PIPESTRESS program by DST Computer Services
PIPESTRESS program by DST Computer Services
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Hello,
Is anyone familiar with this program? Is there some document that is better than the user's manual? I am trying to set up a model for a B31.7 (yep, that's right - class 1) analysis and I could use some guidance.
Thanks, John.
Is anyone familiar with this program? Is there some document that is better than the user's manual? I am trying to set up a model for a B31.7 (yep, that's right - class 1) analysis and I could use some guidance.
Thanks, John.





RE: PIPESTRESS program by DST Computer Services
ASME B31.7: Nuclear Power Piping-Addenda B (Including Addenda A):1971; Addenda C:1971
Check ADLPIPE www.reiusa.com
RE: PIPESTRESS program by DST Computer Services
Thanks for your response. yes I have the B31.7 Code (I guess I have copies of all B31 Codes since 1955) but I need some guidance in setting up the load cases in PIPESTRESS. Interestingly, B31.7 does not use a "thermal stress only" case. Rather it calls for a primary plus secondary stress case with the maximum allowable stress being 3Sm.
Interesting because the new 2004 B31.3 Code includes a new Appendix "P" that uses the same approach 35 years after B31.7 introduced it.
Thanks again, John.
RE: PIPESTRESS program by DST Computer Services
I think you mean "SST", not "DST".
Check the "other software" link on this page:
http://www.sstusa.com/
Richard Ay
COADE, Inc.
RE: PIPESTRESS program by DST Computer Services
For questions I suggest you contact DST directly at dst@iprolink.ch. I found them quite helpful
RE: PIPESTRESS program by DST Computer Services
DST Computer Services SA
DST Computer Services SA is the vendor of PipeStress2000, a nuclear-certified pipe stress product which uses a powerful interface to rich data in the PDS Material Data Publisher database to rapidly and easily build input decks by pipeline, by area, or by project.
http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/CIL/cnpps/impact.html
Projects 22, 30, 39. 45
Determination of stress indices for equations (9)-(11) of Section NB-3600 of the ASME Code using the finite element method and comparison of analytical and experimental results.
Ongoing research will provide:
Guidelines for using the finite element method for calculating stress indices.
Illustration of using inelastic analysis in obtaining B-indices.
Experimental justification for using finite element analysis.
http://www.pipestress2000.com/heattransfer.htm
http://www.buildingdesign.co.uk/mech/dst/dst.html
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John, additional information is available even detail manual
Leonard Thill