How can one master analytical design?
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I have been designing pressure vessels for many years, yet I still haven’t mastered analytical design. Fellow engineers, how can one acquire proficiency in analytical design?
One can only do this by reading more books and learning*, by looking at example problems. To master analytical design, one must be proficient in mechanics as well as understand the differences between various algorithms; it’s quite demanding
First, study Teacher Li Jianguo’s book, “Mechanical Fundamentals of Pressure Vessel Design and Their Standard Application”.
I’ve been having some headaches lately as well; I’m working on finite element calculations for the negative pressure stability and axial compression stability of cylinders, and the results don’t always match those in the standards. Even if the stability safety factor specified in the standards is set to 1, it still won’t work.