dhengr,
I did not say using engineering judgement is a bad thing. How did you get that context from what I wrote?
I am very well aware that design codes are not "cookbooks" or handbooks. In some cases, the Code does not provide all the details of design. And as you said, "that’s were the...
Hello,
I searched Eng-Tips and found differing opinions on the effect of piping loads to the vessel support and foundation. Some say that if the vessel is flexible, like tall towers, the piping load will be absorbed by the vessel and that loads are not transferred to the base support. Others...