Custom Output Reports in CAESAR II

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Custom Output Reports in CAESAR II

Nigel Marsh
Chief Pipe Stress Analysis Engineer
Worley Parsons Australia
Custom Output Reports in CAESAR II

Content
 CAESAR II Output Module
 Building Custom Reports
 Sharing Custom Reports
 Typical Custom Reports
 Other Output Module Features
Custom Output Reports in CAESAR II

Content
 CAESAR II Output Module
 Building Custom Reports
 Sharing Custom Reports
 Typical Custom Reports
 Other Output Module Features
CAESAR II Output Module

Standard reports
can not be
modified

Custom reports
are stored in
system folder
and available for
all models
CAESAR II Output Module

Types of output reports


 Individual
 Summary
 Code compliance
 Nozzle check
CAESAR II Output Module

 Individual
 Each load case
reported separately
CAESAR II Output Module

Types of output reports


 Summary
 Loads cases together for each node
CAESAR II Output Module

Types of output reports


 Code compliance
 Code compliance
statement
 Loads cases
together for each
node
CAESAR II Output Module

Types of output reports


 Nozzle check
Building Custom Reports

 Custom reports tool bar 


Report Template Editor 

Name

Settings

Preview

Data
Report Name
Report Settings

Summary line

Print node on
each line
Report Settings

Print node on
each line
Summary line - off 
Output Data

Click on to
open / close
Output Data

  Available output data


Output Data

Position in report

Decimal places

Sorts data
- ascending
- descending

Custom name

Column width
0 removes column
-1 default width

Precision based on
units displayed

Label used in
unit conversion
Output Data

 Combine output types e.g.. Displacements and Restraints


Standard report at template
Standard report at template
Standard report at template
Sharing Custom Reports

 Exported into file test.C2RPT


 Standardise on projects / company
Typical Custom Reports

 Displacement summary
Typical Custom Reports

 Flange summary
Typical Custom Reports

 Local restraint summary


Custom Reports

 Questions?
Filters

 Filter on Node
number 
 Node filter not
applied to stress
summary
Filters

 Filter options

Fields;
Within result type; eg
- Displacements
or - Restraints

Classes;
Between result types; eg
- between Displacements
and Restraints in the
extended results summary
Filters

 Filter on result
value
Filters

 Use Line number to filter out boundary conditions


Filters

 Filter on restraint
CNode
 Exclude soil
restraints
Using Labels
Using Labels
Sorting

 Sort results Double click on


column heading
Element Listing

 Element listing controlled by ELEMENT.INP


 ELEMENT#.INP are templates that can be used
 Other reports have INP files

P1=‘:6:4 PRESSURE+

6 digits before decimal place


4 digits after decimal place
Summary

 Custom reports saves time


 Custom reports improves accuracy
 Share custom reports
 Other Output Features

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