Q. Eq. 11 is missing from the stress summary of ASME NC 1972 +1972 W addenda in AutoPIPE, why?


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April 2024
23.00.01.367

Problem:

Eq. 11 is missing from the stress summary of ASME NC 1972 +1972 W addenda  in AutoPIPE, why?

Solution:

 For ASME NC 1972 +1972 W addenda, stress summary does not have any configurations for equation 11. From the dialog above, press the help and review the following subsection:

"Class 2 and 3 Equations (Regular NC/ND):> A. For code years before 1992 + 1994 Addenda, the following loads cases are associated with the equations in the summary.". 

Please note Equation 11 will be calculated based on the settings of equation 10. 

See Also

ASME BPV-III-1-NC, AutoPIPE Nuclear Piping Code FAQ

Bentley AutoPIPE