I have been handling this analysis based on the attached file.
My question is , whether we can compare the stresses induced in sus+occ combination case with expansion stress range ? I have been comparing the induced stresses with 1.33 SH.
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Not usually - your combining primary stresses, hence the of k*Sh, where "k" is defined by the applicable Piping Code. That is why in the reference document the allowable is 1.20 * Sh.
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