Hand Calculation Verification
Hand Calculation Verification
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are companies required to perform hand calculation verification for such programs as Compress and APV?
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RE: Hand Calculation Verification
I use MathCAD and our ASME AI requests that once a year I perform some hand calculations on the my templates to ensure that the software behaves as expected.
It's simply an audit of the software.
You may be lucky, the software vendor may provide some proof for you to very against, worth a phone call.
RE: Hand Calculation Verification
RE: Hand Calculation Verification
On occasion, I see people using software as a substitute for knowledge and understanding, which can be a dangerous thing.
RE: Hand Calculation Verification
By the way, I've used Codecalc, PVElite, Compress and APV among others and I have found errors or ommissions in all of them.
RE: Hand Calculation Verification
It's a bit annoying since compress is well verified (and documented as well) by codeware in my opinion. I use older (and sometimes buggy) software until latest build is verified.
It's true that designers should be familiar with calculation programs and verification of program surely helps in that, but in my opinion software verification should be only software verification but nothing else.
RE: Hand Calculation Verification
RE: Hand Calculation Verification
Compress Verificatin and Quality Assurance Manual was provide to DOE January, 2006. A06 COMPRESS Verification Manual. http:/
COADE: PVElite/CodeCalc Verification and Quality Assurance Manual you can buy from COADE.
APV contact APV.
RE: Hand Calculation Verification
Computer saftware can save your time. Hand calculation may be required for the critical points for verification.
RE: Hand Calculation Verification
Reference Note:
PVElite/CodeCalc –2005 QA Manual Check 4-17 WRC 107 Checks This example is compression with http://www.CODEWARE.com Compress Using WRC 107 March 1979 Version.
Tomtation (Mechanical)
A better idea is to use the CD: ASME International ASME Boiler & Vessel Pressure Code ZCD699 for comparison. Also, examples in Appendix L and Part UHX as a comparison.
Regards
Leonard Stephen Thill