Why are allowable component loads often given in three directions only
Why are allowable component loads often given in three directions only
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Hello,
Often I get in to discussion with suppliers of components about allowable component loads. The supplier often has the opinion that we piping engineers only produce bending moment and axial force at the interface to the component. Does anyone know the background to that?
I always ask for allowable for torque and shear forces to, so I can fulfil them for my own peace of mind.
Often I get in to discussion with suppliers of components about allowable component loads. The supplier often has the opinion that we piping engineers only produce bending moment and axial force at the interface to the component. Does anyone know the background to that?
I always ask for allowable for torque and shear forces to, so I can fulfil them for my own peace of mind.





RE: Why are allowable component loads often given in three directions only
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RE: Why are allowable component loads often given in three directions only
No I do not have problems whith shear stresses. I guess thath the reply implies that if the piping can whithstand the shear stresses then the component can whithstand the corrosponding reactions. But as the component often is a black box I cant know that for sure.
Is there an understanding that I have not yet heard of that if no limits is put on the shear forces than the component can whitstand them if the pipe can?
RE: Why are allowable component loads often given in three directions only
RE: Why are allowable component loads often given in three directions only
RE: Why are allowable component loads often given in three directions only
"The top of the organisation doesn't listen sufficiently to what the bottom is saying." Tony Hayward X-CEO BP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco
"Being GREEN isn't easy." Kermit
http://virtualpipeline.spaces.live.com
RE: Why are allowable component loads often given in three directions only
In our applications, the allowable load in one direction is reduced by the applied loads in other directions. Applying an axial load produces transverse deflections and vice versa, and there are deflections indendepent of the attached piping. If someone then asks for the allowable load in each direction, but hasn't thought to ask for the flexibility or the other deflections essential to a meaningful analysis, it comes across as a fairly pointless question, and the response will oftentimes not be overly useful either. It can easily turn into a "How long is a piece of string" question.