Abstract: Section III of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code contains simplified design formulas for placing bounds on the plastic deformations in nuclear power plant piping systems. For Class 1 ...

Abstract: Theoretical developments on limit pressures of shells are cited and briefly discussed. Calculated limit pressure from several of the theoretical analyses are compared with numerous tests on radial ...

Abstract: An estimate of the limit pressure for cylindrical nozzles in cylindrical shells is derived from an upper bound analysis based on an assumed velocity distribution. The analysis is restricted to ...

Abstract: Theoretical formulas were developed which provide a means of computing the stresses in and near a tapered transition joint when the shell is subjected to internal pressure. The theoretical ...

Abstract: The results of an extensive experimental investigation of a contoured, integrally reinforced branch connection in a cylindrical pressure vessel (or run pipe) have been reported [1]. One size ...

Abstract: An analysis technique for predicting the second stage creep/relaxation response of moderately complex spatially three-dimensional piping systems is presented herein. The theoretical development of ...

Abstract: Through use of the computer code BENDPAC, a number of solutions for elbows attached to straight pipes are produced. This study focuses on the stresses at the elbow-straight pipe junction. It ...