API 579 Fitness for Service
API 579 Fitness for Service
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Can anybody help me interpreting Para 4.4.3.3.c.1 in API 579 codes? The specific sentence says "If L < Lv, the midpoint of L should be located at tmm to establish a length for thickness averaging unless the location of tmm is within L/2 of the zone for thickness averaging"
My query is:
How to determine the location of tmm in reference to the zone for thickness averaging?
Thanks.
My query is:
How to determine the location of tmm in reference to the zone for thickness averaging?
Thanks.





RE: API 579 Fitness for Service
RE: API 579 Fitness for Service
I understand the location of tmm is fixed. However my specific question is the interpretation of the last sentence "...the location of tmm is within L/2 of the zone for thickness averaging".
How can we determine whether the location of tmm is within L/2 of the zone for thickness averaging? As I understand the zone for thickness averaging (Lv) is a length, not a point where we can measure the distance to the tmm location.
Regards,
kEng1