Pipe wall thickness less 12.5% or not for shell reinforcement calcs
Pipe wall thickness less 12.5% or not for shell reinforcement calcs
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When running reinforcement calculations in section VIII Div I for a sch-40 pipe in a cylindrical shell shall I use the published pipe wall thickness or should I enter the pipe wall less 12.5% under tolerance.





RE: Pipe wall thickness less 12.5% or not for shell reinforcement calcs
But do not subtract the pipe wall mill tolerance from the nozzle neck if made of pipe. See definition of "tn" in UG-37(a).
RE: Pipe wall thickness less 12.5% or not for shell reinforcement calcs