Area Replacement 1

[PerroToro]

Any one have a complete worked-out example of basic area replacement showing the limits, etc.?

 

[doct9960]

See L-7 in the Nonmandatory Appendix L of ASME Section VIII Division 1.

 

[chicopee]

OK PerroTorooo..See the .jpg attachment which is a worksheet that I scanned from Pressure Vessels:The ASME Code Simplified by R.Chuse and S.M.Eber,6th Edition.

 

[JohnBreen]

.........and if you want sample branch reinforcement problems for piping, illustrating area of replacement rules, we have provided those in B31.3, Appendix "H". Pay attention to those samples as they address issues like for example the occurrence of openings where there are seam welds.

John