Technical Papers

LC Peng, founder of PENG ENGINEERING, is a leading authority in the field of pipe stress analysis and piping engineering.

LC Peng has authored, co-authored and presented many technical papers on these subjects. Electronic versions of his most popular papers are available below.

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• Analysis of ASME B31.3 Appendix-S Examples with SIMFLEX-II Pipe Stress Software and Approach
• Understanding Piping Code Stress Evaluation Paradoxes And ASME B31.3 Appendix P
• The Art of Checking Pipe Stress Computer Programs
• Treatment of Support Friction in Pipe Stress Analysis
• Local Stresses in Vessels - Notes on the Application of WRC-107 and WRC-297
• Quick Check on Piping Flexibility
• Toward More Consistent Pipe Stress Analysis
• Evaluation of Flanged Connection Due to Piping Load
• An Interpretation on Pressure Elongation in Piping Systems
• The Art of Designing Pipe Support Systems
• Rethinking the Allowable Pipe Load on Rotating Equipment Nozzles
• Stress Analysis Methods for Underground Pipe Lines: Part 1 - Basic Calculations
• Stress Analysis Methods for Underground Pipe Lines: Part 2 - Soil-Pipe Interaction
• Equipment Reliability Improvement through Reduced Pipe Stress
• Cold Spring of Restrained Piping System
• Computer Application to the Piping Analysis Requirements of ASME Section III, Subscribe NB-3600
• Thermal Insulation and Pipe Stress
• Hazardous Situations Created by Improper Piping Analyses