Recent content by Zlmndra

I should add that previously the HDPE pipes were located at ground level, so expansion was previously not an issue.

Hi all I'm reposting - my first attempt to post this thread seems to have been swallowed up by dark spaces of the internet. :( I have 3 m high T shaped cantilever pipe supports supporting 2 off DN450 HDPE pipe and support trays. The height of the structure is to avoid flood water during heavy...

Thanks Ron. Am I correct in understanding that in your initial step you are using a simple M = fy x S for your first step to determine the stress? And then going on to FEA to get a better picture if deemed necessary? The breach is usually for electrical access, as you surmised.

Hi all Some time ago I posted a question regarding how analysis of a circular pole with a breech opening undergoing bending might be carried out. I was pointed towards M S Troitsky's work on the matter, and all was well and good for steel poles. However now I am faced with the same problem...