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Stress Analysis of Large Diameter Taper Hub Pipe Flanges

Powell, Graham H.; Prakash, V. S. Jaya

UCB/SESM-1975/04, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1975-03, 49 pages

Finite element analyses of taper hub flanges for large diameter pipelines using (1) an axisymmetric solid idealization and (2) a thin shell idealization are compared with each other and with experimental results. Thin shell idealization is most suitable for practical analysis especially when the inability of the gasket to resist tension is taken into account.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/SEMM/SEMM-75-04.pdf (2 MB)