Structural Calculation References

Leg, Lugs, and Support Rings:

  • Pressure Vessel Design Manual by Dennis Moss

  • Pressure Vessel Design Handbook by Henry H. Bednar, 2nd Edition

  • AISC straight-line method

 

Saddle:

  • "Stress in Large Horizontal Cylindrical Pressure Vessels on Two Saddle Supports" by L.P. Zick

 

Tower Analysis:

  • Simple method for P/(2*rt) + M/z + F/A super imposed along the tower that can be seen in Pressure Vessel Design Manual by Dennis Moss