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EN 13480-1:2002 "Metallic industrial piping - Part 1: General"

Number

Clause, subclause, paragraph

Subject

Follow-up
1-001 General Interpretation of the code INTERPRETATION
1-002 General New piping systems for nuclear use INTERPRETATION
1-003 General Materials INTERPRETATION
1-004 General Accessories involved in pipelines INTERPRETATION
1-008 General Applicability of PED INTERPRETATION
1-009 Clause 1 Piping systems for nuclear use INTERPRETATION
1-007 4.1 Radiators and pipes in warm heating\par systems INTERPRETATION
1-006 4.2 Piping Class 0, I, II, III INTERPRETATION

EN 13480-2:2002 "Metallic industrial piping - Part 2: Materials"

Number

Clause, subclause, paragraph

Subject

Follow-up
2-021 General Design values for the temperature of 0°C INTERPRETATION
2-022 General Accepted values for expansion coefficients and Young Modulus versus temperature for piping materials to be used in EN-13480 INTERPRETATION
2-027 General Materials to be used INTERPRETATION
2-028 4.1.6 Impact testing of material INTERPRETATION
2-024 B.2.2.3 Meaning RT (room temperature) INTERPRETATION

EN 13480-3:2002 "Metallic industrial piping - Part 3: Design and calculation"

Number

Clause, subclause, paragraph

Subject

Follow-up
3-153 General Tees INTERPRETATION
3-016 Scope Standard not applicable to nuclear use INTERPRETATION
3-006 4.2.5.2.1 Seismic conditions and thermal expansion INTERPRETATION
3-072 5.3.2 Calculation of the allowable design stress INTERPRETATION
3-110 Table 5.3.2-1 Safety factor as a function of mean creep rupture strength related to time INTERPRETATION
3-132 5.3.2.1 1% mean creep strain values at 100 000 h INTERPRETATION
3-149 Table 6.2.3-1 Wall thickness of a pipe INTERPRETATION
3-055 6.3.1 Mitre bends INTERPRETATION
3-102 6.4.5 Definition of the junction for conical shells INTERPRETATION
3-058 6.4.6.1 and 6.4.8 Weld seam and test conditions INTERPRETATION
3-135 7.2.3 Figure 7.2.3-4
Equations 7.2.3-2, 7.2.3-12, 7.2.3-15 and 7.2.3-16
INTERPRETATION
3-143 8.3.8 Term "extruded" INTERPRETATION
3-007 Equations 12.3.3.1 and 12.3.4-2 Seismic load and thermal expansion in flexibility analysis INTERPRETATION
3-145 12.2.10 and 13.3.10 Rod angulation INTERPRETATION
3-134 13.3.1 Angulation of the support rod from the vertical INTERPRETATION
3-121 A.2.2.2 b) Rigide and flexible piping INTERPRETATION
3-071 Annex D Use of Annex D for the dimensioning of flanges INTERPRETATION
3-122 Annex G Material characteristics INTERPRETATION
3-144 Table H.3 Wall thickness of Tees INTERPRETATION

EN 13480-4:2002 "Metallic industrial piping - Part 4: Fabrication and installation"

Number

Clause, subclause, paragraph

Subject

Follow-up
4-011 7.4 Tolerances applicable to wall thickness thinning during the bending process INTERPRETATION
4-012 9.12 Backing Ring INTERPRETATION

EN 13480-5:2002 "Metallic industrial piping - Part 5: Inspection and testing"

Number

Clause, subclause, paragraph

Subject

Follow-up
5-012 8.2 Circumferential butt weld INTERPRETATION
5-013 Table 8.2.1 Piping system for water industry INTERPRETATION

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