Re: Stress calculation

From: <Christopher>
Date: Sat Dec 13 2003 - 22:18:00 EST

>Where can I get the software? I want to calculate pressure, thermal and
>dead load stress.

I'll risk raining on the parade here and point out that software is know substitute for knowing what you're doing. Software isn't magic--it's a tool for doing what you already know how to do on your own. If you don't know anything about piping stress analysis, the only thing you'll accomplish is getting yourself in deeper trouble faster than you ever thought possible.

Do a web search for piping design software. When you see all the whizzy ads ask yourself if you understand enough of what's being described to do it manually. If you don't there's no reason to believe you can understand what the software is providing. And get yourself ready to spend some serious time and money learning how to use any given program.

Christopher Wright P.E.    |"They couldn't hit an elephant at
chrisw@skypoint.com        | this distance"   (last words of Gen.
___________________________| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania 1864)
http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw Received on Sat Dec 13 22:18:00 2003

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