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Standard Designation: BPV Section VIII Div 1
Edition/Addenda:
Para./Fig./Table No:
Subject Description: Section VIII, Division 1, UG-32(j)
Date Issued: 11/25/1987
Record Number: BC87-302
Interpretation Number : VIII-1-86-175
Question(s) and Reply(ies):
      Question (1): Does a torispherical head satisfy Code requirements if the inside crown radius exceeds the outside diameter in the corroded condition but meets the requirement of UG-32(j) in the noncorroded condition?

      Reply (1): No; see Appendix 1-4.

      Question (2): If the answer to Question (1) above is no, which paragraph of the Code should the thickness of the torispherical head be calculated?

      Reply (2): The torispherical head must meet the requirements of UG-32.



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