Re: pressure test thoughts

From: <Christopher>
Date: Wed Sep 07 2005 - 11:43:00 EDT

On Sep 7, 2005, at 12:54 AM, tomcruz55 wrote:

> There are cases where we hydro an existing piping system (SCC
> attack) just slightly above its operating pressure since everytime
> we do the 1.3X test pressure - cracks just keep opening/appearing.
Maybe this is Mother Nature's way of telling you not to cut things too closely...

Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=ElofNSUDZZfV7GYnmSLjP7nhDKWawk6ggVttOKlbZnGzUxW9_UFPyN7vR0xdfVemWLTTgO02xp3eEsumxFc">chrisw@skypoint.com</a> | this distance" (last words of Gen.

.......................................| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania

1864)
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