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    Primary Membrane Stress Range for Thermal Stress Ratchet

    ASME Sec. VIII, Div. 2 uses stress amplitude for fatigue life assessment, not stress range as people normally do.
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    Internal diameter of Economizer Header - HRSG

    You need to do a flow calc to determine the minimum I.D. in addition to tubing arrangement.
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    PREHEAT

    The welding code does not require preheating on gouging.
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    Unknown Proprietary Steel Joist Identification

    It looks like a bottom chord so that the web members can be welded in the slot at the middle of the profile. All commercial joists should have a tab on each joist (typically at an end diagonal web member), and that would give you some information.
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    Cold bend steel plate

    The cold bending will force the steel to yield, leaving residual stresses built in the plate. But that's fine and typical in cold working. As for the bending radius, it should be at least 1 x t, but the larger the better stress wise, so it depends on your equipment and aesthetic looking.
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    Shear Connection - Short Slotted Holes in the Connector or the Beam?

    If the slotted holes are cut on the beam web, the shear and bearing capacity of the beam is compromised. If cut on the connector, the thickness of the connector can be increased as required to meet shear and bearing demand.
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    Local Vs global stress and fatigue analysis in fea analysis

    The topic of this thread is about EN 13445-3. In this code, for welded joints, the required stresses are nominal stresses, peak stresses are already considered in Detail Classes, hence linearization is required in FEA to filter out peak stresses. Yes, use M + B only. ASME code, Section VIII...
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    Linearized Triaxial Stress Limit

    The purpose of linearization is to filter out peak stress in FEA, leaving only M + B stresses for assessment.
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    Helicopter crash Hudson River

    Winds of 9 to 21 mph, reported by a nearby weather station, could have interacted with mechanical vulnerabilities or prompted abrupt maneuvers, potentially triggering “mast bumping,” a condition where rotor blades tilt excessively and strike the aircraft, causing catastrophic loss of control.
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    Determining the Fracture Mode: Brittle Fracture vs. Fatigue in a Pump Shaft

    Other possible reasons I can think of: (1) High load rate instantly decreased the material toughness; (2) Surface damage size exceeded critical crack-like flaw size, leading to fracture.
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    Fatigue stress category for weld shear flow

    If you investigate fatigue on base metal, use detail category E; if your interest is on the weld itself, use detail category F.
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    Local Vs global stress and fatigue analysis in fea analysis

    You can do a linearization in ANSYS, and the software will give you a breakdown of the stresses: membrane, bending, peak and total. You have to select a linearization path that makes sense. Throw away the peak stress that can be a result of singularity, and use (membrane + bending) stress for...
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    Fatigue analysis according to EN 13445-3

    Clause 17 is simplified and conservative - stresses are by "code calcs". Clause 18 is detailed analysis, more accurate and less conservative. Since you have done stresses by FEA, why not use Clause 18. Code calcs does not capture notch stresses; FEA does. Which FEA software are you using? If you...
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    Question regarding fatigue in AS/NZS 1664.1

    The fatigue curves for aluminum alloys are very different from steels. Different aluminum alloys also have different fatigue curves. Fatigue properties are material specific; fatigue curves are derived from tests. You need to select a appropriate fatigue curve for the material you use...
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    Inquiry about pressure vessels

    You should first work with your client to determine which ASME code is to be used. ASME Section VIII Division I is a rule-based code, it needs less engineering time but results thicker walls; Division II use rigorous analysis with more certainties, resulting saved materials cost, but engineering...
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