Dynamic Analysis of Piping Using the Structural Overlap Method

摘要

The structural overlap method is a procedure for analyzing the dynamic response of a piping system by performing a separate analysis on subsystems of the complete structure. Specific cases were investigated to obtain an estimate of the validity and application of the method. The case studies were increased in complexity in order to examine some of the problems involved in implementing the method. It is concluded that the overlap method should not be substituted for a complete analysis of a full system. However, if a sufficiently high natural frequency is associated with the overlap section or the overlap section is a substantial portion of the system, acceptable results could be obtained.