Effects of the bend angle and the length of the attached straight pipe on plastic loads for pipe bends

Chang Sik Oh, Yun Jae Kim

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Abstract

This paper quantifies effects of the bend angle and the length of the attached straight pipe on plastic limit loads of the 90° pipe bend, based on small strain FE limit analyses using elastic-perfectly plastic materials with the small geometry change option. It is found that the effect of the length of the attached straight pipe on plastic limit loads can be significant, and the limit loads tend to decrease with decrease of the length of the attached straight pipe. Regarding the effect of the bend angle, it is found the plastic load smoothly changes from the limit load of the straight pipe when the bend angle approaches zero to the plastic load of the 90° pipe bend when the bend angle approaches 90 degree.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 Proceedings of the ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference - Design and Analysis
Pages115-123
Number of pages9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event2007 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2007 - San Antonio, TX, United States
Duration: 2007 Jul 222007 Jul 26

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP
Volume3
ISSN (Print)0277-027X

Other

Other2007 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, PVP 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Antonio, TX
Period07/7/2207/7/26

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

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