Bononunboori,

Best method is to define TEE type. Then CAESAR-II will do automatically all these local-global axis conversions.

If you are not defining TEE type, CAESAR-II assumes as a pipe only not TEE.

Pipe local axis defination and TEE local axis definations are different.

Remember If you are defining TEE type. There is a seperate procedure to enter the SIF values taken from FEA. We have to adjust FEA SIFs value.

For further detailed understanding pls refer the below links.

http://65.57.255.42/ubbthreads/ubbthread...=true#Post60286


http://65.57.255.42/ubbthreads/ubbthread...=true#Post61054