FEM, Earthquake vs. thermal exp.
FEM, Earthquake vs. thermal exp.
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Hi,
I am calculating pipes for a geothermal power plant under external load (earthquake load). The question is do I calculate the thermal expansion and the earthquake load at the same time or do I calculate it seperately?
Regards,
Sveinho
I am calculating pipes for a geothermal power plant under external load (earthquake load). The question is do I calculate the thermal expansion and the earthquake load at the same time or do I calculate it seperately?
Regards,
Sveinho





RE: FEM, Earthquake vs. thermal exp.
The other question to ask is how you assess any stresses that would occur. The stresses from the earthquake, I would have thought, would have different design limits to those that would occur with thermal stresses and earthquake loads combined. In that respect, assess the earthquake separate from thermal loads, and then together.
corus
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RE: FEM, Earthquake vs. thermal exp.
pj