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  1. PaperEngr

    B31.4 Weld Inspection "Per Day" requirement

    Thank you all for the guidance. Never had the opportunity to see pipeline being welded up. Having multiple welders working together explains a lot. FYI these are not cross country. None more than a few miles. Can't say anymore than that.
  2. PaperEngr

    B31.4 Weld Inspection "Per Day" requirement

    A lot of 36" - 48", 1" wall, API 5L-60. Looking at the link for thick wall welds, the detail shows 10 passes using vertical welds for a 1" thick wall. On a 36" diameter pipe that's 3.1416*36*10 = 1131 inches of weld. Even at 100"/hr, that's a full day's work. Which brings me back to the "per...
  3. PaperEngr

    B31.4 Weld Inspection "Per Day" requirement

    Appreciate the quick response. Will re-check what the fabricator is estimating for these welds.
  4. PaperEngr

    B31.4 Weld Inspection "Per Day" requirement

    Hello everyone, Wondered if anyone had any experience with this: B31.4 2016 Para. 434.8.5.3 states that above a hoop stress of 20% of yield, a minimum of 10% of girth welds "completed each day" are to be inspected. What does this mean for large pipes where one girth weld takes most or all of...
  5. PaperEngr

    Nozzle rotation and flexibility for nozzle with internal piping

    Gentlemen, Appreciate your responses. I will re-incorporate the rotation as per your recommendations.
  6. PaperEngr

    Nozzle rotation and flexibility for nozzle with internal piping

    Hello, I have an API-650 tank, with two 24" nozzles. One nozzle has internal piping going back to the center of the tank, the other has none. The internal piping would be supported about every 20' with goalpost type supports (no hold-downs). I am trying to determine what effect the internal...
  7. PaperEngr

    Line List Info on Piping ISOs?

    For the PE who has to stamp the iso - having a note that says "See Line List" for the design conditions and hydrotest pressure is a bit like signing a blank check.
  8. PaperEngr

    Pipe Risers Height

    I have always seen face of flange set at least 12" above top of grade. That's for process or cooling water lines. Drain lines probably aren't as critical.
  9. PaperEngr

    Caesar Giving Displacements more than the allowed guide gap

    Probably a negative movement in the gravity case. Then a positive movement in the thermal case. The thermal movement will then be the absolute sum of the two, therefore greater than 3mm.
  10. PaperEngr

    FEA on pipe flange below MDMT

    Thanks to you both for your input. We'll have to wait and see what the Client chooses to do.
  11. PaperEngr

    FEA on pipe flange below MDMT

    We have some existing A105N, B16.5 flanges that have not been impact tested. New upset conditions would be -48C at nearly atmospheric pressure for 15-30 minutes. Most of the time it will be at ambient. We have done pipe stress analysis and checked flange leakage, both are fine based on...
  12. PaperEngr

    vertical load check of bare piping on beams

    Here's one reason not to rest bare pipe on round bar. See attached below.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=013bf15d-7bcb-42b4-9ed8-b0a060205a13&file=Round_Bar_Erosion.pdf
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