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When to utilize Caesar's liberal stress allowables?
Hello all- there's a good amount of info on WHAT caesar's liberal stress allowable check box is doing in terms of the calculations. My question to those in the pipe stress industry is WHEN do you use this vs not using this? My company has taken the approach to essentially never utilize the...- jseag
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- Forum: COADE, Inc.: CAESAR II
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Hot Tap Testing?!
I follow you. So if you follow RP2201 and hydro at a max of 1.1x operating, to certify welds per B31.3 you'd need to utilize other NDE means.- jseag
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- Forum: Pipelines, Piping and Fluid Mechanics engineering
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Hot Tap Testing?!
LittleInch, thanks for replying! I guess what I'm trying to gather is what is everyone else doing? You say I can do more than anyone else does, but what is it that everyone else does? I'm simply just gathering info, we let the experts do what they do, but it seems we hear from the hot...- jseag
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- Forum: Pipelines, Piping and Fluid Mechanics engineering
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Hot Tap Testing?!
I'm confused with the testing of piping hot taps in B31.3 piping, please help clear it up for me! I'm hearing all kinds of different opinion as to what the welds shall be tested at prior to cutting out the coupon in any scenario- whether it is a split tee or weldolet branch connection. API...- jseag
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- Forum: Pipelines, Piping and Fluid Mechanics engineering
