Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Re: [MW:5064] Hydrotest of Piping System

Further, ASME B31.3 utilizes a 3:1 safety factor in the Allowable
Stress Design of piping systems. So, it is unlikely that a 150%
hydrotest will weaken the system.

On 2010-05-04, at 0:37, Kathalingam Babu <kathalingam.qaqc@ppl.com.sg>
wrote:

> Hi
>
> On top of below mail, the materials will be weaken only if the test
> pressure exceeds the yield strength of the materials.
>
> In all codes, the test pressure will consider the above fact and
> test temperature, so the weakening of materials is rare if you
> follow appropriate fabrication procedures.
>
> Consideration shall be given what was the cause of failure, rather
> than how many time hydrotest allowed.
>
> Rgds,
>
> K.Babu
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathalingam Babu" <kathalingam.qaqc@ppl.com.sg
> >
> To: <materials-welding@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [MW:5042] Hydrotest of Piping System
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> For your info, if the system fails , it doesn't mean, your weaking
>> the materials.
>>
>> I don't think , there is any restriction on how many times the
>> hydrotest allowed.
>>
>> Rgds,
>>
>> K.Babu
>> Singapore
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "dhinesh gnanadhas" <dhineshlhmm@gmail.com
>> >
>> To: "Materials & Welding" <materials-welding@googlegroups.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:03 PM
>> Subject: [MW:5042] Hydrotest of Piping System
>>
>>
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> If the piping system getting fails in every test. Howmany times we
>>> can
>>> do the hydro test for the same piping system?
>>>
>>> If we are doing the the hydrotest, we are weakening the pipe
>>> material.
>>> So, Howmany times the same system can be allowed to retest?
>>>
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