Pad Thk tp - CAESAR II - Help

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Specifies tp, the thickness of the reinforcing pad for reinforced fabricated or full encirclement tees. The pad thickness is only valid for these intersection types. If the thickness is left blank or the value entered is zero, the software uses the SIFs for an unreinforced fabricated tee.

In most piping codes, including B31J, the beneficial effect of the pad thickness is limited to 1.5 times the nominal thickness of the header. For B31J, this property applies to reinforced tees. See Type or Intersection Types.

EN13480 limits the reinforcing pad thickness to the nominal thickness of the header.

The Swedish piping code uses a value of 2.5.

This factor does not apply in BS 806 or Z184.