Dynamic Time-History Analysis

Posted by: ZDawg

Dynamic Time-History Analysis - 05/26/15 04:04 PM

I am working on a LNG Pipeline and am running analysis of blowdown on a PIG trap. I have run the dynamic analysis, but got some strange results for support loads at the first support.

I thought this was due to the surrounding supports taking all the load, so I changed the first support to rigid from elastic (stiffness of 130000 lb/in/in) and re-ran the analysis. The results were the exact same for the dynamic time-history analysis. Has anyone else ever had this happen?

Posted by: DineshK

Re: Dynamic Time-History Analysis - 06/12/15 11:10 PM

What does "strange results for support loads at the first support" signify- is that the first support is not taking any verical load or is it that it is taking excessive vertical load?
Posted by: ZDawg

Re: Dynamic Time-History Analysis - 06/18/15 06:45 AM

Yes, it would say that the first support was taking very little, if any, load. I found this very odd considering the blowdown force is over 200ksi.