{"id":847,"date":"2009-06-05T12:49:42","date_gmt":"2009-06-05T16:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/combining-loadcases-in-solidworks-simulation"},"modified":"2013-07-18T14:47:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T14:47:00","slug":"combining-loadcases-in-solidworks-simulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2009\/06\/combining-loadcases-in-solidworks-simulation.html","title":{"rendered":"Combining loadcases in SolidWorks Simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was asked today about the use of a SolidWorks simulation product called Pressure Vessel Design, as the name suggests, a tool used regularly in the design of pressure vessels. Typically there are a number of different loadcases on a storage vessel, from internal gas or liquid pressures, self weight of the vessel, bending moments and forces exerted by the connecting pipes, and even temperature distributions. <\/p>\n

As you would expect, all of these loadings might apply at the same time, and so a typical design code (like the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code supported by SolidWorks simulation) requires these separate loadcases to be combined in some way. <\/p>\n

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In fact, in SolidWorks Simulation you can factor the results from each separate loadcase and sum them linearly, or perform an SRSS (Square Root Sum of Squares) to combine them. <\/p>\n

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Having defined the combination method, simply run the study and hey bingo, you are ready to check your membrane and bending stresses against the limits set by your code. <\/p>\n

But the neat thing about this tool is that you can apply this technique to any relevant model, it doesn\u2019t have to be a pressure vessel. Whatever your model, if you want to create separate loadcases and superpose them at the end, just use the Pressure Vessel Design tool!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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