Hi all,
I’m sorry for the late answer, I had other things to do, like enjoy the sun.
If you don’t mind I won’t comment your latest posts.
I would like to give you a Kisse – kind of stupid and [too] simplified example:
Pipe:
OD = 711 mm;
Thickness = 8,8 mm;
Bend:
Angle = 37º;
Pressure: 231 m of...
stanier,
I have worked for refineries for less than one year and I also have never used a thrust block. However this is different and I am sorry if I didn´t explained the context of my problem correctly.
I am a junior designer of pipelines for penstocks (small hydropower plants), which have...
Dear ione,
Thanks for the reference. If I am reading it correctly, if we have let’s say a large diameter buried conduit of 500 m between two anchor concrete blocks, we only have to guarantee a certain distance between fittings (where direction changes) without requiring the use of extra blocks...
Dear all,
I want to evaluate if we have to use thrust blocks for direction changes of a welded buried pipe installation. I found a Restrained Joints design procedure herein:
http://www.dipra.org/pdf/thrustRestraint.pdf
,but for ductile iron pipes. Does anyone have used a similar procedure...
Dear Sir/Madam,
I wonder if anyone can provide me with a procedure for calculating a Stiffening Ring, as the one presented in ASME VIII - UG-29 for cylindrical shells, but without circular cross section (it's a square to circular nozzle). Note that I am not limited to a Code.
Thanks in advance.
