GRE Design Envelope (Failure envelope) is a 2-dimensional (2D) graphical plot of hoop stress and axial stress that provides safe operating conditions of GRE piping/pipeline system when subjected to...
Category: Piping Stress Analysis
While performing buried or underground pipeline stress analysis, soil parameters must be entered in Caesar II software to help the software generate the bilinear restraints. The usual parameters that...
Creep Fundamentals and How ASME BPVC Address This Phenomenon
This not-so-brief write-up is basically a summary of my notes on this subject when several years back I decided to study this interesting subject in somewhat detail. For interested readers, this is...
What is ASME B31.3 Chapter IX (High Pressure Piping)? Basis of Various Technical Requirements
What is Chapter IX of ASME B31.3? Chapter IX of ASME B31.3 is intended for use in high-pressure environments, but its use is not mandated beyond a certain pressure. In the words of the code (see...
Tresca or Von Mises: Their Applicability in Piping and Pressure Vessel Applications
In this brief write-up, I discuss Tresca and Von Mises theories of failure and discuss their applicability in piping and pressure vessel applications. The article begins with briefly describing the...
Comprehensive Piping Stress Analysis (Caesar II) Online Course (35+ hours)
Whatispiping Team, in association with Everyeng, is conducting an online pre-recorded Comprehensive Piping Stress Analysis Certificate course to help mechanical and piping engineers. Along with the...