Restraint Data in Local Element Coordinates - CAESAR II - Help

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A new report Local Restraint Loads, is available to assist in dealing with restraint loads on skewed nozzles. This report uses the local coordinate system of the "defining" element (because restraints do not have a local coordinate system). If the restraint is defined on the straight element to which the restraint is attached, then the proper orientation of local loads is reported in the Local Restraint Loads report. However, if the restraint was defined on some other element, or on the mid-side node of a bend, then the loads reported in the Local Restraint Loads report are associated with the local coordinate system of that defining element.