Several ASME B31 and EN 13480 Issues Needed to Know by Any Pipe Stress Engineer

ASME B31 and EN 13480 codes have several issued that can lead to under-estimation of sustained and expansion stresses, tee stresses, and bend flexibility factors when using pipe stress analysis software. Pipe stress engineers should know about these issues to avoid wrong and unsafe design. The review of these issues will be presented and how to manage them in piping stress analysis.