CAESAR II Webinars

1. Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar : CAESAR II Fundamentals Online Video Course This webinar will give an overview of the new CAESAR II Fundamentals Video Online Course, to be launched in January 2014. Join Anthony Horn, director of Piping Design Online, as he outlines how this online course is set up, and how it gives new or prospective CAESAR II users the opportunity to gain a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of CAESAR II, the worlds most widely used piping stress analysis package. During this course students are taken through four examples (three of which are from the ASME B31.3, Appendix S piping code*). In solving these problems students will be introduced to real-world, best-practices approaches with their results compared those in the code. The course has been designed to familiarize students with the tools and functionality that experienced users most often use and even some that ought to be used more often! 2. CAESAR II Webinar : Let Industry Experts Run FEA on Your CAESAR II Analysis Part 1 of 2 - This webinar is the first in a groundbreaking two-part webinar series in which you will learn how to use CAESAR II and FEATools to: Analyze components outside of code limits. Improve analyses of high cycle service. Reduce stress on equipment. Increase plant and equipment life. Produce more cost-effective designs. Calculate realistic loading conditions. Calculate realistic allowable loads on nozzles. 3. CAESAR II Webinar : Let Industry Experts Run FEA on Your CAESAR II Analysis Part 2 of 2 - This webinar is the second in a groundbreaking two-part webinar series that provides you with techniques & guidelines on how to improve CAESAR II piping models with a more rigorous analysis using FEATools. 4. Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar : Nuclear Certification (NQA) of CAESAR II and What It Can Mean for You - CAESAR II has established a Quality Assurance program that conforms to ASME NQA-1 2008/09, 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B and 10 CFR Part 21. CAESAR II Nuclear software is now available to support our customers with their Nuclear applications by offering an NQA compliant program. Learn about the quality improvements made to bring CAESAR II into compliance with the NQA program, using Subpart 2.14 Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD). See the cost savings you will gain by having the CAESAR II CGD package for use in the nuclear industry. Hear about whats involved with this certification and the benefits to you whether you work in the nuclear industry or not. Learn the global significance of the ASME NQA standard and how it applies to our analysis software. Realize the efficiencies of workflow gained by using CAESAR II in nuclear projects. Learn about the additional modules available in the CAESAR II Nuclear software over the standard CAESAR II, including a design-reviewable text file. Find out how a more robust software product is produced and gain a more 1

complete understanding of the associated level of quality added to CAESAR II, for both nuclear and non-nuclear users. 5. Intergraph CAESAR II webinar: Dynamic piping analysis in CAESAR II, Part 1: Modal analysis - This is part one in a series of four webinars on dynamic piping analysis in CAESAR II. This opening session will focus on modal extraction the first step in most dynamics evaluation and a building block in all modal analyses. A brief review of dynamic concepts used here will be followed by a review of the modal analysis input parameters. The accuracy of the (static input) piping model will be discussed. Finally, using the natural frequency calculation as a simple screening tool for system reliability will wrap up this presentation. 6. Intergraph CAESAR II webinar: Dynamic Piping Analysis in CAESAR II, Part 2: Harmonics - Cyclic loads of even small magnitude can damage piping systems and most shaking pipe is a cause for concern. CAESAR II can be used to replicate piping response to these harmonic loads. Once the computer model matches the physical system, the model can be confidently adjusted to de-tune the response. The focus here is this forcing-frequency-to-natural-frequency ratio and not on evaluating calculated fatigue stress amplitude. This webinar will develop the CAESAR II input required for harmonic analysis and the engineering concepts involved. 7. Intergraph CAESAR II webinar: Dynamic Piping Analysis in CAESAR II, Part 3: Seismic Analysis of Piping Systems by the Response Spectrum Method - Seismic analysis by the response spectrum method is a form of modal analysis. Each system mode of vibration is independently excited by the seismic event and then these modal responses are combined. This webinar will develop the CAESAR II input required for seismic analysis using the response spectrum method setting and entering the response spectrum, defining the shock magnitude and direction, and specifying the modal combination method. Basic dynamic analysis and engineering concepts will be used in developing this input. CAESAR II dynamic output is quite helpful in confirming the correctness of the model and in diagnosing problems. This output will be reviewed to highlight these advantages. 8. Intergraph CAESAR II webinar: Dynamic Piping Analysis in CAESAR II, Part 4: Time History Analysis in CAESAR II - Time history analysis provides the most realistic specification of dynamic loads in CAESAR II. The programs modal time history analysis can simulate system response to several force-versus-time events. This approach is best suited to represent well-defined transient events traveling though the piping system such as pressure waves associated with a fluid hammer event. (In many cases, because of its exact event modeling, time history serves more as a forensic analysis tool rather than an initial design tool.) This webinar will develop the CAESAR II input required for time history analysis setting and entering the time history and load vectors and, perhaps more importantly, set the proper CAESAR II Control Parameters for the analysis. The program results will also be reviewed to highlight added capabilities there. Basic dynamic analysis and engineering concepts will be used in this presentation.

9. ICAS & PRG Webinar (1 of 3) : The ease and benefits of adding FEA results to your piping and pressure vessel designs - Both Intergraph and Paulin Research Group (PRG) will host a joint webinar on how CAESAR II and PV Elite users can automate the inclusion of FEA results to improve the accuracy of their models and analysis. This webinar will focus on two PRG Products, FEATools and NozzlePRO, soon be available via Intergraph channels. Also covered will be PRGs and Intergraphs future plans to more tightly integrate their products. 10. ICAS & PRG Webinar (2 of 3) : Examples that demonstrate using FEA Results with CAESAR II designs - In this Webinar Paulin Research Group will demonstrate four (4) examples of how using the FEATools programs can improve the applicability of both CAESAR II models and CAESAR II analysis results. The four examples that will be shown and discussed in detail are: Using FEATools to calculate more realistic pump discharge loads Modeling challenges of small bore branch connections Branches in tight piping systems Pressure and multiple case load cycling Each example will involve a common piping design/analysis issue that can often lead to either overly conservative results or non-conservative results. The core issues with each example will be discussed, and then a demonstration of how the FEATools programs can be used to address these issues and improve results quickly and confidently. A more detailed description of each example is provided below. Using FEATools to calculate more realistic pump discharge loads Focus on flexibilities is often involves the branch, but in tight piping systems the run flexibilities can also contribute to load reduction. In the vicinity of pumps the smaller loads can help avoid the placement of difficult to construct supports and rerouting of pipe. Modeling challenges of small bore branch connections There are several known problems with small bore branch connections. These include the calculation of stress in the run pipe, and proper modeling of the stiffness of the branch pipe. These examples detail these differences and ends with a dynamic analysis showing how proper stiffnesses can have an effect on calculated natural frequencies and when excitation frequencies cause resonances. FEATools is used to modify the CAESAR model to get more applicable results. Branches in tight piping systems This example shows a typical tight piping system where the boundaries are considered rigid. The result shows how each of the moment contributions can change and what affect this has on the stress at the junction. The conservative assumption of rigid end connections is shown to not require rerouting of the pipe. The CAESAR model is modified by FEATools and shown to be OK.

Pressure and multiple case load cycling There are several design situations where the B31.3 Code has requirements for evaluation without providing specific approaches. One of those situations occurs when pressure cycles. FEATools provides numerous options for performing a pressure cycle analysis to support the CAESAR II design of piping systems. During analysis of piping branch connections, when the pressure cycles, external loads can also cycle. It is important to recognize when these load changes contribute only to the equivalent number of cycles, or when they cause conditions where stress states are additive. The model used for the first example will be used to show how different directional loads can be combined with pressure and the expected result. These detailed results are difficult to provide with a beam analysis where the actual maximum location of high stress around a branch connection is unknown. 11. ICAS & PRG Webinar (3 of 3) : Improving CodeCalc and PV Elite Results with Finite Element Analysis - Tony Paulin will demonstrate how you can use finite element analysis (FEA) to extend and refine the analysis capabilities offered in CodeCalc and PV Elite to solve problems that are outside the constraints of analytical and code methods. Paulin Research Group's FEA-based software (NozzlePRO) lets the customer easily and reliably performs a more rigorous and more thorough analysis of their pressure vessels. The webinar will focus on specific components common to pressure vessels. This will include nozzles subject to external loads with comparisons to WRC 107/297, and supports with non-integral reinforcements and saddle supports with comparisons to the Zick method. 12. Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar : Modeling Expansion Joints in CAESAR II - This webinar will focus on modeling of expansion joints in CAESAR II. We will demonstrate the process for modeling a tied expansion joint manually. Then we will show the CAESAR II expansion joint modeler. Last, we will perform an EJMA (Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association) analysis to qualify the expansion joint. 13. CAESAR II Webinar: Smart 3D Interface - Unfortunately the barriers between design and analysis departments are both physical and mental. Because of this, information exchange between departments is prone to error or loss, and delays and expensive retrofits can be the result of relevant information not propagated to all stakeholders. This webinar will introduce new capabilities for integration between piping design and analysis in the latest version of CAESAR II 2011 R1 (5.31). We will reveal how the stress engineers can save on input time and concentrate on their primary task of solving stress problems by extracting the piping layout directly from the plant model, and do so with full confidence. Once the piping system has been analyzed we will show how it can be quickly sent from CAESAR II to SmartPlant 3D and SmartMarine 3D (collectively known as Smart 3D) or SmartPlant Review, for comparisons with the original model. We will demonstrate how support locations and pipe centerlines from the stress 4

model are shown in both the SmartPlant Review and Smart 3D environments, enabling direct and efficient communication between stress analysts, designers and civil/structural engineers. 14. Intergraph CAESAR II webinar: Customizing drawing styles in I-Configure for stress isometric drawing generation in CAESAR II - Stress isometrics produced by CAESAR II are customized using I-Configure, supplied as part of the product. IConfigure simplifies the customization of stress isometrics by making ISOGENs vast array of configuration options available in a single, simple to learn and easy to use, graphical user interface. Although CAESAR II users can generate stress isometrics using sample isometric style templates supplied as part of the product, most users will usually wish to configure their own deliverables in accordance with their company standards or project needs. In this webinar we will focus on how I-Configure can be used to do this and show examples of adding a company drawing border, changing drawing content, modifying graphics definitions and dimensioning options, and positioning project attributes in the title block area. 15. Intergraph CAESAR II webinar: CAESAR II Stress Isometric Generation Basics One of the most widely used means to communicate stress analysis results with others, alongside the analysis data reports themselves, is through the use of stress isometric drawings. When included with the stress analysis reports, stress isometric drawings add tremendously to the effectiveness of information transfer. In this webinar we will focus on the aspects associated with stress isometric drawing generation from a CAESAR II model. We will start off by looking at the default isometric output and expand to review model annotation features, line number filtering, forced split points, etc. Finally we will introduce IConfigure as a tool used to create and configure custom isometric styles. Indepth coverage of I-Configure functionality has been reserved for a separate continuation webinar. 16. Intergraph CAESAR II webinar: CAESAR II Interfaces with SmartPlant 3D and CADWorx Plant - CAESAR II is the worlds best known tool for Pipe Stress Analysis. It can be (and is) used efficiently within a project workflow as a standalone product. However, when used with Intergraphs 3D CAD modeling software SmartPlant 3D* and CADWorx Plant** then errors are drastically reduced, the time between analysis release and approval is reduced and therefore productivity and efficiency are improved. A large proportion of a given plant is made up of piping (approx. 80-90%). From this approximately 60% of the piping systems are defined as critical and require some form of formal stress analysis in order to demonstrate their safety. If the data from the 3D model is not re-used for analysis, between 60 to 70% of the stress analysis task is spent re-modeling the piping system(s). This is wasted time which could be used to improve productivity. A common complaint amongst project managers and analysts is that interfaces with CAESAR II dont transfer data from the CAD arena to the analysis arena with sufficient completeness, accuracy and analysts logic to justify their use. Further, it is alleged that the interfaces dont provide sufficient user interaction or flexibility to permit the analysis to do it their way. 5

This Webinar will demonstrate how both of Intergraphs 3D offerings can transfer a high percentage of a piping systems attributes to the analysis environment thus leaving the analysis to get on with the analysis task rather than modeling. As such, the two products, used together, can address the requirements of Owner Operators, EPCs, smaller contractors, skid designers and many more organizations. A brief demonstration of the stand-alone CAESAR II product will be followed by an illustration of how the time to analysis approval is reduced through the use of Intergraphs SmartPlant 3D and CADWorx Plant in supplying necessary attribute data. *SmartPlant 3D Enterprise wide suite of software that provides all the capabilities needed to design a plant, and then keep it as-built throughout its life cycle **CADWorx Plant Professional AutoCAD based Complete Plant Design for smaller and medium sized projects 17. Intergraph CAESAR II webinar, Drivers of Success CAESAR II winner - During this webinar we will discuss how MMPL used CAESAR II to successfully analyze high temperature systems, complete an accurate stress analysis of all critical lines, help MMPL save millions of rupees for their client and play an important role in settling project technical disputes. 18. CAESAR II webinar: Getting started with CAESAR II - basic program navigation/static stream - This session will demonstrate how to get started with CAESAR II, we will review the basics of the program operation to perform Static Analysis and discuss all the necessary steps of this operation while keeping the details to a minimum. This is a quick operational and navigational program overview for CAESAR II beginner users. 19. Intergraph CAESAR II webinar, Spreadsheet/Graphic/List - an Input Style for Everybody - There are many ways to create or modify your CAESAR II input - the pipe element spreadsheet, the list processor and graphic edit. We each have our own approach to putting it all together. But when was the last time you took a look at some of those "other" tools to build, edit and confirm your CAESAR II input model? This CAESAR II presentation is just about building data; we won't get out of the input processor. You will see how the spreadsheet, list and plot all work together in creating and verifying your model. Sign up for this webinar; you're bound to see a trick or two you'll use in your next input session. 20. Intergraph PV Elite & CAESAR II webinar, Local Stress Analysis: Nozzles, Clips Analysis per WRC 107/297 benefits both the vessel and piping engineer alike by allowing piping engineers to determine maximum vessel loads absent any vessel analysis, such as, for example, existing installations or during the early design phases of a plant. During this webinar, we will show what is involved in checking the local stress at vessel - nozzle/clip junction due to external loads using WRC 107/297. 21. Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar, CAESAR II Input Toolbar Icons described in One Hour - During this webinar we will cover the CAESAR II toolbars, introduce you to old commands that can now be accessed via the toolbars, plus we will introduce 6

you to new toolbar-accessible productivity enhancements that you may have missed since CAESAR IIs current GUI update. This session is for current and future users of CAESAR II. 22. Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar, Sep 15th 10AM CDT: Introduction to CAESAR II Pipe Stress Analysis for Designers and Engineers - This webinar describes how pipe stress analysis satisfies the advanced requirements of piping designers. Through proper line specification, routing and support location, piping designers are equipped to address the bulk of the reliability and safety issues associated with pressure piping systems. But some piping systems require formal engineering review the sort of review found in Intergraph CAESAR II. This session will describe the basic uses for CAESAR II (Hint: Its more than just pipe stress) and conclude with a demonstration of this engineering process. 23. Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar, CAESAR II Load Case Editor - The CAESAR II Load Case Editor has evolved over the years into a very useful and flexible tool for the engineer to use in pipe stress analysis. But it is underutilized by most people who use CAESAR II. This webinar will focus on the various capabilities of the CAESAR II load case editor. We will demonstrate how to properly setup, add or remove static load cases or primitive loads and discuss the various load case options that are available. We will discuss the occasional load cases with regard to compliance with code requirements, and impact of nonlinear boundary conditions on load case setup. 24. Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar, Custom reports in CAESAR II Output - During this webinar, we will discuss the custom report template editor in the CAESAR II Static output processor. The custom report option was added to CAESAR II, version 5.00 and is designed to allow customization of the calculated results' display to answer specific client needs or company standards. We will also discuss the general static output processor operation. What you will learn:

How to use the custom report template editor How to change report types How to add, remove, or change order of data fields How to format data fields and set attributes How to import & export custom reports How to change output display units

25. CAESAR II Loop Optimization Wizard webinar - This webinar will focus on the newly added CAESAR II Loop Optimization Wizard. This wizard has been incorporated into CAESAR II version 5.20 to help users with expansion loop design. During the webinar, we will walk you through the process of using the Loop Optimization Wizard and demonstrate how to specify loop elements, loop types, items to be optimized and target values. We will highlight what needs to be defined for a successful implementation of the Loop Wizard and the final analysis of results. . 54- WEBINAR 7

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