Caesar

to AutoPIPE Configuration Settings

Typical AutoPIPE to Caesar files

File Description

CAESAR.CFG CaesarConfigurationfile

TEST25_1_exp.dat AutoPIPEDatafile

TEST25_1_exp.CMB AutoPIPECombinationfile

TEST25_1_exp.cii ExportedCaesarCIIneutralfile

TEST25_1_exp.nam NodeMappingfilefrom
AutoPIPE

TEST25_1_EXP.Out AutoPIPEOutputFile

TEST25_1_EXP.C2 CaesarInputFile

TEST25_1_EXP_c2.Out CaesarOutputFile

Configuration Options Caesar vs AutoPIPE

Extract from Caesar Technical Reference

Use corroded thickness for Stress Calculations

CAESAR SETUP FILE PARAMETERS Caesar v5.3 Typical Values AutoPIPE v9.4.1.5

CONNECT GEOMETRY THRU YES N/A

CNODES

MIN ALLOWED BEND ANGLE 5 N/A

MAX ALLOWED BEND ANGLE 95 N/A

BEND LENGTH ATTACHMENT 1 N/A

PERCENT

MIN ANGLE TO ADJACENT BEND PT 5 N/A

LOOP CLOSURE TOLERANCE 1.00000 in. N/A

THERMAL BOWING HORZ 0.0001 Load>Thermal Bowing,

TOLERANCE "Maximum inclination for
horizontal pipe |DY|/L"

AUTO NODE NUMBER INCREMENT 10.0000 >>>> Or 5, depending Tools>Model Options>Edit

on anticipated model Size >"Default point name offset"

Z AXIS UP NO Tools>Model Options>General,

Vertical Axis direction = Y

USE PRESSURE STIFFENING DEFAULT Analyze >Static or Modal , Select

Pressure Stiffening case

ALPHA TOLERANCE 0.05 N/A

RESLD-FORCE NO N/A

HGR DEF RESWGT STIF 0.100000E+13 lb./in.

N/A

DECOMP SNG TOL 10000000000 N/A

BEND AXIAL SHAPE YES

N/A

FRICT STIF 0.100000E+07 lb./in. Analyze >Static, "Use gaps,

friction, soil yielding" > Non linear
analysis tolerance settings

FRICT NORM FORCE VAR 0.15 Analyze >Static, "Use gaps,

friction, soil yielding" > Non linear
analysis tolerance settings

FRICT ANGLE VAR 15 Analyze >Static, "Use gaps,

friction, soil yielding" > Non linear
analysis tolerance settings

FRICT SLIDE MULT 1 Analyze >Static, "Use gaps,

friction, soil yielding" > Non linear
 analysis tolerance settings

ROD TOLERANCE 1 N/A

ROD INC 2 N/A

INCORE NUMERICAL CHECK NO N/A

OUTCORE NUMERICAL CHECK NO N/A

DEFAULT TRANS RESTRAINT STIFF 0.100000E+13 lb./in. Rigid translational stiffnesses are
assigned values of 10E10lb/in
(cannot be changed)

DEFAULT ROT RESTRAINT STIFF 0.100000E+13 in.lb./deg Rigid rotational stiffnesses

10E12lb x in/rad (cannot be
changed)

IGNORE SPRING HANGER NO Spring undesigned with no hanger

STIFFNESS analysis

MISSING MASS ZPA EXTRACTED Most dynamic analysis have

missing mass and ZPA correction
options

MIN WALL MILL TOLERANCE 12.5 12.5% by default - change in pipe

identifier

WRC-107 VERSION MAR 79 1B1/2B1 Refer to WinNOZL

WRC-107 INTERPOLATION LAST VALUE Refer to WinNOZL

DEFAULT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 70.0000 F Tools>Model Options>General,

"Ambient temperature"

BOURDON PRESSURE NONE Tools>Model Options>Edit

>"Include Bourdon rotational
effect" = unchecked

Translation Only Equivalent to Pressure Extension

under Load > Static Analysis
(Modify the analysis set and
check "Calculate pressure
extension cases,e.g. P1, P2, etc"

Translation & Rotation Same as option for "Translation"

and Tools>Model Options>Edit
>"Include Bourdon rotational
effect" = checked

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION (MU) 0 Defined at each support

INCLUDE SPRG STIF IN HGR OPE NO spring stiffness automatically

included in static analysis

REDUCED INTERSECTION B31.1(POST1980) Automatically calculated per

design code
USE WRC329 NO N/A

NO REDUCED SIF FOR RFT AND NO

WLT

B31.1 REDUCED Z FIX YES Automatically calculated per

design code

CLASS 1 BRANCH FLEX NO Equivalent to Nozzle > ASME NB

method

ALL STRESS CASES CORRODED NO >>>> YES Tools>Model Options>Results ,

"Use nominal thickness" =
unchecked for corroded stresses

(YES Calculates max. Stress) (See On line help for "Use

nominal thickness" Help topic)

ADD TORSION IN SL STRESS DEFAULT Tools>Model Options>Results ,

"Include Torsion" = unchecked
(Note: B31.3:2010 includes
Torsion as per code case 178)

ADD F/A IN STRESS DEFAULT Tools>Model Options>Results ,

"Include axial force" = checked
(also see option "Include Axial,
Pcase in Sustained" e.g. B31.3
only)

OCCASIONAL LOAD FACTOR 0 Default K = 1.33 for B31.3,

change Tools> Code
combinations > K factor

DEFAULT CODE B31.3 Select piping code = B31.3,

Tools>Model Options>Save
Defaults

B31.3 SUS CASE SIF FACTOR 1.00000>>>> 0.75

e.g. if using ASME B31.3-2005 Tools>Model Options>Results ,

"Set Sus/Occ = 0.75i" = checked

ALLOW USERS BEND SIF NO >>>> YES

(Miter and block-fitting bends Override Bend SIF using

and elbows require calculation of Insert>Xtra data > "Joint type &
SIFs User SIF"

Block fittings = see modeling

approach

USE SCHNEIDER NO N/A

YIELD CRITERION STRESS MAX 3D SHEAR Tools>Model Options>Results ,

"Total stress(Oct/Max)" = M
USE PD/4T NO Tools> Code combinations
>Longitudinal pressure, Basis for
longitudinal pressure stress =
AxF/Area

BASE HOOP STRESS ON ? ID >>>>OD

(Roark seems to prefer outside N/A, calculated per code

diameter for this calculation
more conservative)

EN13480 USE IN OUTPLANE SIFS No Tools>Model Options>Results ,

"Single SIF at point" = checked

LIBERAL EXPANSION ALLOWABLE Typically Yes Sustain Margin (Y/N/E), Liberal =

Y, E = Sustained load margin
automatically included only if
calculated thermal stress SE > SA

STRESS STIFFENING DUETO NONE>>>DEFAULT Analyze >Static or Modal , Select

PRESSURE Pressure Stiffening case

B31.3 WELDING/CONTOUR TEE NO Tee dialog , Tee type = welding,

ISB16.9 Consider crotch radius and
thickness = unchecked

PRESSURE VARIATION IN EXP CASE DEFAULT ?? For Appendix P?

IMPLEMENT B313 APP-P NO Tools>Model Options>General ,

Use Appendix P = unchecked

IMPLEMENT B313 CODE CASE 178 NO >>>> YES

Optional prior to 2010 Tools>Model Options>Results ,

"Use code case 178" = checked
(since 2010 automatically
included in main B31.3 code)

USE FRP SIF YES Calculated automatically to FRP

code e.g. BS7159

USE FRP FLEX YES Calculated automatically to FRP

code e.g. BS7159

BS 7159 Pressure Stiffening Design Strain Calculated automatically to FRP

code e.g. BS7159

FRP Property Data File CAESAR.FRP AUTOGRPM, AUTOGRPP, or

user AUTOFRP

FRP Emod (axial) 0.320000E+07 lb./sq.in. Read from FRP library or enter on
pipe identifier
FRP Ratio Gmod/Emod (axial) 0.25 Read from FRP library or enter on
pipe identifier

FRP Ea/Eh*Vh/a 0.152727 Read from FRP library or enter on

pipe identifier

FRP Laminate Type THREE Enter on pipe identifier

FRP Alpha 12.0000 F Read from FRP library or enter on

pipe identifier

FRP Density 0.600000E-01 lb./cu.in. Read from FRP library or enter on

pipe identifier

EXCLUDE f2 FROM UKOOA NO N/A

BENDING

EXECUTION CONTROL
PARAMETERS

Rigid/ExpJt Print Flag ..... 1.000

Bourdon Option ............. 0

Loop Closure Flag .......... 0

Thermal Bowing Delta Temp .. .000 F

Liberal Allowable Flag ..... 1.000 >>>>>0.000 see above

Uniform Load Option ........ 0

Ambient Temperature ........ 70.000 F>>>>40F (4.4C) see above

Plastic (FRP) Alpha ........ 12

Plastic (FRP) GMOD/EMODa ... 0.25

Plastic (FRP) Laminate Type. 3

Eqn Optimizer .............. 0

Node Selection ............. 0

Eqn Ordering ............... 0

Collins .................... 0

Degree Determination ....... 0

User Eqn Control ........... 0

User Eqn Control ........... 0

TEST25_1_exp.nam (Node mapping)

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