Tapered Stress Joint

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Tapered Stress Joint

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OVERVIEW

A Tapered Stress Joint (TSJ) component is used to define a conically shaped joint that can be referenced by a Line component. The figure below shows a newly created TSJ component. There are two separate input dialogs for defining the properties and dimensions of the TSJ.

Note

This component is not available in PipeLay Starter Edition

Taper_Joint

 

The Joint Properties dialog allows for the specification of material, weight and hydrodynamic properties for the TSJ. Specifically, you input a Material component, the wet & dry weights and the hydrodynamic coefficients for the TSJ. Note that selected materials must be either linear or non-linear in the stress/strain format.

The Dimensions dialog allows for the specification of the various TSJ dimensions, such as lengths and internal & external diameters. Note that a TSJ can be divided into separate sections each with their own set of dimensions. In terms of diameters, every section can have a different external diameter at the start and end of its length. This allows for the creation of arbitrary shaped TSJs.