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Documenting Strengthening Effect

Thread starter zetrocrak
Start date Mar 7, 2013

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Mar 7, 2013

zetrocrak

Mechanical

According to API 17G, cladding cannot be included when calculating thicknesses "unless the strengthening effect is documented." (12.6.4.5)

Would doing an FEA count as documenting the strengthening effect or what exactly does it mean?

Thanks in advance.