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ERW Pipe Efficiency
ERW Pipe Efficiency
joint efficiency E = 1.0 when the spot radiography requirements of UW-11(a)(5)(-b)are met
joint efficiency E = 0.85 when
if the seamless portion of the vessel is connected to other portions by other than category A or B
welds a joint efficiency of 1 shall apply
if the seamless portion of the vessel is connected to other portions by category A or B welds and this
welds are types 1 or 2 and spot radiography requirements of UW-11(a)(5)(-b)are met a joint efficiency
of 1 shall apply.
if the seamless portion of the vessel is connected to other portions by category A or B welds and this
welds are other types than 1 or 2 a joint efficiency of 0.85 shall apply.
if the seamless portion of the vessel is connected to other portions by category A or B welds and this
welds are types 1 or 2 and spot radiography requirements of UW-11(a)(5)(-b)are not met a joint
efficiency of 0.85 shall apply.
For welded pipes endnote 8 of UG-8 have to considered. Only welded pipes without filler metal added are
considered as material. For these materials in the allowable stresses of ASME II-D a quality factor of 0.85 is
included (see Table 1-100 Criteria for Establishing Allowable Stress Values for Tables 1A and 1B).