rate (per convolution)...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jun 26, 20202 minPiping Stress Analysis3.3 Expansion Joint Modeling And EvaluationExpansion joints are used when it is necessary to provide a large amount of flexibility in a small space. Expansion joints are...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jun 26, 20204 minPiping Stress Analysis3.2 Piping Configuration Modeling Techniques in CAESAR IIPiping may be modeled in varying detail, depending upon how much accuracy is required. This section looks at the various ways (providing...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Jun 10, 20206 minPiping Stress Analysis3.1 Computer Representation Of Basic Elements in CAESAR IIPipe stress analysis computer software algorithms are based upon certain assumptions. These assumptions serve to make the computer model...