pennpiper, that may have addressed my 2nd question, but I am also looking for any relevant code or standard that does address this issue. Additionally, I was looking for feedback on questions #1 and #3.
Those questions are again:
• What, if any, is the relevance to ASME B31.1 of Section...
Sorry folks, new to the forum and I believe I posted my question in the wrong area. Looking for feedback on the following thread (posted to the Welding, Bonding & Fastener engineering forum):
How close by code can two welds be made to each other?
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I have a customer questioning the distance between 2 butt welds on a piping system (photo available) designed (customer spec'd) to B31.1. While they cannot cite a code that prohibits it, they state: "The two closely-spaced weldings is NOT a good practice. Generally there should be enough gap...