Re: Basics of Pipe Stress Analysis

Original Caesar II software comes with a good tutorial and an operating manual. May i further suggest that you get hold of either B31.1 if you're in power industry or B31.3 if you're working in a refinery or petrochem. This is one of the very reason for the Coade existence. Note that flexibility/stress analysis is only part of the work. You still have to properly design the support and hangers and figure out the nozzle load on the equipment and the integrity of the header branch. Then join other forum (aside from this)such as Engr-  and visit pipingdesign.com and coade related sites.

It would also help if you can involve yourself with tanks, pressure vessels, structural steel works, pumps and compressor during the life of the project since part of the reason for performing the stress analysis is to protect those equipment by ensuring the stress level at the nozzle junction is below allowables.

Goodluck.

• In PipingDesign@y..., R & D Team- B User <mrdbuser@t...> wrote:
  > Hi
  > I am interested in learning Pipestress analysis from Basic. Can
  anyone tell
  > me which is the best source of learning pipestress analysis. I have
  CAESAR
  > II software for same. But before starting any work on CAESAR II I
  want to go
  > through fundamentals of pipestress analysis.
  > Is there any web or good book( pl give Title of book,Author and
  publisher
  > name) or study material available.
  >
  > Thanks in advance,
  > Hitesh