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    Vitrified Clay Pipe Overburden Stress...

    Sorry for the delay, it's been a crazy few weeks here. That is very good information, one thing I may not have portrayed correctly is that the concrete pad will be on an existing 6" of concrete. And the pipe is something like 30' long. But sections of the VC pipe have previously been replaced...
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    Vitrified Clay Pipe Overburden Stress...

    Thank you for the input, however, the company that own this particular pipe do not want it dug up... We were looking to merely ensure that the pipe could hold the weight. I wouldn't particularly expect this pipe to fail. I don't think the cost to uninstall this pipe, installing a new pipe, and...
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    Vitrified Clay Pipe Overburden Stress...

    We are building a concrete slab for a 29000 pound generator, the only real problem is a 6" vitrified clay pipe 3' below the existing concrete foundation. As the office intern it is my job to find out the overburden stress so we can determine if it will hold the new load. I am having a hard...
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    Code or procedure design repad on existing pressure vessel...

    After playing around with the 297 for a while I have found no way to make a square plate, which is unfortunate. Every WRC-107 I have found was for pay only, as I expected. Thanks for the help though.
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    Code or procedure design repad on existing pressure vessel...

    It would make sense to go over there wouldn't it... I did find this: http://www.xcalcs.com/cgi-bin/tutti/x2calcs.cgi?d=u_0&l=en It's a WRC-297, and does relatively what I want it to do. My bosses just said to give it a try and bring them what I have. But I do feel that these equations are a...
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    Code or procedure design repad on existing pressure vessel...

    Hi, this is my first time posting, so be gentle ! I am interning over the summer and attempting to design a repad welded onto the side of an existing pressure vessel. There is a 225lb load 1'-1" from the vessel we are attempting to cantilever an eyelet with the load on the end. Any have any...

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