Dear members, I have a doubt regarding the repair of girth weld defects (lack of fusion in this case) in gas pipelines.
The indication in the documents I´ve consulted (ASME B31.8, ASME PCC2, API1160, ASME B31.4, although for liquids the last two) as well as some bibliography, is that type A...
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At the company i work for a 20,000 m3 is being out-of-service inspected. We are interested in determining the concrete pad condition under a moderately to severe corroded bottom. We are planning to visually inspect this foundation under the bottom plates which are to be replaced...
Hi 99491;
Sorry for the delay. I am attaching an excel spreadsheet for differential settlement calculations. I haven´t used it so it´s better if you check out the results first. Hope it´s useful...
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I am in the process of collecting design information of a Gas Dehydration Unit (Glycol) for FFS evaluation. Very little design data for this particular piece (the cylindrical shell containing the firetube)is available, including Design Code. While researching in order to determine...
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I would appreciate if someone could tell if there exists a standard for available commercial thicknesses for PV&B plates equivalent to ASME B36.10M for pipe. And for tank plates?
Thank you.
SJones, thank you for your reply. The option of polyethylene lining was among the considered alternatives at first. We ruled it out because:
_The HDPE Liner Contractor advised us that, as the pipelines have internal sleeves for coating protection at welded joints, these sleeves created strained...
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In our company, O&G Exploration and Production, we use internally coated injection water lines for Secondary Recovery. These lines range from 6 to 12 inches in diameter and have been in service for more than 10 years. The system handles highly corrosive and scale forming fluid...
