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    Can API 579 be used to evaluate stresses with API 560?

    Hello, I'm doing FEA stress calculation for supports with API 560 and we are applying ASME VIII div 2 to have a correct stress evaluation (membrane stress, peak and so on). However I have read that API 579 gives guidelines to do this. Does anyone know which is the code to evaluate stresses to...
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    FEA study with API 560 - Nastran/Analytic differences

    Hello, I'm doing stress calculations using API 560 (fire heaters for general refinery services) and the thickness of my casting calculated with Nastran are largely heavier than the casting calculated with traditional methods. I can accept that this results could be caused by local...

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