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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

MINIMUM GAP BETWEEN WELDINGS - THUMB RULE


Minimum Distance between welds



TYPE OF WELD

Minimum Distance

Pipe Size

A

Branch
connections (with or without reinforcing pads or olets)

and Circumferential welds

The
larger of

50mm (or) 4xT

All Sizes

B

Two
circumferential welds

The larger of

50mm (or) 4xT

100mm (or) 4xT

150mm (or) 4xT

<=6" Pipes

8" to 12" Pipes

14" and above

C

Two
adjacent fillet welds

Smaller of

40mm (or) 3xT

All Sizes


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3 comments:

  1. Interesting post. I am looking for blogs related Electrical conduit pipes manufacturers.
    Its looks good but it needs more clarifications. Thank you for your post.





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  2. The accurate measurements for welding. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Normativa de referencia??

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