> Why is that the B31.3 formula for blanks not be used for a flat plate
> welded
> to the end of a pipe. Is it because the end connections are not same
> in the
> 2 cases?
The method of connection between the shell and the flay plate affects
the stress in the plate. You can see how the design differs from Figure
UG-34 in Section VIII div 1. With a bolted connection the edge moment
induced by the bolt load has to be considered.
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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