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Paragraph 38 Joint coefficients

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

For welded joints, the joint coefficient must not exceed the following values—

(a)

for equipment subject to destructive and non-destructive tests which confirm that the whole series of joints show no significant defects: 1;

(b)

for equipment subject to random non-destructive testing: 0.85;

(c)

for equipment not subject to non-destructive testing other than visual inspection: 0.7.

(2)

If necessary, in addition to the factors referred to in sub-paragraph (1), the type of stress and the mechanical and technological properties of the joint must also be taken into account.