Re: Transient stresses

From: <Christopher>
Date: Sun Nov 11 2007 - 15:11:00 EST

On Nov 11, 2007, at 7:58 AM, sviswan@technip.com wrote:

> Does the design code describe how transient stresses are to be
> treated.

The codes only prescribe criteria for particular stress categories. These are pretty clear. Analysis methods or construction of system loadings are the left up to the designer or the owner.

Remember there are lots of different tyes of transient loading--start- up, shut down and seismic loadings come to mind first. Most of these are unique to a particular site or system, so there's no practical way for all possible transients to be specified quantitatively in a Code, beyond basic system response criteria.

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<a href="http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw/">http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw/</a> Received on Sun Nov 11 15:11:00 2007