Table of Contents

Foreword
Committee Roster
Correspondence With the B31 Committee
Introduction
1 General
2 Definitions
3 Document Contents
Nonmandatory Appendices
A - Stress Intensification Factor (SIF) Test Procedure
B - Test Method for Determining Branch Connection Flexibility
    Factors
C - Use of Branch Connection Flexibility Factors in Piping
    System Analysis
D - Sustained Load Test Procedure

Abstract

This Standard sets forth an engineering procedure deemed appropriate for the determination of the fatigue capacity of a piping component or joint in most services, relative to a standard butt-welded joint. The B31 piping Codes provide stress intensification factors for the most common piping components and joints. This Standard presents an experimental method to determine stress intensification factors.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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