Leg - Leg Information
Leg Support Type: Select the leg type from the available options.
Leg Method of Attachment: With certain leg types (angle, W-beam, T-bar, channel), there are varying methods of attaching the leg to the vessel. Select the preferred method from the drop-down menu. See the drawing in the leg form for more information.
Leg Information
d1, d2, t1, t2: Dimensions for the leg component cross-section. See the configuration sketch in the component form for more information.
Pipe ID: The inside diameter of the pipe in the new condition; this is only available if Pipe is chosen as the "Leg Support Type."
Pipe Thickness: The pipe leg thickness.
Description: The label given for the component.
Weld Attachment Length Top: The length of the weld along the top of the leg which attaches it to the repad or the shell.
Side: The length of the weld down one side of the leg which attaches it to the repad or the shell. The method assumes that this length of weld will exist on both sides of the leg.
Weld Leg Dimension: The fillet weld between the leg and the repad or the leg and the host.
Leg is molded to Head Curvature: Select this box if the leg has been coped to fit around part of the head.
Eccentricity: When the leg is molded to the head curvature, enter the distance between the outside of the shell wall and the centroid of the leg cross-section in the radial direction.
Use repad: Select this box to add a reinforcing pad between the leg and the shell.
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