Out here in California petroleum, we typically use 'T' supports with cast in place concrete "pile" foundations. Some supports have lateral forces but many are only providing vertical support. Right now there is a school of thought that all of the supports should have rebar cages in the...
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In the Petroleum industry in California there is lots of debate regarding pipe supports. Obviously there is lots of opportunity for optimization on a long pipeline with many supports. We typically use a 'T' type support made of cut and welded ERW pipe. We typically have thermal stress...
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Does anyone out there know (or know how to figure out) the molecular weight for API 43 Crude. I'm looking all over for it.
Thanks in advance.
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I'm sure you guys out there are familiar with the pipe stress analysis program CAESAR II. I'm working at an upstream oil and gas consulting firm and would like to learn the software. Do you know of any good online learning resources or are there good tutorials in the software?
If you...
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I posted a while back about rectangular tank design and found some very good resources. Thanks to everyone that helps. I can provide some research papers for anyone interested.
Anyway, now I'm analyzing the tank for a crane lift. The tank will have four lifting eyes and I want to do...
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I'm designing an A-36 rectangular metal tank. The sheet metal used for the walls is 1/4" thick. There are corrucations in the metal on the two longest sides. The corrugations run top to bottom. I know the corrugations increase the stiffness and tensile strength of the steel...
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I'm a Civil Engineer - PE, worked 5 years in Land Development and now making a career move into an upstream oil and gas engineering company. Pretty cool huh. I will be doing pipe support design and foundation design along with project management.
Anybody out there have any advice for...
I'm trying to design a steel rectangular tank for water. I understand there is a spreadsheet out there on a previous post that is based on a paper by Kanti Mahajan. Does anyone have the spreadsheet??
I've can do some calcs like hydrostatic pressure on the bottom and sides. I can calc the...
