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Start CAESAR II Set the working folder Open a new job Check units Build data
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Markup the Drawing Build and Review the Model Error Check the Model Review/Edit Load Cases Run the Analyses Review Results
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The physical system is represented by the assembly of simple stick elements / 3D Beams Two node numbers identify the ends of each element Enter one piping element per spreadsheet Add boundary conditions of loads
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Entered data is automatically carried forward to the next element where appropriate (shown in red).
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CAESAR II recommends loads cases for new jobs. The recommended load cases are usually sufficient to satisfy the Piping Code requirements for the Sustained/primary and Expansion/secondary loads CAESAR II keeps the load cases from the last analysis. CAESAR II does not recommend occasional load sets.
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Basic Load Cases: combine primitive components/loads Combinational Load Cases: combining the basic load cases Order: all basic load cases MUST BE defined BEFORE any combinations.
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Load cases usually serve three purposes in a CAESAR II analysis Develop code-defined stresses Examine structural response at various states (e.g. installed and operating condition) Collect data to size spring hangers
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