Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Mar 21, 20202 minPiping Stress Analysis1.2.2 Fatigue CurvesA plot of the cyclic stress capacity of a material is called a fatigue (or endurance) curve. These curves are generated through multiple...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Mar 21, 20202 minPiping Stress Analysis1.2.1 Fatigue BasicsSteels and other metals are made up of organized patterns of molecules, known as crystal structures. However, these patterns are not...
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Mar 21, 20202 minPiping Stress Analysis1.1.4 Maximum Stress Intensity CriterionMost of the current piping codes use a slight modification of the maximum shear stress theory for flexibility related failures....
Meena Rezkallah, P.Eng.Mar 20, 20202 minPiping Stress Analysis1.1.3 Failure TheoriesTo be useful, calculated stresses must be compared to material allowables. Material allowable stresses are related to strengths as...