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CAESAR I I
Making CAESAR II your Own
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I nt r oduc t i on
A majority of time allocated to pipe stress
analysis is used in building models
Many users use the software right out of the
box even though there are many ways to
improve input ease and efficiency
Screen organization
Program content
Default settings
Display
Output Display and Management
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Pr ogr am St r uc t ur e/Or gani zat i on
Executables - 1
(the program)
System folder - 2
Registry
Data Folders - 3
[Registry]
C:

\Program Files (x86)

\Intergraph CAS
\CAESAR II 2013 R1
x1x
\ProgramData
\Intergraph CAS
\CAESAR II
\6.10

\SYSTEM
x2x

\Data Folders
x3x
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Pr ogr am St r uc t ur e
Executables
(the program)
C:\Program Files (x86)
\Intergraph CAS
\CAESAR II 2013 R1
No reason to touch this
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System folder
C:\Program Data
\Intergraph CAS
\CAESAR II\6.10\System
These files are under your
control
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System folder
Data
(.FIL) Units
(.FAT) Fatigue data
(.FLG) Flange rating [ASME-
2003.G gasket diameter]
(.EQL) Equipment data
(.FRP) Fiberglass data
(.UMD) User Materials
C2RPTTMPL.XML stores
custom output reports
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System folder
Control
(.INP) Input report format
(CAESAR.CFG)
Configuration file
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Registry
Manages screen presentation (e.g. Element List)
Do not fool around here!
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Data Folders
Use to segregate
projects
Different settings to
override defaults
supplied by SYSTEM
Set local control
CAESAR.CFG
(configuration)
Set local units
UNITS.FIL
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Dat a Sour c es f or CAESAR I I
Control switches
Configuration File (current folder or System)
Program content
Material data (program and user data)
Nominal values
Valve/Flange Data; Expansion J oint Modeler
The piping model
Special Execution Parameters
And, of course, your input model
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The CAESAR I I
Conf i gur at i on (CFG) Fi l e
The Configuration File (i.e. CAESAR.CFG) holds
many general CAESAR II settings
A program installation dialog will establish the
CFG file and store it in SYSTEM
If no CFG in the local folder, CAESAR II will use
the SYSTEM CFG
Any changes to CFG in the local folder are
stored locally
Use separate folders to separate differing
CAESAR II settings
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The CAESAR I I
Conf i gur at i on (CFG) Fi l e
Many program
settings/switches are
controlled in the
configuration file.
Be aware of when the
change occurs
(activation point):
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Pr ogr am I nput Di spl ay
This is the initial screen layout
with toolbars all around!
This window area contains the
model graphic; there is no piping
input spreadsheet here.
The piping input is currently
rolled up in a tab.
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Toolbars
My choice:

or build
your own!
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Building a Custom Toolbar
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Relocating Tools
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Update graphics
(stored in CFG & Registry)
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Locating the Piping Input Spreadsheet
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Using Tearables
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Adjusting plot update
CAESAR II will update the plot after each new
element is entered to include the entire model using
the default view (southeast)
If you wish to stay focused on a particular section,
turn off Refresh (This is automatically off on a return
to an existing model.)
Very large models may take time to update. You may
wish to turn off plot update altogether.
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Edi t i ng/Addi ng St or ed Cont ent
Material data
Fatigue, equipment, flange, FRP
Valve/Flange data
Displacement sets
Dynamic data
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Edi t i ng/Addi ng St or ed Cont ent
- Mat er i al Dat a
CAESAR II has hundreds of materials
But maybe not yours
You can define these materials locally:
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Edi t i ng/Addi ng St or ed Cont ent
- Mat er i al Dat a
Or, you can add your material to the
CAESAR II database
Edit
Erase
Save
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- Mat er i al Dat a
Note that if you are
creating a unique
name, build it as All
Codes (then follow
with a specific Code,
if desired)
Edit, then Search
Different data for
different Codes
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Edi t i ng/Addi ng St or ed Cont ent
- Mat er i al Dat a
Edit then Save
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- Mat er i al Dat a
Your work will not alter the CAESAR II data
(stored in CMAT.BIN)
Instead, your data (stored in UMAT1.UMB) will
overlay any existing data
These files reside in SYSTEM:
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- Fat i gue, Equi pment , Fl ange, FRP
Data sets in SYSTEM can be added or edited
Fatigue Curves - *.FAT
Equipment Limits - *.EQL
Flange Classification - *.FLG
Fiberglass Material Data - *.FRP
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- Fat i gue, Equi pment , Fl ange, FRP
Formats are similar
Lines beginning with an asterisk are comments
Every table has a multiplier for use as units conversion
or other factors (e.g. safety)
Here is a set of fatigue data:
N S
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Edi t i ng/Addi ng St or ed Cont ent
- Val ve/Fl ange Dat a
Data Structure
Class identifies
Specification
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- Val ve/Fl ange Dat a
Data Structure
Spec points to the
data file
Here, flanged 150 Class gate valve data
(1 - 30) is found in \150 in the file GAT_F
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- Val ve/Fl ange Dat a
Data Structure
You can edit this data
Here, flanged 150
Class gate valve data
(1 - 30) is found in
\LIB_I\150 in the file
GAT_F
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- Val ve/Fl ange Dat a
Edit data
(Weights are generic)
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Edi t i ng/Addi ng St or ed Cont ent
- Di spl ac ement Set s
Modular piping offshore can have many imposed
displacements at many connection points
requiring many displacement sets
This data entry can be automated
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- Di spl ac ement Set s Ex ampl e
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- Di spl ac ement Set s Ex ampl e
Edit the .CSV file in Excel.
Here, identify labels and
enter the additional
displacement sets.
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- Di spl ac ement Set s Ex ampl e
(Existing data sets table layout)
New data
Import modified data set
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Edi t i ng/Addi ng St or ed Cont ent
- Dynami c Dat a
Applied dynamic loads in the form of response
spectra and time histories can carry large
amounts of data
Response spectra apply to all piping on a single
floor of a structure or to and entire plant area
building once and using often is an efficient
approach
Transient hydraulic analysis tools can develop
massive amounts of load vs. time data for direct
use as CAESAR II input.
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Edi t i ng/Addi ng St or ed Cont ent
- Dynami c Dat a
CAESAR II provides methods to store these
dynamic data sets
This dynamic data, whether provided by the
structures group, process engineers or produced
by CAESAR II, can be stored on the hard drive
and attached to any set of dynamic input.
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Edi t i ng/Addi ng St or ed Cont ent
- Response Spec t r um Dat a
A response
spectrum data set
is shown here
Two columns of
data: period vs. g
Comment lines
begin with an
asterisk
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- Response Spec t r um Dat a
The response spectrum
data can be linked to
the dynamic input.
Here is the processed data.
The hash in front of
the name indicates
read from file.
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- Response Spec t r um Dat a
The response spectrum
data can be read in
directly.
This button will open
the processor to
acquire the data.
Spectrum
name
identifies
the two
columns
of data.
Click here to
bring in the
data. Select the
data source.
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- Response Spec t r um Dat a
Site or floor data for
use in many
CAESAR II models.
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Bui l di ng st andar d l oad c ase l i st s
Many firms have standardized their load sets
In more and more instances, these are very
comprehensive
Seismic, wind, blast
FPSO
Fatigue
and therefor, tedious and prone to error
You can copy existing load cases from one job
to another
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Usi ng St andar d Load Case Set s
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Usi ng St andar d Load Case Set s
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Usi ng St andar d Load Case Set s
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Out put
Graphics display
Input Echo
Sorting output
Custom reports
Table display using MS Word
Post processing results
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Out put Gr aphi c s Di spl ay
The overstress plot can be tuned in both color
and the percentage (of allowable stress) it
represents
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Out put Gr aphi c s Di spl ay
Default Edited
>90%
is blue
<60% is
white
Clearly shows
overstress points
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Out put I nput Ec ho
Recall seeing these *.INP files in the SYSTEM
folder?
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Out put I nput Ec ho
The INP files set the format for the input lists.
Here is the beginning of the default element report
format (ELEMENT.INP & ELEMENT0.INP):
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Here is another ELEMENT1.INP:
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Out put I nput Ec ho
CAESAR II uses the base .INP file without a
numeric suffix (e.g. ELEMENT.INP)
The files with the numeric suffix are available for
use (e.g. ELEMENT1.INP)
You can build your own format files as well
Copy the selected file into the base name to
apply
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Out put I nput Ec ho Ex ampl e
Selecting the Element List
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Out put I nput Ec ho Ex ampl e
Using ELEMENT.INP (duplicate: ELEMENT0.INP)
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Copying ELEMENT1.INP into ELEMENT.INP
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Out put Sor t i ng Out put
Using node labels
Choose
your display
Select Node Name
under Options
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Out put Sor t i ng Out put
Sorting displayed results
Simply double-click once or twice on a column
heading:
Original (sort by element) 1
st
double-click on ratio (small to big) 2
nd
double-click on ratio (big to small)
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Out put Sor t i ng Out put
Very large models have too much data to review
Reduce scrolling by adding filters to the output
report:
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Out put Sor t i ng Out put
Using filters
The entire, filtered, report
Filter
displayed
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Out put Cust om Repor t s
Combine results in your own reports
In this example the global X, Y, Z
displacements will be displayed in terms of
South (X), West (Z), and Up (Y)
N
E
X
Y
Z
versus
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Out put Cust om Repor t s
Combine results in your own reports
Start by clicking on Add new custom report
template
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Out put Cust om Repor t s
Define your report content & format
Sample Display
Displacement in X
will be in the first
column (after
node), it will be
labeled South, Z
is next, then Y
Identify
report type
and title
Define titles
(default)
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Using your reports
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Out put Tabl e Di spl ay usi ng
MS Wor d
You can control the style of tables in
MS Word by manipulating OutWord.DOT
(a template file) found in the CAESAR II SYSTEM
folder
Set your table style and save as OutWord.DOTM
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Out put Tabl e Di spl ay usi ng
MS Wor d
: Default table format
Updated table
format (stored in
OutWord.DOTM) :
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Out put Post Pr oc essi ng Resul t s
Post processing in MS Excel or MS Access
allows you to manipulate results outside of
CAESAR II
Here we will confirm the B31.1 expansion stress
range formula used by CAESAR II
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Out put Post Pr oc essi ng Resul t s
Generate the local element force and stress
report
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Out put Post Pr oc essi ng
Resul t s
Output now in MS Excel
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Out put Post Pr oc essi ng Resul t s
Use those lists to perform additional calculation
Here, comparing a hand calculation to
CAESAR II reported stress:
o =
i H
x
2
+ H

2
+H
z
2
Z

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Mak i ng CAESAR I I your Ow n
In this session we tailored:
Screen organization
Program content
Default settings
Display
Output Display and Management
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Mak i ng CAESAR I I your Ow n
Questions? Comments?
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Mak i ng CAESAR I I your Ow n
Thank You