Equipment properties
| Properties | ||
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| Name | The automatically generated name for the equipment. | |
| User Name | Can be used to override the automatically generated name if required. | |
| Type |
The following types are available:
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| Diameter, D | Diameter of sphere or cylinder. Used to determine the Cf value. |
These values are also used in the calculation of wind loads on open
structures seen by the equipment. For more information, see: Wind load calculation for equipment |
| Length, L | Length of cuboid or cylinder. Used to determine the Cf value. |
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| Breadth, B | Breadth of cuboid. Used to determine the Cf value. |
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| Height, H | Height of cuboid. Used to determine the Cf value. |
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| Base position, z | Entering a non-zero value raises/lowers the equipment above/below the loading area. | |
| Angle to Global X | Can be used to rotate the equipment relative to global X | |
| CoG offset | Can be used to offset the equipment relative to the global or local axes | |
| Empty Load | ||
| Apply Load | Load can either be applied at CoG or
at Supports. This load is created in the Equipment Empty loadcase. |
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| Load | Enter a single value if at CoG, or individual values at each support. | |
| Operating Content Load | ||
| Apply Load | Load can either be applied at CoG or
at Supports. This load is created in the Equipment Operating Content loadcase. |
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| Load | Enter a single value if at CoG, or individual values at each support. | |
| Testing Content Load | ||
| Apply Load | Load can either be applied at CoG or
at Supports. This load is created in the Equipment Testing Content loadcase. |
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| Load | Enter a single value if at CoG, or individual values at each support. | |
| Wind loading | ||
| Apply open structure wind load |
Select this flag if you want open structure wind loads to be calculated. For more information, see: Open structure wind loads |
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| Surface | For vertical and horizontal
cylinders, specify the surface as either, moderately rough, rough, or
very rough. For cylinders the surface and L/D ratio are used to determine the Cf value |
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| End | For horizontal cylinders, specify the
end as either flat, or rounded. This is used to determine the Cf value, see ASCE 7 Fig 6-21 |
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