Re: [MW:9853] Minimum weld clearance in PIPING

To the best of my knowledge, ASME B31.3 doesn't say anything about it, the below phrase is taken from AS2885.2, and used universally.

Regards
Manpreet Singh



On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:15:49 +0530 Kalyan <chakri.cruise@gmail.com> wrote
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Hi manipreet,

Can you tell me reference standard for the below statement.I heard and saw in asme it's 4 times the wall thickness.

Regards,

Chakri.
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>On Feb 11, 2011, at 2:47 PM, "manpreet " <manpreetsin88@rediffmail.com> wrote:
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Dear Krishan,
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>A weld for a welded pipe or a weld for an attachement to the pipe should not be located within a distance of approximately 6 times the pipe wall nominal thickness or 2" whichever is greater,
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>Regards
>Manpreet Singh
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>On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:08:43 , Krishnakumar M S <krishnakumarms01@yahoo.com> wrote
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Hi
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>Regarding my previous mail for discussion about Minimum weld clearance betewwn PIPE weld and Branch connection, I want to the case for in ASME B31.3 (Process Piping)
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>Thanks and Regards
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>Krishnakumar
>FEDO
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>Sent: Tue, 8 February, 2011 11:55:53 AM
>Subject: Re: [MW:9775] Minimum weld clearance in PIPING
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>Dear Kumar,
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>If you don't specify the design code, there would be an endless discussion for this topic (this has happened before) so please specify the code.
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>Regards
>Manpreet Singh
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>On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:51:10 +0530 Krishnakumar M S wrote
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Hi,
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>>I have a case where the edge of the CS pipe fitting (90 deg. Elbow) coincideswith the branch connection pipe's weld. Header size: 10" and Branch is 2". The fittingedge is supposed to be fillet welded onto the pipe.
>>Is this permissible?
>>Pls tell me the min. clearance between weld ( But weld & Socket weld)
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Thanks
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>>Krishnakumar

FEDO
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Hello,
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