Abstract: The articles contained within the following pages are comprised of works from a representative sector of papers originated within the Design and Analysis Committee of the ASME Pressure Vessels ...

Abstract: The mechanical roll expansion of heat exchanger tubes into tubesheets containing TEMA grooves, which are thought to aid in the mechanical integrity of the tube-to-tubesheet (TTT) joint, has for ...

Abstract: This paper describes a method for evaluating the structural adequacy of various lifting lugs utilized in the erection and up righting of large pressure vessels. In addition, the analysis ...

Abstract: The special topic articles contained within the following pages are comprised of works from our European Community who has aggressively tackled the intricacies associated with various topics that ...

Abstract: This paper describes the considerations employed in the finite element analysis of a relatively “short” support skirt on a hydrocarbon reactor vessel. The analysis is accomplished in accordance ...

Abstract: This paper presents the first of a series of solutions to the buckling of imperfect cylindrical shells subjected to an axial compressive load. The initial problem is the case of a homogeneous ...