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Below is the Revision History for our STACKDES Software Program:

 

Version

Date Rev.

Description of Revisions
5.0.0.4 03/11/08 Corrected bug, the last phi calculated was used for corroded and uncorroded cases (Vortex Shedding)
5.0.0.5 03/28/08 Added Thickness of Gusset (Tg) to Baseplate drawings and resolved a drawing issue with the Height of Gusset (Hg)
Missing Bolt Hole was corrected for the Baseplate drawings.  Lift Extraction now correctly updates any Structural Flange elevations.  Updated NBC to 2005.  Updated ASCE 7-02 to ASCE 7-05
Stiffening rings no longer appear in the analysis when they are removed
Corrected Buy Wire Hardware 'Print Drawings error' when Rope Clips are used at Top and Bottom.  The bottom section was moved further down so rope clip data doesn't overlap.
Added a new type of Guy Lug analysis - 'Double Ring'
Revised security to be a little clearer, and added email and computer description to help diagnose any license issues
Added error loop to try to avoid program crashing if error occurs.  Added a check to see if stiffening rings above top of stack
5.0.0.6 03/30/08 Expanded External Loads to be able to accommodate 50 input lines, and expanded Pressure to accommodate 20 different pressure regions
5.0.0.7 04/06/8 Corrected bug that erases guy wire hardware data
5.0.0.8 04/07/08 Corrected bug with Ls stiffener spacing on riser, when no stiff at top the Ls was off
5.0.0.9 04/28/08 Corrected bug with Circumferential Stiffener, the Ls in numerator was in feet instead of inches, so the results were too liberal
5.0.1.0 05/23/08 Added BS6399-2 wind on customized menu.  Added ability to disable vortex shedding check on customized menu.
Corrected bug in security that sometimes changes computer ID and creates problems with activation/deactivation
5.0.1.1 06/05/08 Corrected bug in DIN 4133 fatigue calculation, the N value was being calculated by method other than DIN
5.0.1.2 06/26/08 Revised so that deflection calculation is based upon load with no impact factor applied
Corrected bug where pressure displayed as wrong value on Output when metric units selected (Calc's were correct).
Corrected some values for Turnbuckles that have been revised in latest Crosby catalog
Corrected bug in anchor chair calc that displayed wrong My value for top plate calc.  It was correct, just My wrong
Corrected 'b' to be 'm' in local stress calc of anchor chair.
5.0.1.3 09/11/08 Corrections made to CICIND to properly account for base elevation of stack above grade
Correction made to stiffening ring stress and weld stress which displayed for single guy lug in detailed output
5.0.1.4 09/13/08 Corrected bug when manual wind pressures entered, shape factor for small piping zero
5.0.1.5 09/24/08 Corrected bug in ASCE 7-05 calculation of Gf per Egn 6-8
5.0.1.6 01/10/09 Corrected bug with external insulation, the weight was calculating too low
Corrected bug calculation of Clat for Eurocode grouped stacks, which used LN instead of Log10
Revised to automatically include guy lug attachments in wt and wind area calculations
Updated references in IBC 2006, and corrected some CSmin calculations.  Also referenced ASCE 7-05
Corrected DIN 4133 calculations, the Sa was not right when metric units selected.  Also when N>5e6 the range should be constant
Add a new option to STS screen that allows user to elect to perform vortex shedding analysis per Variable Diameter Criteria in STS
5.0.1.7 01/14/09 Corrected Eurocode vortex shedding, the Vm should be multiplied by 0.7 to get 10 min mean
5.0.1.8 01/31/09 Guy Lug hard copy sometimes incorrect, this was fixed
Printing output sometimes has 3/4 of first page blank (after printing dwg).  Problem corrected
Printed shackle info on guy wire details when not needed
Vortex shedding, sometimes residual data not cleared, corrected
Add warning to warn user when Deadman data not entered
Don't require user to enter guy wire hardware to perform analysis
Changed menu so user knows which guy lug style was selected
On baseplate and strucflg, changed the summary to be clearer
Automatically update baseplate on main dwg when exiting screen
Clarify that skirt Corrosion Allow taken from CA on Baseplate screen
Add an option for the user to select the flare tip, and update the sketch
Corrected problem of getting warning when you double click on an element
Corrected problem where pressure data not erased when new file created/opened
5.0.1.9 02/10/09 Added platform width option
Corrected bug with adding of guy lug wind area and weight automatically
5.0.2.0 02/22/09 Corrected problem with graphics for flare tip option, and crash when you exit
Corrected bug with platform wt when metric units chosen
5.0.2.1 03/22/09 Corrected stiffening length Ls, it sometimes calculates the wrong value
5.0.2.2 04/01/09 Accidentally left 'stop' in code that was used for debugging, so it was removed
5.0.2.3 04/25/09 Change to allow pressures less than 10 psf to be entered manually
5.0.2.4 05/06/09 Corrected bug that calc wrong wt when strakes and gen attach used, fixed colors on BS wind
5.0.2.5 05/12/09 Corrected bug with UBC wind that if wind speed less than 70 mph, then wrong pressure used
5.0.2.6 05/13/09 Corrected some discrepancies with the deadman reaction table
Self Supported - added operating loads and put all External Loads into the operating load
Removed resize function on analysis output screen because it messes up graphics on some PC's
Corrections to Vzcr calc in STS when Manual Pressures are selected
5.0.2.8 05/12/10 Fixed bug that would crash program.  Removed resize control that was causing display problems
5.0.2.9 10/18/10 Correction to Indian code, wasn't providing correct Moment at foundation for Seismic
When pinned base selected the base shear for stack was not displaying
5.0.3.0 11/02/10 Correct Indian code to perform vortex shedding equiv loads, correct CICIND Re calc
5.0.3.1 11/05/10 Corrected CICIND wind.  It was not considering Base Elevation correctly
5.0.3.2 11/17/10 Corrections to foundation loadings for guyed stacks
5.0.3.3 01/13/11 CICIND correction to vortex shedding for (c1^+2+c2)^0.5)^0.5.  The c2
was incorrectly squared.
5.0.3.5 04/28/11 Reverted back to 5.0.3.3 because changing the write commands put quotes
around all text.