By Liang-Chuan Peng and Tsen-Loong Peng
 
"Peng’s book provides so much information with exactlythe right 'depth' as to be very useful to the seasoned engineer aswell as the fledglings (the fledglings will read this book manytimes after their first reading). . . . There is now a 'New GoldStandard'."
 --John Breen, Becht Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA

"L.C.'s book . . . is sure to become a true classic in ourindustry."
--James A. Wingate, P.E., Taylors, SC

An up-to-date and practical reference book on pipingengineering and stress analysis, this book emphasizes three mainconcepts: using engineering common sense to foresee a potentialpiping stress problem, performing the stress analysis to confirmthe problem, and lastly, optimizing the design to solve theproblem. Systematically, the book proceeds from basic pipingflexibility analyses, spring hanger selections, and expansion jointapplications, to vibration stress evaluations and general dynamicanalyses. Emphasis is placed on the interface with connectingequipment such as vessels, tanks, heaters, turbines, pumps andcompressors. Chapters dealing with discontinuity stresses, specialthermal problems and cross-country pipelines are also included.

The book is ideal for piping engineers, piping designers, plantengineers, and mechanical engineers working in the power, petroleumrefining, chemical, food processing, and pharmaceutical industries.It will also serve as a reference for engineers working in buildingand transportation services. It can be used as an advance text forgraduate students in these fields.