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Stress analysis Course

Stress analysis Course

(OP)
Hi all... there is a course in stress analysis with CEASAR 2 software (15 days). Is it ok to do that course without doing the basic course in piping. I do have exposure to piping since I am working in same field for two years now. But I have not taken any formal training in piping and no expereince in stress analysis either. I want to do this course to look for a career in stress analysis but confused whether this wil help or not. so please help me all you experienced people there...


course syllebus is as below
Role of Stress Engineering / Basic Stress Concepts Basic Stress strain theory.
Concept of stress range, Code of companies for ASME B31.3, B31.1 Designing system for sustain, expansion, occasional loadings.
Different types of pipe supply – function of each supply Mark up etc
Overview of Ceaser II version 5.0 software, Modelling practice.
Storage tank – Pump system modeling
Column – Heat exchanger model. WRC – 107 analyses.
Theroy Load case generation/ PSV force calculation / Slug force/ Rupture disk calculation / Support span calculation / Nomograph
Basic of spring / Expansion joints, Modelling procedure in CAESAR.
Air Fin Cooler model, Pipe rack analysis.
Modelling Practice for above topics & covering balanced Syllabus.
Preparing Stress critical linelist & Stress system Formation – Practical
Overview of Critical system like – Compressor, Turbine, Pumps, Columns etc.
 

RE: Stress analysis Course

Who is putting on this course?

Richard Ay
COADE, Inc.

RE: Stress analysis Course

(OP)
Its from a technical training institute in Mumbai (India)
www.suvidya.ac.in
 

RE: Stress analysis Course

ishaf5:

I'd default to Richard Ay for advice on this one.

COADE does as good a job - or better - than anyone else teaching courses with a similar syllabus, particularly if it's their software being used for the analysis.

The syllabus looks good.  Hopefully the scope and detail are commensurate with the 15-day (2 week) duration.

Regards,

SNORGY.

RE: Stress analysis Course

My two cents:

If you don't do the basic course in piping, you may find yourself "over your head" in concepts that the teacher assumes everyone knows.

It may also impact your ability to get a career in stress analysis -- if all you've learned is how to apply one particular software (even if it excellent software), you're not going to go far when presented with problems that require some basic knowledge.

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RE: Stress analysis Course

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers South Texas Section Piping Design and Piping Stress Analysis Seminar Binder  contact Kathy Smith

http://www.asmesouthtexas.org/

ASME 1998 PIPING DESIGN & STRESS ANALYSIS

Section 1 INTRODUCTION TO ASME B31 CODES FOR PRESSURE PIPING
Section 2 ASME B313 RULES FOR PIPING DESIGN AND STRESS ANALYSIS     
Section 3 METHODS OF PIPE STRESS ANALYSIS
Section 4 PIPE SUPPORTS AND PIPING LAYOUT FOR FLEXIBILITY
Section 5 ALLOWABLE LOADS AT EQUIPMENTS NOZZLES
Section 6 DESING OF ASME FLANGES
Section 7 FINITE ELEMENT APPLICATIONS IN THE ANALYSIS OF PIPING COMPONENTS
Section 8 PIPING VIBRATION ANALYSIS
Section 9 DESIGNS OF CLAMP CONNECTIONS

ASME 1995 ADVANCE  PIPING STRESS ANALYSIS
Section 1 ASME PIPING CODE REQUIREMNETS
Section 2 PRESSURE DESIGN
Section 3 DESIGNS OF ASME FLANGES
Section 4 STRESSES IN SELLS DUE TO EXTERNAL LOADINGS
Section 5 Expansion Joints: Design and Applications
Section 6 SUPPORTS FOR LARGE DIAMETER PIPES
Section 7 TRANSIENT LOADING AND SUPPORTS


Regards
Leonard Stephen Thill

 

RE: Stress analysis Course

I'm thinking that Mumbai is not that close to Texas.

RE: Stress analysis Course

COADE CAESAR II PIPE STRESS ANALYSIS SEMINAR APRIL 20,2009

B31-3 EXPANSION STRESS CALCULATION FOR THE BRANCH OF A REINFORCED FABRICATED TEE

CAESAR II INPUT BASIC WORKSHOP
COASE Pipe Stress Analysis Seminar Notes Section 1
COASE Pipe Stress Analysis Seminar Notes Section 2
COASE Pipe Stress Analysis Seminar Notes Section 2 Hanger Sizing
COASE Pipe Stress Analysis Seminar Notes Section 3
COASE Pipe Stress Analysis Seminar Notes Section 4
COASE Pipe Stress Analysis Seminar Notes Section 5
COOLH20 Fiberglass Cooling Water System
DIABLO REHEAT-SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF PIPING SYSTEM
DLF_CHECK DYNAMIC LOAD FACTOR VERIFICATION
Documenting the Analysis
GASTRANS
GASTRANS UNDERGROUND NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINE
IMPACT SURVEY
Introduction to Dynamic Analysis Using Caesar-II
NONCONVERGENCE IN CAESAR II
PIPE1-MODELING EXERCISE
PIPING STRESS ANALYSIS USING CAESAR II
PUMP MANIFOLD
PUMPMAN PUMP MANIFOLD SYSTEM API-610 EVALUATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE B31-4 CODE
RESTRAINT EXERCISE
RISER-J3-B31-4 CHAPTER 9
SEMINAR MODEL TUTOR
SLUG1
SNFAIL-SNUBBER FAILUREP
STATIC ANALYSIS CHECKLIST
STATIC ANALYSIS OF PIPING SYSTEMS USING CAESAR-II
SUPT01 Occasional  Stress Evaluation Modeling Fluid Hammer Event
TDRPMP-HARMONIC ANALYSIS ENGDYN-PDF57

Yes!: "BEEN THEIR DID THAT"

 

RE: Stress analysis Course

(OP)
You are right john. Although I might get a valuable training in US but its recession time. US seems far now.
"I work in Middle East in a piping fabrication company" sorry I should have made this information availabe in my first post itself.   

RE: Stress analysis Course

Bottom line is...if you are being offered to take a course, then take it.  The syllabus looks good.  If you learn only one thing, then it's still one thing that you didn't know before.

In the environment in which *I* work (EPC), employers don't actually "train" people.  Apparently, you are just supposed to already know everything, or buy your own codes and software, or take your own courses and teach yourself - on your own time - the things you don't know.

Not that I'm bitter.

Therefore, jump at every training opportunity that comes your way.

Regards,

SNORGY.

RE: Stress analysis Course

If someone is sponsoring you to take the class, I agree you should go for it.  I don't know what classes run over there - here in the States, such training classes tend to be prohibitively expensive.  ASME seems stuck in an outdated mindset that companies are going to pay to send people to these classes, both in terms of when they're scheduled and how much they cost.

I'm about 2/3 of the way through Peng's book and I would definitely give it a solid recommendation.  Through working with some good mentors where I am, I've already been exposed to most of it, but it's exactly the kind of thing that I would have found very useful starting out.

Edward L. Klein
Pipe Stress Engineer
Houston, Texas

"All the world is a Spring"

All opinions expressed here are my own and not my company's.

RE: Stress analysis Course

http://www.pipestress.com/Pages/PEpapers.html

LC Peng, president of PENG ENGINEERING, is a leading authority in the field of pipe stress analysis and piping engineering.

LC Peng has authored, co-authored and presented many technical papers on these subjects. Electronic versions of his most popular papers are available below.

Please note, documents are in Adobe PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

The Art of Checking Pipe Stress Computer Programs

Treatment of Support Friction in Pipe Stress Analysis

Local Stresses in Vessels - Notes on the Application of WRC-107 and WRC-297

Quick Check on Piping Flexibility

Toward More Consistent Pipe Stress Analysis

Evaluation of Flanged Connection Due to Piping Load

An Interpretation on Pressure Elongation in Piping Systems

The Art of Designing Pipe Support Systems

Rethinking the Allowable Pipe Load on Rotating Equipment Nozzles

Stress Analysis Methods for Underground Pipe Lines: Part 1 - Basic Calculations

Stress Analysis Methods for Underground Pipe Lines: Part 2 - Soil-Pipe Interaction

Equipment Reliability Improvement through Reduced Pipe Stress

Cold Spring of Restrained Piping System

Computer Application to the Piping Analysis Requirements of ASME Section III, Subscribe NB-3600

Thermal Insulation and Pipe Stress

Hazardous Situations Created by Improper Piping Analyses
 

L S THILL

RE: Stress analysis Course

LSThill,
        Anyone can list a stream of Bibliography. Why not actually contribute with advise rather than continually copying and posting listing's of references.

StressGuy,
          I agree with you the new book by Peng is an excellent Pipe Stress analysis book. What I find is that there is little out there regarding Creep-Fatigue interaction assessments for pipework.

RE: Stress analysis Course

DSB123,

Are you looking for something beyond what is covered in ASME B31.3-2006 Appendix V?

Way back in the 80's I was employed as a site engineer in the utilities plant of a *big* refinery.  Operations aked me to look into the effects of elevated temperature excursions in the 900#-600# steam let-down piping, which often approached or exceeded the graphitization threshold for carbon steel.  At that time, I either did not know about ASME B31.3 Appendix V, or it didn't exist; whatever the case, the Regulator suggested that I approach the problem as one in which creep was of primary concern and the kinetics of graphitization were probably of secondary importance.  Via an approach that was somewhat similar to what is now in B31.3 Appendix V, I ended up with a fairly simple plot of theoretical remaining creep-rupture life as a function of excursion magnitude and duration.  The result was that we re-programmed the steam system trips to alarms and trended each excursion so that the "trip" would only be invoked after the expiration of theoretical rupture life (actually some factor less than that).

The Regulator approved the idea, it was implemented, and I waited anxiously for ten years for the Statute Of Limitations to expire in hopes that nothing blew up.

Now, of course, there is B31.3 Appendix V...

Hmmm....

 

Regards,

SNORGY.

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