If you have a square "Hot-Rolled Billet" and a square "Hot-Rolled Bar" of the same cross section dimensions, what are the actual differences between the two? Is it a question of length? Does one have more work in it than the other?
ASME VIII Division 1 Appendix 2-2(d)(2) states that bar stock may be used to make hubbed flanges as long as the bar stock is "formed into a ring". Does that mean that one can simply drill out the center out of a bar?
We are specifically looking to use hot-rolled bar to manufacture a hubbed...
Flange spacers are sometimes used when there is a need for flange skillets or when there are insufficient spool lengths. Each spacer has two gaskets surfaces on each end. Since the gaskets are in series, the bolt load transferred to each gasket is the full bolt load whether it is one gasket or...
I'm trying to extract the material assigned to a particular element (i.e. label # 100). It seems like a very simple command:
elementMaterial = odb.rootAssembly.instances['Part-1'].elements[99].sectionCategory.name
This works flawlessly when the instance has a single section assignment...
In Step 2 of Part 5.3.3.1, it states to get the stresses/strain for "each point" in the component FEA. Does this mean at each node or at each integration point?
I'm trying to determine what to take my hub length as per Section VIII - Division 1 - Appendix 2. In this case, my weldneck will have a 1:3 tapered hub that extends down to match the pipe diameter and then continues with a weld stinger, as shown in Figure 2-4 (6a). However, since the tapered hub...
Are the loads excluded from each load combination meant to have a factor of 1 or meant to be excluded altogether? For example, Global Case 1 does not show a factor for live loads. If I have been given live loads as a design input, does that mean Global Case 1 is
2.4*(P + Ps +D) + 0*L
or
2.4*(P...
