PCOL: Pipe Column Selection FOCAL
focal8-324
Author: Philip M. Spray,
Mason and Hanger-Silas Mason Co., Inc., Amarillo, TX
Source Language: FOCAL '69
Memory Required: 4K

Abstract: This program selected the lightest standard pipe which will
carry a given eccentric load for a given height. Schedule 40 and Schedule
80 pipes from 1 to 12 inches are included in the data table. The program
returns the size and schedule of the pipe having the least area (or weight)
which will give a maximum stress less than 20,000 psi.

The usual engineering judgments must be made in selecting the input
data. For example, the column length must be the Euler length, which
depends on the mode of support for the particular column. Care must
also be taken in the selection of eccentricity values, as values near zero
are unrealistic. The secant formula is used for computing the maximum
stress; limitations to the use of this formula must be observed.

Media Price Code: D1, G5
Catalog: August 1978