Analysis of strain gage data from submarine MSW piping.
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Authors
Koch, Joseph William Jr.
Subjects
main seawater piping
stress analysis
strain gages
data reduction
strain gage rosette rings
experiments on piping
stress analysis
strain gages
data reduction
strain gage rosette rings
experiments on piping
Advisors
Brock, John E.
Date of Issue
1966-05
Date
May 1966
Publisher
Monterey, California. U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis presents a procedural sequence for processing and
assessing the integrity of experimental strain gage data taken on piping
in which gage rosettes are arranged in circumferential patterns at
several sections of a piping system. The method of least squares is
used to obtain "best" values for strain per unit loading for each gage
element. This data is used to find principal stresses and values of
normal and shearing stress on a normal cross section at each rosette
location. The data is then smoothed to obtain normal and shearing stress as
functions of angular position for each ring of rosettes. A computer
program has been devised to perform these operations and provide a
graphical output to assess degree of fit with experimental data. Finally,
manual computation is employed to study the equilibrium of various segments
of the piping in evaluating the overall integrity of the data.
This procedure and program have been used in evaluating tests performed
on the main seawater piping system of the USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN
640). Some results of the dockside hydrostatic tests are presented
herein for purposes of illustration.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Mechanical Engineering
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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