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Advanced Stress Analysis Overview

The document provides responses to questions about the applicant's experience as a stress engineer, piping codes like ANSI B31.3, modes of failure addressed by piping codes, flange stress analysis according to ASME VIII Div 1, tank diameter limitations in API 650 Appendix P, combined resultant forces and moments according to API 617 and NEMA SM 23, local stresses checked using WRC 107, stress intensity definition and theory of failure used in WRC 107, stress classification code ASME VII Div 2, and force and moment range factors in API 610 Appendix F.

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Advanced Stress Analysis Overview

The document provides responses to questions about the applicant's experience as a stress engineer, piping codes like ANSI B31.3, modes of failure addressed by piping codes, flange stress analysis according to ASME VIII Div 1, tank diameter limitations in API 650 Appendix P, combined resultant forces and moments according to API 617 and NEMA SM 23, local stresses checked using WRC 107, stress intensity definition and theory of failure used in WRC 107, stress classification code ASME VII Div 2, and force and moment range factors in API 610 Appendix F.

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NAME:_____________________________

EXPERIENCE

Can you please give a brief summary of your experience as a Stress Engineer
Company___________________. No of Years_________________
Company___________________. No of Years_________________
Company___________________. No of Years_________________
Company___________________. No of Years_________________
Company___________________. No of Years_________________
Total =___________________

PIPING CODES

What US Piping Code used in Process Piping?


Ans.: ANSI B31.3

Is the Process Piping Code a design hand book?


Ans.: No. It provides minimum requirement for safety

What’s the responsibility of a Designer as per ANSI B31.3


Ans.: The Designer is responsible to the owner for assurance that the engineering design
complies with the requirement of the code and with any other requirement established by the
owner

What are the basic modes of failure of Piping addressed by the Piping Codes
Ans: Sustained or Primary Stress & Expansion or Secondary Stress Failure

Can you give ay least one characteristic of each mode of failure?


Ans: Primary is not cyclic in nature. Secondary Stress is cyclic in nature

What mode of failure is foundation settlement or soil settlement?


Ans: Secondary Stress Failure
2 2
What Theory of Failure is used in the derivation of expansion stress: S E  Sb  4 St
Ans.: Maximum Shear Stress Theory or Tresca Criteria

Is there an allowable stress for operating stress? Why?


Ans.: Operating Stress does not affect life of cyclic load. Stress Range affect life

Explain how do you check “hot” sustained stress any Stress Analysis Program
Ans.: Delete all lift-off support run program then check sustained stress

What’s the allowable stress for Sustained Stress


Ans.: Sh

What’s the allowable for Expansion Stress


Ans.: SA = f( 1.25 Sh + .25 Sc)
OR
SA =f(1.2( Sh + Sc ) – SL)
Sec. VIII Div. I (Flange Stress Analysis)

In Flange analysis as per Sec. VIII Div. 1. App 2 are the shear force & torsional moment
considered?
Ans. No. Only the bending moment & Axial force isis considered

How can you predict flange leakage?


Ans.: Check rigidity factor (J)

What are the two design conditions in stress analysis?


Ans: Operating & Gasket seating

API 650

Is appendix P of API 650 what is the tank diameter limitation?


Ans.: Applicable only for 120 feet diameter & larger

API SM 23, API 617

API 617 & NEMA SM 23 require that the combined resultants of the forces & moments of
the inlet, side stream & discharge connections be resolved at the centerline of the what
connection ?
Ans.: Larger connection

WRC 107

What WRC bulletin used in checking local stresses in Spherical & cylindrical shells due to
external loadings like piping load?
Ans.; WRC 107

Define Stress Intensity


Ans.: Stress Intensity is twice the maximum shear stress

In WRC 107 what Theory of Failure is used to determine the equivalent stress intensity
Ans.: Maximum Shear Stress Theory or Tresca Criteria

What code is used in classifying stresses ( Pm, Q, Pl )


Ans.: ASME Sec VII Div. 2

API 610

Appendix F of API 610 states that the individual component forces & moments acting on
each pump nozzle flange shall not exceed the range specified in Table 2.1 by a factor of
more than ____________________
Ans.: 2 (two)

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