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FEA Capable to simulate a PL on a pipe?

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GSE_Dan_A
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FEA Capable to simulate a PL on a pipe?

Hello all,


I am wondering if the FEA in Inventor 2013 is capable of simulating a pipe under a point load and at what point the pipe fails.  Its a simple 2in dia pipe supported by a vertical tube with a load of 'X' centered on the pipe.

 

Thanks in advance.

GSE Consultants Inc.
Windsor, ON. Canada
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cwhetten
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Yes, it can do this.  But it depends on what you mean by failure.  Inventor will perform a linear analysis, so any result with stresses above the yield stress will be meaningless.  But if by failure you mean "exceeds the yield limit", then Inventor will be of use.

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