{"operation":"document","citation":"16 NYCRR 255.313","title":"255.313 Bends and elbows.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"New York State Public Service Commission","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":null,"summary":"Transmission and Distribution of Gas. (a) Each field bend in steel pipe must comply with the following criteria:\n\n(1) A bend must not impair the serviceability of the pipe.\n\n(2) Each bend must have a smooth contour and be free from buckling, cracks, or any other mechanical damage.\n\n(b) On pipe containing a longitudinal weld, the longitudinal weld must be as near as practicable to the neutral axi","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ny-nycrr-255-313.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ny-nycrr-255-313.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ny-nycrr-255-313","source_url":"https://govt.westlaw.com/nycrr/Document/I505ce501cd1711dda432a117e6e0f345?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)","body":"(a) Each field bend in steel pipe must comply with the following criteria:\n\n(1) A bend must not impair the serviceability of the pipe.\n\n(2) Each bend must have a smooth contour and be free from buckling, cracks, or any other mechanical damage.\n\n(b) On pipe containing a longitudinal weld, the longitudinal weld must be as near as practicable to the neutral axis of the bend unless:\n\n(1) the bend is made with an internal bending mandrel; or\n\n(2) the pipe is 12 inches (305 millimeters) or less in outside diameter or has a diameter to wall thickness ratio less than 70.\n\n(c) Each circumferential weld of steel pipe which is located where the stress during bending causes a permanent deformation in the pipe must be nondestructively tested after the bending process.\n\n(d) An operator may not install plastic pipe with a bend radius that is less than the minimum bend radius specified by the manufacturer for the diameter of the pipe being installed.\n\n(e) An operator may not install plastic pipe with a bend radius that is less than the minimum bend radius specified by the manufacturer for the diameter of the pipe being installed.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1131}