Leg - General Information
Description: The label given for the component. It will appear in the component pane, the report dialog, the summary pane, and at the top of the component report. This will default to the component type and component number. For example, the third nozzle for the vessel will start with a description of Nozzle 3.
Mark: A shorthand reference for the component. It will also appear in the component report. The default entry will be an abbreviation of the component type and the component number. For example, the second jacket shell for the vessel will start with a mark SJ2.
Number of Leg Supports: Enter the number of leg supports on the vessel.
Base Plate to Vessel attachment Length: Distance from the bottom of the base plate to the bottom-most location where the legs attach to the vessel.
Length of Supports: The length of the vessel legs.
Direction of Applied Force: The angle that determines the results displayed in the leg report result grids. This value will not affect the worst case scenario results. The angle can range from 0° to (360/number of legs) - 1.
Distance from Reference Line: The distance from the reference line datum measured along the axis of the vessel to the top of the leg.
Temperature: The maximum mean metal design temperature for the leg.
Leg Material
Material: A brief description of the component material. When the material selection dialog is used, the default description is based on settings on the Materials-Misc. tab under Tools > Defaults. For example, if the settings are for Spec and Type/Grade and the material is SA-516 Grade 70, this field will show SA-516 Gr. 70. If the settings are instead just for Spec, the field will show SA-516. The field may be edited by the user to say anything without breaking the relationship to the material database; while this flexibility can be very helpful, the user must take care to enter correct information.
Condition: A brief description of the component material. Similar to the "Material" field, the description will default a certain way based on settings on the Materials-Misc. tab under Tools > Defaults when the material selection is used. This field may be edited by the user without breaking the relationship to the material database. As with the “Material” field, the user must take care to enter correct information.
Density: The material density based on table PRD from Section II, Part D. For those materials that did not have a clear match in this table, every effort was made to assign conservative values. Manually editing this field will sever the connection to the material in the database as indicated by the "Unlisted Material" caption.
Modulus of Elasticity: The material modulus of elasticity based on the TM tables from Section II, Part D. The value shown here is based on the applicable TM table and the leg temperature. In cases where the leg temperature exceeds the highest temperature entry for this material’s TM table, the value will be zero. There are several materials that do not have clear matches in these tables. When a clear match cannot be found by the software’s assignment criteria, the software will instead retrieve the modulus of elasticity from the external pressure chart assigned to the material. If this attempt also fails, then the value will be zero. This is more common with non-ferrous materials. Manually editing this field will sever the connection to the material in the database as indicated by the “Unlisted Material” caption.
Stress (Hot): The material allowable stress at the temperature listed at the leg temperature. When a 3.5:1 safety factor is specified in the vessel screen, this value comes from Section II, Part D (Table 1A for Ferrous Materials, Table 1B for Non-Ferrous Materials, and Table 3 for Bolting). If a 4:1 safety factor is specified, this value is calculated based on the ultimate strength from Table U in Section II, Part D; furthermore, the value is limited to the values listed in the allowable stress tables for yield and creep governed cases. In cases where the leg temperature exceeds the highest temperature entry for this material’s stress line, the value will be zero. Manually editing this field will inform the software that the user is defining the material differently than what is stored in the database and the connection to the material in the database will be severed. This is indicated by the “Unlisted Material” caption.
Stress (Cold): The material allowable stress at 70 °F (20 °C). When a 3.5:1 safety factor is specified in the vessel screen, this value comes from Section II, Part D (Table 1A for Ferrous Materials, Table 1B for Non-Ferrous Materials, and Table 3 for Bolting). If a 4:1 safety factor is specified, this value is calculated based on the ultimate strength from Table U in Section II, Part D; furthermore, the value is limited to the values listed in the allowable stress tables for yield and creep governed cases. Manually editing this field will sever the connection to the material in the database as indicated by the “Unlisted Material” caption.
Factor B table: The external pressure table assigned to the material in the allowable stress tables in Section II, Part D. The table is used to determine the external pressure strength of the component and also the longitudinal compressive strength. Selecting a Factor B table other than the one assigned to the material will sever the connection to the material in the database as indicated by the “Unlisted Material” caption.
Yield Strength: The material yield strength at the leg temperature. This value comes from Section II, Part D, Table Y-1. In cases where the leg temperature exceeds the highest temperature entry for this material’s yield line, the value will be zero. There are several materials that do not have clear matches in these tables. When a clear match cannot be found by the software’s assignment criteria, the software will calculate the yield strength using the external pressure chart and the method described in UG-28(c)(2) Step 3. This is more common with non-ferrous materials. If no match is found and the software cannot perform the described calculation, this value will be zero. Manually editing this field will inform the software that the user is defining the material differently than what is stored in the database and the connection to the material in the database will be severed. This is indicated by the “Unlisted Material” caption.
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