The transfer-grid method, a practical Moiré stress-analysis tool

1967 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 19A-22A ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Zandman
Keyword(s):  
Stress Analysis ◽  
Grid Method ◽  
Analysis Tool

Development of Lifting and Lowering-in Plan for the Control of Construction Stresses

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawei Wang ◽  
Yong-Yi Wang ◽  
William A. Bruce ◽  
Steve Rapp ◽  
Russell Scoles
Keyword(s):  
Stress Analysis ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Graphical Interface ◽  
Height Range ◽  
The Core ◽  
Extensive Analysis ◽  
Concrete Coating ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Girth Welds ◽  
Core Functionality

Abstract Construction of a cross-country pipeline involves lifting the pipeline off the skids and lowering it into the trench (lifting and lowering-in). This can introduce the highest stress magnitude that the pipe may experience over its service life. If not managed properly, overly high stresses may cause integrity issues during construction and/or service. If the girth welds are qualified and accepted using alternative flaw acceptance criteria, such as those in API 1104 Annex A and CSA Z662 Annex K, these stresses must be kept below a preset level during lifting and lowering-in to satisfy the requirements of those standards. This paper covers the development and usage of a stress analysis tool for the continuous lifting and lowering-in of pipe strings without a concrete coating or river weights. The outcome of the stress analysis can be used to develop lifting and lowering-in plans for construction crews. The core functionality of the application tool is to calculate the stresses from bending in the vertical and horizontal planes. The stresses from vertical bending are derived from an extensive analysis of continuous lifting and lowering-in processes. The stresses from horizontal bending are calculated using closed-form analytical solutions. The tool provides a graphical interface that interprets the background stress analysis results and displays information necessary for the development of lifting and lowering-in plans. The tool can be used to evaluate what-if scenarios for various tentative lifting and lowering-in scenarios. The process of using the tool to develop lifting and lowering-in plans is demonstrated in this paper through an example problem. The number of sidebooms and other lifting and lowering-in parameters such as sideboom spacing and lifting height range are changed to make the lifting and lowering-in plan easy to use for the laying contractors. Such tradeoffs can be addressed proactively with construction contractors to ensure that a mutually acceptable approach to lifting and lowering-in is taken.

Comparison of Thermal and Stress Analysis Results for a High Voltage Module Using FEA and a Quick Parametric Analysis Tool

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Boteler ◽  
S. M. Miner
Keyword(s):  
Stress Analysis ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Parametric Analysis ◽  
Thermal Stresses ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Module Design ◽  
Fast Running ◽  
Packaging Structure ◽  
Low Order

A low order fast running parametric analysis tool, ParaPower, was used to arrive at the design for a novel high voltage module. The low order model used a 3D nodal network to calculate device temperatures and thermal stresses. The model assumed heat flux generated near the top surface of each device which is then conducted through the packaging structure and removed by convection. The temperature distribution is used to calculate thermal stresses throughout the package. This co-design modeling tool, developed for rectilinear geometries, allowed a rapid evaluation of the package temperatures and CTE induced stresses throughout the design space. However, once the final design configuration was determined a detailed finite element analysis was performed to validate the design. This paper compares the results obtained using ParaPower to the FEA, demonstrating the usefulness of the parametric analysis tool. Results for both temperature and CTE induced stress are compared. Two different stress models are evaluated. One based on the more traditional planar module design, which assumes a substantial substrate or heat spreader on which the module is assembled. The other model is less restrictive, eliminating the requirement for a substrate. The FEA modeling was performed using SolidWorks beginning with a thermal analysis followed by a stress analysis based on the temperature solution. Both the values and the trends of the temperatures and stresses were evaluated. The temperature results agreed to within 3.2°C. The trends and sign of the stresses were correctly predicted, but the magnitudes were not. One of the significant advantages of ParaPower is the speed of the computation. The run time for the parametric analysis was roughly two orders of magnitude faster than the FEA. This made it possible to build the model and complete the parametric analysis of roughly 500 runs in less than a day.

Formability Limits of Relatively Thick Sheet Metal as Determined by the Fukui Conical Cup Test

1983 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. 276-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Gerdeen ◽  
A. Daudi
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Stress Analysis ◽  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Maximum Shear Stress ◽  
Grid Method ◽  
Thick Sheet ◽  
Stress Criterion ◽  
Thick Sheet Metal ◽  
Circular Grid ◽  
Plastic Stress

A plastic stress analysis was made of the conical cup problem using the maximum shear stress criterion. Limiting diameter ratios were determined for both perfect lubrication and friction conditions. A fixture was designed and constructed for 6.0-in. (15.24-cm) diameter blanks up to 0.20 in. (0.508 cm) in thickness. Experiments were conducted with strains determined by the circular grid method.

Ethnogeriatrics: Development and Application of the Cohort Analysis Tool

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-52
Author(s):  
Melen McBride
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Significant Factors

Ethnogeriatrics is an evolving specialty in geriatric care that focuses on the health and aging issues in the context of culture for older adults from diverse ethnic backgrounds. This article is an introduction to ethnogeriatrics for healthcare professionals including speech-language pathologists (SLPs). This article focuses on significant factors that contributed to the development of ethnogeriatrics, definitions of some key concepts in ethnogeriatrics, introduces cohort analysis as a teaching and clinical tool, and presents applications for speech-language pathology with recommendations for use of cohort analysis in practice, teaching, and research activities.

“I Can See What You’re Saying”: Clinical Utility of Spectral Moment Analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-54
Author(s):  
Kerry Callahan Mandulak
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Speech Signal ◽  
Clinical Utility ◽  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Moment Analysis ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Spectral Moment ◽  
Clinical Measure ◽  
Perceptual Analysis ◽  
Disordered Speech

Spectral moment analysis (SMA) is an acoustic analysis tool that shows promise for enhancing our understanding of normal and disordered speech production. It can augment auditory-perceptual analysis used to investigate differences across speakers and groups and can provide unique information regarding specific aspects of the speech signal. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the utility of SMA as a clinical measure for both clinical speech production assessment and research applications documenting speech outcome measurements. Although acoustic analysis has become more readily available and accessible, clinicians need training with, and exposure to, acoustic analysis methods in order to integrate them into traditional methods used to assess speech production.

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