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Is there any way to justify to the customer the use of a 2" long weld neck as an inspection opening on a 24" OD vessel? This design slipped through the cracks. It is built & installed on the skid. It would be very costly at this point to repair. The local jurisdiction & the AI will...
Could we say that an impact test specimen consists of the base material, the HAZ & the weld? Also, if a vessel is built to ASME Section VIII Div.1, the impact test requirements to be met are in Figure UG-84.1? For the example above in Figure UG-84.1, 2.25" thk plate (SA-516-70N) the energy...
Please help me understand the following:
For UG-84(g)(5), How are the impact test energy values established for the "base materials"? Does "base material" refer to the impact test specimen energy value requirement from Figure UG-84.1 that is to be met? Or is it the energy values of the...