Dear Sir/mdm,

As in App A, the code did mention that tubes can be considered as stays but is there a way to trigger UG-47 during UHX 13 calculation for pvelite? Thank you in advance for the advice.

Yours Sincerely,
Lemonlime

Hello Lemonlime,

No, because that is not included in the UHX analysis. UXH does check for tension and buckling so they are treated as stays already when considering the tension in the tube to tubesheet joint.