	Applies To
	Product(s):	AutoPIPE
	Version(s):	2004, XM, V8i
	Area:	Modeling
	Original Author:	Bentley Technical Support Group
	Date Logged & Current Version	Jan 2015 09.06.01.10

Problem:

Why is it not possible to use elbows with HDPE pipe as with steel pipe?

(Note from AutoPIPE Help: "For HDPE pipes, only Close and Wide are accepted options.")

Solution:

At this time, AutoPIPE has only provided HDPE for B31.1 and ASME NC/ND and that uses the CC-N755-1 provisions. CC-N755-1 only permits miter bends for HDPE and provides B1 & B2 indices for miter and close bends only.

Otherwise, you would need to have stress indices for your HDPE bends that could be manually entered.

01. Why is it not possible to use elbows with HDPE pipe as with steel pipe in AutoPIPE?

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