BOOK RELEASE INVITATION

You are invited for release of the book

“Introduction to Pipe Stress Analysis”
(Author: Sockalingam Sam Kannappan, P.E.)
by
By Honorable Tom Reid, Mayor, Pearland, Texas

At Madras Pavilion, 16260 Kensington, Sugarland, TX 77479
(1 blk N of 59 on Hwy 6—Across from Super Target, Phone 281-491-3672)

Date: Tuesday, April 22 ,2008

6:30 p.m. Registration & Book Release
6:45 p.m. Book Signing
7:00 p.m. Buffet Dinner

Please rsvp to sam.kannappan@gmail.com before April 18th.

ABI Enterprises, Inc. 11415 Sagemorgan Drive,
Houston, TX 77089, USA
Phone: 713-724-4399, Phone and Fax: 281-484-2270

(The book will also be available soon through PAYPAL for $50 plus $10 shipping.)

Thanks Rich, that is good news.

I have often referred to Mr. Sockalingam "Sam" Kannappan's previous editions of this book. I reached up and pulled down one of my copies when I read Rich's posting and I find that it is STILL good reading. A new updated edition (more than 20 years after the first edition) will certainly be welcome.

On my book shelf I have:

Introduction to pipe stress analysis
by Sam Kannappan
Publisher: Malabar, Fla. : Krieger Pub. Co., 1992.

Introduction to pipe stress analysis
by Sam Kannappan
Publisher: New York : Wiley, 1986.

Regards, John.

I talked with Sam last week and Sam stated that this is a REPRINT due to renewed interest. An updated edition is still in the 'near' future.

Will there be an electronic version? As people like me living far away from USA can benefit from downloadable versions only.

I am also having the same opnion about that electronic version will be very helpful to people around the globe who are in this field

I have a copy of it.. but what could be new to this book? Is it same or some addition took place...

Regards!

If somebody has electronic version of the old book,please send me by e-mail.

Please me too!!!

predator1973@libero.it

Mino

I appreciate also if I could have a copy of e-file. Kindly send to me in my email. Many thank you in advance!!!!



allemigs@yahoo.com.ph

Please send me as well...That would be very helpful in my part..Thanks...

jsnfkj@yahoo.com.ph

Electronic copies eh??? Sounds like illegal copyright issues... why write a book if there is no money in it for you?

Where i work there's an hard copy of book...but an electronic version is much fast to flip through..

Bye

Mino

This is the reason why we have many good books "out of print". Should be discouraged on forum.

I think it will be available thru amazon or any ebooks. E-file are discouraging authors to write good books because its a source of piracy.

Regards!

Here it is:

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Pipe-...07272201&sr=8-1

JayDee,

Thanks for link, but people were asking for the downloadable version. This link is for hardcopies.

Dont copy illegally as it really discourages the original writer.

As John C. Luf wrote "why write a book if there is no money in it for you?" True. Very True.

Sir Richard Ay,

Is that Book already available at book store in houston? I have a friend currently in houston and I would like to purchase a copy of this book.

Thanks and Regards!

plz also send me softcopy of that book as well.

shamaliabhavin@yahoo.com

hi bhavin
it is good to see u in forum
where are u from?
r u stress engineer??????????

First, my view is the view of a learner and not an expert's.


To the extent I know, Sam Kanappan's original book had two volumes and I never got a chance to read the second one.Regarding the first one, my view is that it is an average book and certainly not in the class of Piping and pipe support systems by Thomas J Van Laan , Piping and Pipeline engineering by George Antaki or Process Piping by Charles Becht.


Regards

Yes I am agree with you sir Anindya, I also have the first volume and i have been looking for the second volume for a long time....it seems very rarely....Hope that any of Senior here that can help to give the link or maybe the softcopy if they are so kindly...
Thanks.