AutoPIPE Capability Overview

Are you interested in using AutoPIPE but not sure if it includes all of the capabilities required for your work. Have you heard great things about how easy it is to learn and use AutoPIPE but you are wondering if it is capable to analyze the loadings required for your project? Below, let's look at a concise list of the capabilities AutoPIPE offers.

Codes

ASME B31.1
ASME B31.3
ASME B31.4
ASME B31.8
ASME B31.12
EN 13480
CSA-Z662
ISO14692
DNV F101
European piping codes (Sweden SPC, Norway TBKS 6, Russian SNIP, France SNCT & RCC-M, and United Kingdom BS 806)

Additional Code Features

ASME B31J Flexibilities
Code Case N755 for HDPE

Basic Static Loading and Analysis

Gravity
Temperature
Pressure
Static Earthquake
Wind
Snow

Dynamic Loads

Modal Analysis
Response Spectra for Seismic Events and Seismic Anchor Movement
Time History Analysis for Fast Acting Loads, such as Slugs, Fast Acting Valves, Hammers
Harmonic Analysis of Vibrations from Oscillating Loads

Buried Piping

Soil Stiffness Calculator
Soil Overburden Loads
Seismic Wave
Building Settlement
Upheaval Buckling

Offshore

Buoyancy
Wave Loading

Nuclear

ASME III Class 1 (NB), Class 2(NC) and Class 3 (ND)
ASME Fatigue Analysis
QA program in place since 1989 and complies with class 1, 2, 3, plus ASME NQA-1, NB, NC, ND codes and ISO 9001

Flange Design and Analysis

ANSI
ASME VIII Div 1 and 2
ASME III Appendix XI

Additional Loadings

Hydrotest
Force Spectrum
Thermal Bowing
Thermal Transient Analysis

Additional Features

Spring Hanger Analysis
Automatic Support Optimizer
Creation of Digital, Customizable Stress Isometrics

Interop

Structural with STAAD and SACS
Import from 3D CAD (OpenPlant, AutoPLANT, PlantSpace, SP3D, Plant 3D, PDS, PDMS, Revit)
Nozzle loads to AutoPIPE Vessel
Importing Time History FRC file

I hope this brief overview is helpful in your decision making and project success. If you have any questions on clarification of the meaning of any of these capabilities, please comment below.