Intergraph CAESAR II 2017 pipe stress analysis software

Intergraph Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) has announced that CAESAR II 2017 for pipe stress analysis is now available commercially.

CAESAR II evaluates the structural responses and stresses of piping systems to international codes and standards. The 2017 version includes features that address many longstanding customer requests, as well as some significant industry code updates.

Technical additions include the ability to evaluate creep conditions for all piping codes using EN-13480 guidelines and a dialogue to specify custom nozzle stiffness from the piping input. The version features several interface and usability improvements, including model symbols to show displacements, rotations, forces and moments, and improved display of node numbers and axial stops in piping models.

An update to the 2016 edition of the ASME B31.4 code for liquid pipelines is now included in the product. This update includes the deprecation of B31.11, which is now included in B31.4. Along with this large code update, the software now aids the analyst in evaluating pipelines even further by providing an option to either let the software determine the restrained or unrestrained state of the pipe elements automatically, or the ability to specify the state themselves.

Other code updates include support for the 2015 edition of the Canadian code Z662 for Oil and Gas Pipelines, the 2016 edition of API-560 for Fired Heaters, the 2016 edition of the ASME B31.1 code for Power Piping and the 2016 edition of the ASME B31.5 for Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components.