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Importance Impact of Stress Intensification Factor SIF in Piping With PDF
Importance Impact of Stress Intensification Factor SIF in Piping With PDF
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Markl stress intensity factor: iS = 245,000N-0.2
i =( CN-0.2)/S
Where
Markl Stress Intensity Factor is based on deflection control, fully reversed, cyclic bending
fatigue tests.
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Fig. 2: Moments in Elbow and Branch Connections
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Fig. 3: Table D300 of ASME B 31.3
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FEM techniques
The user can see that the basic SIF procedure is:
FE-pipe
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The nominal stress in the part for a piping component subject to bending loads is M/Z where
“M” is the moment that the pipe exerts on the component, and Z is the section modulus of
the matching pipe welded to the part being analyzed.
Example Case:
For example, when Stress Intensity Factors are needed for a large D/T “Wye” Fitting, there
are usually four SIFs involved.
An example, demonstrating this calculation for a 32×0.375 wye fitting is shown in the
example.
Markl’s definition of the SIF is the ratio of the actual stress in the part due to a moment “M”,
divided by the nominal stress in a girth (circumferential) butt weld due to a similar moment
“M”.
B31 Stress Intensity Factor (SIF) = Actual Stress in Part (due to M)/ Stress in Girth Butt
Weld (due to M)
Two load cases for the model are set up automatically by FE/Pipe.
They are
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Operating, and
Occasional
How to use ASME B31J-2017 and FEM for SIF and k-factors for Stress Analysis
ASME B 31J & B 31J Essentials: Why these are useful in Piping Stress Analysis?
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https://cadeengineering.com/study-case/stress-intensity-factor-sif-for-special-
geometries-in-piping-stress-analyisis/
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