Can someone explain in really simple terms the difference between ASD and LRFD? ASD seems easier but is it going away?
I was reading through the new AISC Steel Construction Manual about the two methodologies and, aside from the different load combinations, was having a hard time seeing a clear...
For a recent job, the customer statement of work specified:
"The equipment shall be designed to be operated outside for up to 3 years in temperatures ranging from 0F to 120F. Brittle fracture of the equipment must be addressed"
The statement about brittle fracture has left me somewhat...
First off, I'm new to the forum and pressure vessel design.
I'm helping out on a vessel that has several nozzles on a cylindrical shell that are at compound angles to the vessel, i.e., they are not perpendicular to the vessel as is typically shown in WRC-107 sketches.
The customer supplied...
