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    Help about the Ss, S1, TL value in ASCE 7-05, thanks.

    yeh,I am a designer in morimatsu group(china). The fact is that our client told us the VAULE, but he was not sure about them. He let us verify the Ss, S1, TL VALUE.I hope someone can help me check them. You know i am a chinese, I am not familiar about the ASCE 7-05 and the project seems very...
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    Help about the Ss, S1, TL value in ASCE 7-05, thanks.

    Who can help me? I almost lost my way! Who can help me find out the Ss, S1, TL value in the ASCE 7-05 standard. I try to solve it using the steps in Section 11.4 by myself, but it seems quite difficult for me to finish it, so i need your help! your early reply will be great appreciated! The...
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    Export into China: GB-150 Code & ASME

    Hi, Ganfoss2 That's a wanderful argument! I am a designer in MORIMATSU GROUP (CHINA). We often do the CASE USING BOTH ASME AND GB150-1998 for the clients all over the world. www.morimatsu.com.cn I think the main differences between ASME VIII-1 & GB150 are the following: allowance stress(safy...
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    how to calculate a bellow in compress according to APPENDIX 26

    dear all thank you for your reply. i use COMPRESS for the designing. but COMPRESS does not supply a method for BELLOW. i also use PVElite to calculate the BELLOWS, but some steps do not meet APPENDIX 26. i think the 'UG-29' rule maybe 'UG-28' which is mentioned in appendix 26-6.5.2, but...
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    some suggestions about COMPRESS

    koplan thank you for your reply. there is another item which is more worth expecting. that's calculation about BELLOW according to APPENDIX 26 which is constrained by ASME. now i have to calculate it by hand. it's a very tiring thing. do you have a good way to deal with it?
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    some suggestions about COMPRESS

    I have some suggestions about the COMPRESS software, maybe it is not intended as a venue for technical support and should not be used as the primary means of technical support, but it will be more convenient for the USERS. 1. Can COMPRESS report CONTENT with page numbers?More and more customers...
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    how to calculate a bellow in compress according to APPENDIX 26

    how to calculate a bellow in compress according to APPENDIX 26?
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    Can we save the Compress defaults in a file, and load them?

    The new defaults file will load the following vessel design information: Internal design pressure and corresponding temperature External design pressure and corresponding temperature MDMT and Test temperature Vessel diameter Tangent-to-tangent length Internal and External corrosion...
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    External Surface Area Of Vessel

    For C.S. equipment, it can be used for calculating the painting.
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    Trunnion design...Your Suggestions?

    we use the 3rd type. I'd really like to see some enhancements on tailing lug and skirt stiffening(cross or triangle stiffening beams).

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