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EXPANSION JOINT DESIGN

The Expansion Joint design shall conform to the requirements of these Standards, the
ASME/ANSI Piping Codes and the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes as applicable. The
design of structural attachments shall be in accordance with accepted methods, based on elastic
theory. Circular bellows design shall be based on the equations contained in Section 4.13 with
substantiating test data as stated in Section 4.12. Rectangular bellows design can be evaluated
based on the equations contained in Section 5.
EXPANSION JOINT MANUFACTURING QUALITY
The Expansion Joint manufacturer shall comply with the requirements of Section 6. Each
manufacturer shall be required to furnish, on request. a copy of his Quality Assurance Manual.
INSTALLATION
A. The necessary steps for installing all Expansion Joints shall be preplanned. The installers
shall be made aware of these steps as well as the special instructions furnished by the
manufacturer. Section 8.3. as well as the individual instructions tags furnished by the
manufacturer with the Expansion Joint, provides information necessary to the proper
handling and installation of Expansion Joints.
B. The most critical phases of the Expansion Joint installation are as follows:
a. Care shall be exercised to prevent any damage to the thin bellows section, such
as dents, scores, arc strikes and weld splatter.
b. No movement of the Expansion Joint (compression, extension, lateral offset,
rotation) due to piping misalignment, for example, shall be imposed which has not been
anticipated and designed into the movement capability of the Expansion Joint. If such
movements are imposed. this can result in system malfunction, damage to the bellows
or other components in the system. Specifically, cyclic life can be substantially reduced,
forces imposed on adjacent equipment may exceed their design limits, internal sleeve
clearances may be adversely affected, and the pressure capacity and stability of the
bellows may be reduced.
c. Any field pre-positioning shall be performed in accordance with specific
instructions which include both the direction and magnitude of movement.
d. Anchors, guides and pipe supports shall be installed in strict accordance with the
piping system drawings. Any field variances from planned installation may affect
proper functioning of the Expansion Joint and must be brought to the attention of
competent
design authority for resolution.
e. The Expansion Joint, if provided with internal sleeves, shall be installed with
the proper orientation with respect to flow direction.
f. Once the pipeline anchors or other fixed points are in place, the piping is properly
supported and guided and the Expansion Joint installed, the shipping devices should
be removed in order to allow the Expansion Joint to compensate for changes in
ambient temperature during the remainder of the construction phase.

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