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COADE Mechanical Engineering News
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| Year |
Month |
Major Articles |
| 2004 |
December 2004 |
Collaboration with CADWorx/IP, New API-650 Bolting Procedures, Specifying Hillside Nozzles in PVElite, Stress Analysis of Skirts, What is ODBC?, B31.3 - 2004 and CAESAR II. |
| 2003 |
July 2003 |
E-mail Announcement Procedures, CADWorx/Equipment, CADWorx 2004, Graphics Speed Issues, Mass Spacing for Dynamic Analysis, Expansion Load Case Requirements, Assessing the Metal Loss Flaws using API Recommended Practice 579, Fighting Spam. |
| 2002 |
October 2002 |
Bend Flexibility Factor, Vessel Stresses due to Seismic Pressure and Weight Loads, Defining Ground Motion. |
| February 2002 |
Frequency Phase Pairs & Harmonic Analysis, Coordinate Systems, Response Spectrum vs Static Methods and ASCE-7 98. |
| 2001 |
July 2001 |
Sl/Sh and B31.1/B31.3, Material Database Merging, Global to Local Coordinates, Internal Pressure, Thrust Loads on Nozzles using WRC368. |
| January 2001 |
CAESAR II Load Case Editor, Sustained Stress Evaluation |
| 2000 |
June 2000 |
WRC107: Elastic vs Fatigue Analysis, Beam Element Limitations, Modeling Widely / Closely Spaced Miters, Upgrading Access 97 to Access 2000, ODBC Data Export. |
| January 2000 |
Modeling Sway Brace Assemblies in CAESAR II, ASCE 93 & 95 Comparisons, Hydrodynamic Loading, Layouts in AutoCAD 2000 and CADWorx/PIPE. |
| 1999 |
June 1999 |
Hinges, Ball Joints & Friction in CAESAR II, The "Year 2000" Issue, On-Line Registration, Improving Support with Netmeeting, API-650 Differences 9th to 10th Editions, Speed Benchmarks (CAESAR II). |
| 1998 |
December 1998 |
Relative Rigid Stiffnesses, Modeling Large D/d Tees, Conversion of Legacy P&ID Drawings, Fatigue Analysis Using CAESAR II, Incorrect Results From Piping Analysis, A Survey of Impact Load Analysis in CAESAR II, How Code Case 2290 Impacts Vessel Software. |
| June 1998 |
Pipe Stress Analysis of FRP Piping - Part 2, Modeling Victaulic Couplings, Genesis of PDMS to CAESAR II Transfer Tool. |
| 1997 |
December 1997 |
COADE Software Revision Procedures, Pipe Stress Analysis of FRP Piping - Part 1, Web Site Usage Increases, ASME Div 2 Nozzle Reinforcing Calculations. |
| June 1997 |
How to use WRC107 in COADE Software Programs, Web Site Enhancements, The Basics of Electronic File Transfer (E-Mail) |
| 1996 |
October 1996 |
COADE Software Revision Procedures, API-653 Tank Bottom Inspection and Evaluation, Web Site Debuts, API-653 2nd Edition, API-650 Addendum 2, A Technique for the Analysis of Non-Simultaneously Thermally Displaced Piping Systems (Hot Tapping), ASCE 95 Wind Code Revision. |
| February 1996 |
Spring Cans with Friction, Hillside Nozzle Angle Calculations – revisited, Combining Models in CAESAR II, Interfacing CAESAR II and CADWorx, CADWorx Capabilities, CADWorx Introduction, A Review of ASME's External Pressure Calculations. |
| 1995 |
April 1995 |
Applying API-653, API-650 Addendum, Network Questions & Answers, Seismic Analysis of Tall Vertical Process Towers. |
| 1994 |
November 1994 |
Global vs Local Coordinate Systems (Bends), Calcium Silicate (Density), Fine Tuning & Sensitivity Studies, Pulse Table Generator. |
June 1994
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Rectangular Vessel Computations, Flange Rigidity Calculations, Flange Design (Influence of Corrosion On ...), Virus Infections (Revisited), Printer Configuration, Network Versions, Time History Input (Establishing...). |
| 1993 |
December 1993 |
Selecting & Evaluating an Expansion Joint Assembly, Hillside & Off Angle Nozzles, Estimation of Nozzle Loads, API-650 Nozzle Flexibilities, An Introduction to Time History Analysis. |
| May 1993* |
CAESAR II Quality Assurance Manual, Expansion Joint Modeler (Part 1), Evaluation of Creep Stresses, ASME B31G Criteria, Missing Mass Correction in Spectral Analysis, Expansion Case for Temperatures Below Ambient. |
| 1992 |
December 1992* |
Torispherical Head Equations, Global vs Local Coordinate Systems, Evaluation of Fatigue Stresses, Flange Stresses, FE/Pipe-CAESAR II SIFs & Flexibilities, ASME External Pressure Chart Name Changes. |
| August 1992 |
Maximum Shear Stress Intensity, Piping Failure Caused by Elastic Follow-Up, ESL's and Multiple Computers, AISC Unity Checks on Pressure Vessel Legs. |
| March 1992* |
User-Specified Wind Profiles, Tee Types, Tees & SIFs, Buried Pipe, The Overburden Compaction Multiplier, Finite Elements in Practice, FE/Pipe-CAESAR II Transfer Line Study. |
| 1991 |
October 1991* |
Benchmarking CAESAR II & ANSYS, Flange Leakage, Flange Allowable Stresses. |
| April 1991* |
Underground Pipe Modeling Philosophies, Slip Joint Modeling, Plastic Pipe Modeling. |
| 1990 |
October 1990* |
Software Quality Assurance, Spring Hanger Design, Hanger Design Discussions (Part 2), Cold Spring Discussion, Virus Update |
| July 1990* |
Double Rod Modeling, Virus Infections, Dynamic Questions & Answers. |
| March 1990* |
Hanger Design Discussions (Part 1), Static & Dynamic Analysis of High Pressure Systems. |
| 1989 |
November 1989 |
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| April 1989* |
Buried Pipe Analysis, Dynamics, Damped Harmonic Motion. |
| 1988 |
Nov 1988* |
Dynamics, The Range Check, Sustained & Expansion Follow Up |
| May 1988* |
Memory Requirements, Machine Times, Sustained & Expansion Stress Cases. |
| 1987 |
November 1987 |
Large Rotation Rods, Dynamics Basics Part 1. |
| March 1987* |
Octahedral Shear Stress, Some Nuances of Spring Hanger Design, Large Rotation Rods and Hangers, Bend Elastic Models, What Makes Piping/Finite Element Jobs Big?, Numerical Sensitivity Checks, Dynamics Basics. |
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