I think there was a 1952 edition of ASTM A53. Does anyone have a copy of this, or if there was another one between then and 1957, a copy of it. I need to know the yield strength of a schedule 40 pipe that was part of a building constructed in 1957. Thanks.
MSQUARED, it seems like you took almost the same path I did. In my original post, the column load table I referred to is the same one that you found on page 248. My copy of the 5th edition MSC also includes a copy of ASTM A7 (maybe yours doesn't), on page 326, and it gives a minimum "yield...
I am trying to calculate the capacity of a duct support consisting of a cantilevered carbon steel 4" diameter schedule 40 pipe. The building was constructed in 1957. If I were specifying a pipe member today, I would call out ASTM A53. After doing a little trial-and-error web sleuthing, I...
