CSIPlant is an integrated engineering software for Piping Engineers with a focus on modelling, analysis, design of piping systems and frame structures, including piping code compliance checks with stress-intensification and flexibility factors which are automatically computed and applied.
CSIPlant gives unmatched advanced technology to piping and structural engineers working in power, process, pipeline, and offshore industries. CSIPlant uses simple terms for piping objects, pipe support types and modelling approaches familiar to piping and structural engineers.
Like other CSI software, CSIPlant uses CAD based approach to generate piping and frame models using very easy to use drafting tools which snap to objects, grid intersections and global axes.
Piping supports such as Anchors, Guides, Line Stops, Vertical Stops, Rod Hangers, Snubbers can be modelled easily. Multiple link element types to connect different points can be used with linear or nonlinear properties. Flexible Gimbal joints can be modelled with great ease. A piping engineer can use unlimited nonlinear load sequencing also called path-dependent loading to simulate the order of the loading. This is useful to capture the effect of friction which acts in different directions during startup vs. shutdown and other load states, sequential loading as well as sequenced thermal loading is essential to determine worst-case reactions and stresses.
CSIPlant offers options for Buckling Analysis which is useful in many different piping applications such as jacketed piping analysis, bowing effect due to thermal gradient, GRP and plastic piping, rack piping with intermediate anchors as well as vertical risers among other design scenarios. Engineers can use eigen buckling and nonlinear large displacement buckling analysis options and CSIPlant makes it convenient and effortless to check for buckling during the design. CSIPlant also has options for P-Delta Analysis options to include second order effects due to geometric nonlinearity and involves equilibrium and compatibility relationships of a structural system in the deformed configuration.
This includes change in stiffness due to axial loads in the piping elements. Advanced options are available to piping engineers for doing a detailed Nonlinear time history analysis using FNA (Fast Nonlinear Analysis) or Direct Integration methods applied to any load type including accelerations, displacements point loads and thermal loading. Typically, a piping stress model include nonlinear friction, gaps, and multilinear springs for a more accurate analysis. The nonlinear analysis eliminates the need to linearize nonlinear boundary conditions giving far more superior results! CSiPlant also offers a seamless integration between CSiPlant and SAP2000. The user can import a SAP2000 structural analysis model into CSIPlant and auto-connect to the piping stress model for coupled nonlinear analysis and design.This is extremely useful when piping system has to be carried over a long distance on an elevated support system.
The model import from SAP2000 to CSIPlant is comprehensive and includes load assignment, frame sections and their local axes, releases, grids, supports, mass definition for seismic and dynamic analysis cases, alongwith other assignments and definitions. Reactions at pipe support locations from the coupled analysis in CSIPlant can be exported back to SAP2000 selectively with options to filter by pipe section and load cases.
Reactions from SAP2000 can be exported into SAFE automatically for concrete foundation design to inetegrate foundation analysis and design with analysis of the structure and piping. CSIPlant is thus offering extremely powerful features for Piping Engineers engaged in piping and piping support design!
CSIPlant offers options for Buckling Analysis which is useful in many different piping applications such as jacketed piping analysis, bowing effect due to thermal gradient, GRP and plastic piping, rack piping with intermediate anchors as well as vertical risers among other design scenarios.
Engineers can use eigen buckling and nonlinear large displacement buckling analysis options and CSIPlant makes it convenient and effortless to check for buckling during the design. CSIPlant also has options for P-Delta Analysis options to include second order effects due to geometric nonlinearity and involves equilibrium and compatibility relationships of a structural system in the deformed configuration. This includes change in stiffness due to axial loads in the piping elements.
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