• Q. Are the resulting displacements and stresses also given as peak to peak values, or are they amplitudes?

    Mike Dattilio
    Mike Dattilio
    Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE Version(s): ALL; Area: Results Date Logged & Current Version Sept 2020 12.04.00.13 Problem: In the harmonic analysis, the force is input as an amplitude, for example 100N,which…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • Pipe Displacement and Pipe Force & Moments Output should be in the same direction (+ve/-ve) for same axis?

    Fifah Rashid
    Fifah Rashid
    Hi, i have question about the direction of force & moments. The pipe force-moments output will have same direction (whether positive or negative) as the pipe displacement at a node or not in Autopipe? i have checked and sometimes the direction between…
    • Answered
    • over 3 years ago
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  • Q. Why are the results for Gr(1), Gr(2), Gr(3), and Gr(4) different in AutoPIPE?

    Mike Dattilio
    Mike Dattilio
    Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE Version(s): ALL; Area: Report Date Logged & Current Version Aug 2019 12.01.00.10 Problem: Model with 4 analysis sets has completely different displacement results: Why? …
    • over 4 years ago
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  • Q. Additional weight does not affect my displacement results in AutoPIPE, why?

    Mike Dattilio
    Mike Dattilio
    Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE Version(s): 2004, XM, V8i Area: Modeling Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Date Logged & Current Version April. 2015 09.06.02.06 Problem…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • "Displacement" sub report using Results> Output Report in AutoPIPE

    Mike Dattilio
    Mike Dattilio
    The displacement results for all WIND load as were found to be zero, even for extremely high force wind events Wave load case gives different displacements after model was rotated Displacement of piping with soil properties is very large,…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • Dynamic Loads Always Positive?

    Mark Upston
    Mark Upston
    "Joe Saunders" wrote: Hi, We're currently performing analyses that require the use of the force time history features of AutoPIPE, an example of which is slugs flowing through subsea tie-in / expansion spools. From our preliminary results, it appears…
    • Answered
    • over 14 years ago
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  • Why are all Dynamic results +ve (Positive) in AutoPIPE, how to get -ve (Negative)Dynamic results?

    Mike Dattilio
    Mike Dattilio
    Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE Version(s): ALL; Environment: N/A Area: Results Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Date Logged & Current Version March. 2017 11.00.00.22 Problem: …
    • over 3 years ago
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  • 10. What is the actual displacement of each node in a modal analysis using AutoPIPE?

    Mike Dattilio
    Mike Dattilio
    Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE Version(s): ALL; Environment: N/A Area: Report Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Date Logged & Current Version Jan. 2017 10.01.00.09 Problem: What…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • Q. Why are the displacement results so different for a single load case (ex. T1) when a single support has been added to the piping in AutoPIPE?

    Mike Dattilio
    Mike Dattilio
    Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE Version(s): ALL Area: Results Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Date Logged & Current Version Sept. 2015 09.06.02.06 Problem: Why…
    • over 5 years ago
    • AutoPIPE
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