49 C.F.R. § 192.315

Current through October 31, 2024
Section 192.315 - Wrinkle bends in steel pipe
(a) A wrinkle bend may not be made on steel pipe to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop stress of 30 percent, or more, of SMYS.
(b) Each wrinkle bend on steel pipe must comply with the following:
(1) The bend must not have any sharp kinks.
(2) When measured along the crotch of the bend, the wrinkles must be a distance of at least one pipe diameter.
(3) On pipe 16 inches (406 millimeters) or larger in diameter, the bend may not have a deflection of more than 11/2° for each wrinkle.
(4) On pipe containing a longitudinal weld the longitudinal seam must be as near as practicable to the neutral axis of the bend.

49 C.F.R. §192.315

35 FR 13257, Aug. 19, 1970, as amended by Amdt. 192-85, 63 FR 37503, July 13, 1998