Re: Digest Number 913

> 1. What is the correct formula to calculate the thickness of a sample
> bomb according to ASME Sec VIII Div. II.
>
> Can anyone tell me where i can find the stress intensification factor
> for DSS material ASTM A 790 UNS31800.??

This stuff is covered in the Code books. If you can't use the books, you should hire someone who does.

>2. Can anybody tell me where i can find material to get a better
>understanding of piping layouts, pipe routings etc.
Libraries, text books, class notes, design standards, web sites. This sort of this is everywhere.

I'm probably going to get flamed for being so hopelessly insensitive, but this is the sort of thing you're supposed to know to work as a designer.

Christopher Wright P.E.    |"They couldn't hit an elephant at
chrisw@skypoint.com        | this distance"   (last words of Gen.
___________________________| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania 1864)