Skirt stiffner beam sizing

[PVdesigner]

Hi all

Can anybody suggest me a good reference book or articles related to sizing skirt stiffner beam, calculating local stresses at tail lug? Thanks

 

[zerosum]

Chemical Engineering, June 1996 "You Can't Trust Your (Lift) Ears"

"Pressure Vessel Design Handbook", Henry H. Bednar Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, NY, NY

 

[doct9960]

PVDesigner,

Chapter 7 of Pressure Vessel Design Manual by Dennis Moss has some topics on the design of tail beams and tailing lugs.

Also see the attachment by LSThill on 02 Jan 08 on thread1259-184855 if this of use to you.