{"operation":"document","citation":"LAC 43:XIII §913","title":"Longitudinal Joint Factor (E) for Steel Pipe [49 CFR 192.113]","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Louisiana Office of Conservation","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":null,"summary":"A. The longitudinal joint factor to be used in the design formula in §905 is determined in accordance with the following table. Specification Pipe Class Longitudinal Joint Factor (E) ASTM A53/A53M (incorporated by reference, see § 507) Seamless 1. 00 Electric resistance welded 1. 00 Furnace butt wel","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-913.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-913.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/la-lac-43-xiii-913","source_url":"https://www.doa.la.gov/doa/osr/louisiana-administrative-code/","body":"A. The longitudinal joint factor to be used in the design formula in §905 is determined in accordance with the following table.\n\nSpecification\n\nPipe Class\n\nLongitudinal Joint Factor (E)\n\nASTM A53/A53M (incorporated by reference, see § 507)\n\nSeamless\n\n1. 00\n\nElectric resistance welded\n\n1. 00\n\nFurnace butt welded\n\n.60\n\nASTM A106/A106M\n\n(incorporated by reference, see § 507)\n\nSeamless\n\n1. 00\n\nASTM A333/A333M (incorporated by reference, see § 507)\n\nSeamless\n\n1. 00\n\nElectric resistance welded\n\n1. 00\n\nASTM A381 (incorporated by reference, see § 507)\n\nDouble submerged arc welded\n\n1. 00\n\nASTM A671/A671M (incorporated by reference, see § 507)\n\nElectric fusion welded\n\n1. 00\n\nASTM A672 (incorporated by reference, see § 507)\n\nElectric fusion welded\n\n1. 00\n\nASTM A691 (incorporated by reference, see § 507)\n\nElectric fusion welded\n\n1. 00\n\nAPI Spec 5L (incorporated by reference, see § 507)\n\nSeamless\n\n1. 00\n\nElectric resistance welded\n\n1. 00\n\nElectric flash welded\n\n1. 00\n\nSubmerged arc welded\n\n1. 00\n\nFurnace butt welded\n\n.60\n\nOther\n\nPipe over 4 inches (102 millimeters)\n\n.80\n\nOther\n\nPipe 4 inches (102 millimeters) or less\n\n.60\n\nB. If the type of longitudinal joint cannot be determined, the joint factor to be used must not exceed that designated for \"Other.\" [49 CFR 192.113]\n\nAUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.\n\nHISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:222 (April 1983), amended LR 10:514 (July 1984), LR 18:855 (August 1992), LR 20:444 (April 1994), LR 27:1538 (September 2001), LR 30:1231 (June 2004), LR 31:681 (March 2005), LR 44:1036 (June 2018), amended by the Department of Conservation and Energy, Office of Enforcement, LR 51:1831 (November 2025).","truncated":false,"body_characters":1747}