On 5/22/07, Michel < mblangy@satco-inc.com> wrote:
You are both wrong:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A9pGhwQbS0
Sorry.
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From: "Christopher Wright" < chrisw@skypoint.com>
To: <seaint@seaint.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: SAP SHELL DESIGN / Steel factory
>
> On May 22, 2007, at 5:35 PM, hossein mardanlo wrote:
>
>> Yes, we can not except softwares to think instead of us, but we can
>> learn them to do design calculations for us.
> The difference between that and design is that you need a design of
> sorts to perform the calculations on. COmputers can do analysis, and
> tell you if a particular section meets AISC criteria, but it won't pick
> a suitable section. Or detail the connections and bracing. With some
> FEA Codes you can 'optimize' a detail for one or two criteria, so you
> can come up with a minimum thickness for a flat head on a cylindrical
> pressure vessel, but FEA won't tell you why a flat head is such a
> rotten idea.
>
>
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