FINITE-ELEMENTS IN THE ANALYSIS OF PRESSURE-VESSELS AND PIPING - A BIBLIOGRAPHY (1976-1996)

The paper gives a bibliographical review of the finite element methods (FEMs) applied for the analysis of pressure vessel structures/compone nts and piping from the theoretical as well as practical points of vie w. The range of applications of FEMs in this area is wide and cannot b e presented in a single paper; therefore the aim of this review is to give the reader an encyclopaedic view of the different possibilities t hat exist today for the finite element analysis in the fields of press ure vessels and piping. The bibliography at the end of the paper conta ins approximately 1900 references to papers, conference proceedings an d theses/dissertations on the subject that were published in 1976-1996 . These are classified in the following categories: linear and non-lin ear, static and dynamic, stress and deflection analysis; stability pro blems; thermal problems; fracture mechanics problems: contact problems : fluid-structure interaction problems: manufacturing of pipes and tub es; welded pipes and pressure vessel components: development of specia l finite elements for pressure vessels and pipes; finite element softw are: and other topics. Also finite element software, general purpose a nd special purpose codes, used for the analysis of pressure vessels an d pipes are briefly discussed and presented. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevi er Science Ltd.