On Sep 12, 2007, at 7:20 AM, Ken Nisly-Nagele wrote:
> Although I explicitly asked in the RFQ for the manufacturer to confirm
> compliance of tied joints with B31.1, one supplier did not say that
> a tied
> joint would not meet B31.1, but only offered an externally
> pressurized joint
> to comply with B31.1. That response has made me "uneasy". A second
> manufacturer has not yet responded.
If you haven't already, go over the provisions for expansion joints
in Section VIII Div 1. You should get a good notion of what's good
practice and what isn't. If need be work out a design for yourself so
you can talk to vendors about what you need and what will comply.
Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at chrisw@skypoint.com | this distance" (last words of Gen.
.......................................| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania1864)
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