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In BPVC Section VIII, Div-1, Subsection UG 29 on stiffening ring, there is a paragraph that says "CAUTION: Stiffening rings may be subject to lateral buckling. This should be considered in addition to the requirements for Is and I's [see U-2(g)]". How is lateral buckling generally analyzed...
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When you try to compare the combined ring-shell sections, the required moment of inertia is I's formula which is straight forward. But when calculating the combined ring-shell section I' - what is the cross sectional area of the shell section contributing to the moment of inertia? Is it...
Does anyone know of a vendor that stock or make the repads specified to UG37 of the code. The outside contractor I work with doesn't know and I am not in the pressure vessel industry.
I thought a machine shop could make the repad from a flat piece of metal and form it to the outside diameter...
