Modeling and Analysis of a Pipeline in Caesar II

Pipeline Stress Analysis course following ASME B31.8/ASME B31.4 using Caesar II

This course is perfect for any engineer interested to learn pipeline stress analysis using Caesar II software.

The main topics that are covered in this course are as follows:

• Differences between piping and pipeline

• Types of Pipelines like water pipelines, oil pipelines, and natural gas pipelines.

• Pipeline Stress Analysis Selection Criteria

• ASME B31.4 vs ASME B31.8: Major differences between ASME B31.4 liquid pipeline code and ASME B31.8 gas pipeline codes.

• Modeling of Pipeline in Caesar II Software: The steps that are normally followed while modeling a pipeline system for analysis.

• Creating Analysis Load Cases: Generating required analysis load cases for specific pipeline system analysis.

• Analyzing and studying the results: Studying the results to understand if the pipeline system is acceptable from a stress point of view.

• Stress Mark-up and Report Preparation: Marking all the changes required to accept the pipeline system after analysis.

The course is constructed into various sections that clearly explain the subjects. The final part consists of a practical case study. This deals with a practical problem. The detailed modeling steps are shown. Part of the pipeline system is exactly modeled as needs to be done in actual jobs. The steps are explained clearly, then the process for error checking, load case creation, and reviewing the caesar ii generated output results are mentioned.

This course is designed to guide you through the pipeline stress analysis process - using CAESAR II - starting from scratch till being able to understand pipeline alignment sheets, creating a full 3D analysis model, choosing support types & locations, checking code requirements, and finalizing the design drawings/report.

The course also explains the process of report preparation and stress markup preparation.