Dear TGS4,
Many thanks for the response. Apologies, I think I got my wires crossed a bit before, I am trying to qualify some regions of a component that fall outside the scope of Division 1, using Article U-2(g) of ASME VIII Division 1. I think I got a bit carried away in trying to qualify the...
I forgot to add that, since the welds will only be visually inspected I am proposing to use the allowable stresses that would normally be used for an ASME VIII Division 1 analysis (i.e. lower allowables) - image of clamp referenced in first post on this thread included - see attached.
Dear forum members,
I am trying to qualify a pressure containing clamp (see first attached image) using Design by Analysis in accordance with ASME VIII Division 2, and I am particularly interested in how the welded regions are treated by the code with regards to joint efficiency.
According to...
