The PDS to Stress Analysis Symbol Map is used to map each PDS component to a generic stress analysis component. The table itself is composed of three columns of data that are position dependent. You can add comments to the table by placing an ! in column 1. A table entry consists of one row of data. Each column in a row is discussed below.
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PDS Item Name
The PDS item name is the index into the table. Each PDS item existing in a pipeline must have an entry for it in this table. As a component is processed, this table is searched for an entry for the current component.
Only the first 6 characters of the item name are used by the symbol map.
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Stress Analysis Generic Name
The STRESS symbol name is the primary output from this table. The symbol names are two characters in length. The Intergraph default generic names include:
3W
3-WAY VALVES
4W
4-WAY VALVES
AV
ANGLE VALVES
CR
CROSSES
EL
ELBOWS AND MITERS
ER
ECCENTRIC REDUCERS
FL
FLANGES
FX
EXPANSION JOINTS
HA
PIPE SUPPORTS and HANGERS
MT
For future use
NP
NIPPLES
PI
PIPE
RB
RIGID BODIES
RD
CONCENTRIC REDUCERS
RE
RESTRAINTS
RI
BENT PIPE
TE
TEES
TF
OLETS and BRANCH WELDS
TI
SADDLE
TO
OLETS
TR
PADS
TS
SWEPOLETS
TU
BRANCH COMPONENTS
TW
TEE
VA
INLINE VALVES
XX
COUPLINGS
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Valve Type Descriptor
Another output from this table is a valve type used for valves only. You can map the valve type into a PROP record. (Refer to the Options File section for more information.)
Intergraph delivers the PDS to Stress Analysis Map table in c:\win32app\ingr\pdstress\dat\pdstress.tbl.