Thanks LittleInch! I've done some thinking since my original post and have also ended up with some beam calculations. However, I still have some questions regarding these since my mechanical theory is quite rusty... Here is how I tried to solve this:
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Starting with simply supported beam...
Hi, 0707. Yes, I know it is possible to inspect and like I said we already do that sometimes, but that is not what I'm asking for in this thread. My question is for cases where we have to lift to perform coating or other maintenance. If anyone has information on how to calculate this, it would...
Hi Inspectengr! The main reason we want to lift is when we want to perform maintenance at the same time. I agree many cases can be managed by inspection only and we do that as well, but most of the cases that come to my desk are when we have reached the anomaly stage, i.e. typically somewhere...
Hi all pipe stress engineers!
I have a general question regarding safe lifting of pipes in operation at an offshore oil&gas installation (FPSO). A typical problem is corrosion at the contact point towards pipe supports, where access is restricted for both inspection and maintenance. The...
