>Could anyone recommend me a good book about how to analyze piping stress?
Piping networks are basically specialized space frames. Not complicated
mathematically but you need to know about indeterminate structures
because of displacement continuity where two runs meet. You'll also need
to know about piping codes and the analysis requirements involved. Code
requirements guide analysis requirements. Handbooks are good general
references, but the only way I've found to really learn it is to work
with experienced engineers. You might want to go back over your college
textbooks, too.
>I'm going to take a Caesar II course next month.
Never forget that Caesar or FEA is a tool--it's not engineering or
design. Learn your first principles so you know how to use the tool
effectively.
Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant from chrisw@skypoint.com | this distance" (last words of Gen. ___________________________| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania 1864)http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw Received on Sat Mar 23 11:51:00 2002
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