CAESAR II® Online Video Training Series

 
 
 
 

CAESAR II® Statics One

Written by David Diehl
Director of Training, Intergraph® ICAS Division

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CAESAR II® Statics One

David Diehl, Course Author

Produced and Edited by Anthony W. Horn

First Edition - February 2015

©2015 CAD Training Technologies, LLC Houston, TX USA
http://www.pipingdesignonline.com
No duplication permitted without express written consent

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 Welcome to these Special Videos for Learning
CAESAR II® Statics!

These CAESAR II Statics One training videos are the second in our video
training series for CAESAR II software. These lessons were developed by David
Diehl, the Director of Training at the Intergraph® Corporation, and are designed
to teach you CAESAR II in the easiest, fastest way possible. As you watch the
videos and follow along doing the exercises you'll learn many of the commands,
features, and techniques that will make you more productive and accurate in your
work. It won't take long before using CAESAR II becomes automatic and you'll
master its intricacies as you explore the world's leading pipe stress analysis
system!

So thank you for your commitment to training, and let's get started!

Anthony W. Horn, Editor

2015

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written consent. All pipe stress analysis should be done according to the
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About the Author and Editor

Drawing from over 30 years of engineering, technical

support, and training experience, David Diehl has created
an outstanding course in CAESAR II Statics One. Serving
as the Director of Training at the Intergraph® Corporation,
Mr. Diehl is recognized as one of the top CAESAR II trainers
in the world. Now you can benefit from his experience as he
shares with you his knowledge of using CAESAR II software
in a powerful, yet easy to understand course.

Anthony Horn, the Editor of this video training series and

author of the CAESAR II Fundamentals Course is the owner
and creator of PipingDesignOnline.com. Launched in 2011,
PipingDesignOnline.com has issued over 1700 certificates
in CADWorx and CAESAR II software in more than 40
countries, and is the largest Intergraph CADWorx and
Analysis Solutions software training organization in the
world.

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 CAESAR II Statics One

Table of Contents

LESSON 1
Video 1 Starting the "Simple" model ........................................................................... 1
Video 2 Using the Interface, Adding Restraints and Tees, Viewing the Model ........... 6
Video 3 Using the List Feature, Analyzing and Viewing Results................................. 9

LESSON 2
Video 1 Using the Simple Model, Viewing Deflected Shape, Modifying Display ......... 18
Video 2 Expansion Stress Formula, Types of Stresses Considered ........................... 31
Video 3 Stress Cube, Morh's Circle, Expansion Stress Formula Examined ............... 36
Video 4 Axial Stress, Stress Intensification Factors .................................................... 41
Video 5 Torsional Stress, Flexibility and Stress Intensification Factors ...................... 44
Video 6 Calculating Expansion Stresses using Mathcad, Comparing to CAESAR II .. 49
Video 7 Calculating other Stresses using Mathcad, Comparing to CAESAR II .......... 57
Video 8 Operating Load Case and Stresses, Code Stresses ..................................... 65

LESSON 3
Video 1 When Spring Supports are Needed ............................................................... 72
Video 2 Calculating Dead Weight in the Hot Position, Load Variation ........................ 77
Video 3 How the Anvil® Catalog Works ...................................................................... 81
Video 4 Hanger Load Cases ....................................................................................... 85
Video 5 Example Selection, the CAESAR II Hanger Report ...................................... 88
Video 6 Hanger Report, Hanger Design Data, Actual Installed Load ......................... 93
Video 7 Hanger Selection Problem ............................................................................. 97
Video 8 Evaluating the Hanger Selection.................................................................... 103
Video 9 Modifying the Design to Improve Results ...................................................... 109

LESSON 4
Video 1 Review of Hanger Design ............................................................................. 114
Video 2 Hanger Control Settings in the Configuration and Piping Input Areas ........... 117
Video 3 3 Hanger Control Settings in the Input Spreadsheet .................................. 126

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 Video 4 Additional Hanger Control Settings in the Input Spreadsheet........................ 131
Video 5 Hanger Control Settings in the Load Case Editor .......................................... 135
Video 6 A Detailed Review of the Hanger Reports ..................................................... 138
Video 7 Verifying and Modifying Hanger Selections ................................................... 143
Video 8 Things to Watch For in Hanger Selection ..................................................... 149
Video 9 When to Design Using Actual Cold Loads ..................................................... 154

LESSON 5
Video 1 Starting the Turbine Model............................................................................. 158
Video 2 Completing the Model, Including the Intake Section of the Model ................. 167
Video 3 Analyzing and Viewing the Deflected Shape ................................................. 174
Video 4 Adding CNodes, Filtering Results for Viewing ............................................... 184
Video 5 Analyzing the Turbine using NEMA SM23 ..................................................... 192
Video 6 Adding a +Y Support to Improve the Results ................................................. 203
Video 7 Changing the +Y Support to a Spring Can to Improve Results...................... 209
Video 8 Modifying the Piping Geometry to Increase Flexibility ................................... 217
Video 9 Verifying the Turbine Design Results............................................................. 228

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