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Three things that determine whether a PV-Elite analysis is accepted.
How Do You Know If a Pipe Failed Due to Excess Pressure?
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What is the relationship between hoop and axial
stresses in a pressurized pipe?
PV-Elite Pre-Modelling Choices that are Difficult to Change Later
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Learn why early setup decisions in PV Elite matter more than most expect and their impact on the analysis.
What Reviewers look for in Calculations with PV Elite
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Three things that determine whether a PV-Elite analysis is accepted
Why Senior Engineers Are Your Most Expensive Training Resource
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When senior engineers are used as default trainers rather than deliberate mentors, engineering teams pay the price in slower autonomy, higher risk, and overloaded expertise.
T-S Diagram for Steam Turbine Troubleshooting
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Most engineers working with steam turbines have seen the Rankine cycle and the temperature–entropy (T-S) diagram. Let's explore how to use it as a practical diagnostic tool.
Wall Thickness Definitions and Corrosion Allowance in EN 13445
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During internal reviews, comments can arise if nominal thickness (en), analysis thickness (ea) thickness, and required thickness (e) are treated interchangeably.
Active and Passive Soil Resistance on Buried Pipe
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What is the difference between the two types of soil resistance which act on a buried pipe?
FRP Piping: Actual versus Idealized Envelope
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Learn which two test points are used to define the envelope.
Flange Loading Assessment conform EN 13445
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What are the load cases in a Taylor Force flange
assessment in EN 13445?
Using the Low Cycle Fatigue Approach
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Exceeding the yield stress, is it LCF or HCF?
EN 13480 Minimum Wall Thickness
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What factors determine the minimum
wall thickness for a pipe conform EN 13480?
How is a Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Pipe Manufactured?
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What are the steps in the Filament Winding method to produce Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) pipes?
Piping Vibrations: Likelihood of Failure (LoF)
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What is the difference between the quantitative and the qualitative approaches to determine the LoF?
Principal Stresses vs. Equivalent Stresses in Fatigue
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Which type of stress should you use in a fatigue assessment? See the reasoning why.
The Difference between LCF and HCF
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Understand the difference between Low Cycle Fatigue (LCF) and High Cycle Fatigue (HCF)
Why is Radial Stress Neglected in a Piping Stress Analysis?
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Learn why design codes such as the EN 13480 and ASME B31.3 ignore radial stresses in calculations for thin-walled piping.
Bi-linear Soil Stiffness Model for Piping Analysis
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Soil mechanics are simplified for a piping stress analysis conform EN 13480 using a bi-linear spring model.
Fatigue Assessment: Analytical vs. FEA
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Points to be aware of when using calculated stresses from FEA with an S-N curve.