Abstract: A number of alloys have applications slightly into the creep range that are in cyclic service, such as process reactors. The 2007 edition of Section VIII, Division 2 (2007, ASME Boiler and ...

Abstract: The first edition of Section XII, “Rules for Construction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks,” was issued with the 2004 edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Transport ...

Abstract: The 2004 edition of ASME B31.3, Process Piping Code, includes strength-reduction factors that apply to welds operating in the creep regime for the material. These factors apply to allowable ...

Abstract: The existing, widely used charts and equations for evaluation of unreinforced bellows were evaluated by parametric elastic finite element analysis. The prediction of meridional bending stress due ...

Abstract: This paper is the first part of a two part paper. It describes the concepts of shakedown at elevated temperatures that form the foundation for proposed rules described in the second paper ...

Abstract: Pipe deflection due to self-weight quite often governs in the determination of the spacing between supports. Methods are readily available for calculation of elastic deflection of the pipe. ...

Abstract: Alternative rules for performing flexibility analysis were added, as Appendix P, in ASME B31.3, the Process Piping Code, 2004 edition. These rules are considered to be more comprehensive than ...