Can someone explain how Von Mises stress is calculated for flexible pipes.
The internal carcass will contain pressure so I'm guessing that this will be used to find hoop stress. However, the other layers will contribute to bending and axial stress...
I'm checking a flexible which is being...
Can anyone explain the fundamentals behind a PD5500 (or equivalent) flange calculation?
I have used an in-house spreadsheet a number of times, and the extent of my input has been to vary allowable stress design factors from PD5500 to API 6A values to get bolt stresses (for API flanges) to pass...
