Hi Men.
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As noted by colleagues earlier in this thread, there is no software available that can absolve you of the requirement for personal knowledge.
You still need to know your onions...
Tut tut, not a single mention of API RP 579.
Faudy, to maximise economic benefit to you, you need to first apply this code to determine if you really do need to effect a repair.
If I recall correctly, it was the 1997 version of BS5500 in which Appendix F was changed to reflect the (at that time) forthcoming harmonised European PV code subsequently issued as EN 13445.
The current Annex F is not an Area Replacement technique, it is a Pressure Area technique.
Therefore...
Malcolm
Be aware that peeking has got diddly squat to do with creep.
It is to do with poor quality manufacture resulting in a "peek" or flats either side of the long seam of a fabricate cylinder. This out of roundness induces a Moment in addition to the stress field normally expected in a...
You should be thinking along the lines of an industry standard product to carry out a Piping Flexibility Analysis.
A good starting point would be either Caesar II or AutoPIPE.
Good luck.