Function errors/warnings/messages
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Compose pipe data model
Function ready condition: All '(R)equired'-input data tables tested
Function error condition: 14 error conditions, 15 warning conditions, 4 messages
Dia/wall thickness ratio ≤ 2
Diameter/wall thickness ratio is less than or equal to 2.
•output table PIPEDIM will become questioned
Bendradius/dout ratio less than 0.5
Bend radius / outer diameter ratio is less than 0.5.
•output table PIPEDIM will become questioned
Material name 'name' not found
The material reference name specified in input table MATL has not been specified in input table ISTROP or ANTROP.
•output table PIPEMAT will become questioned with the relevant reference name marked by [Error!]
•output table PIPEDIM has not been produced
COR-AL > 50% of T-NOM
The corrosion allowance exceeds half of the nominal wall thickness.
•output tables will be produced
•output table PIPEDIM will become questioned
Material 'name' found more than once
A material reference name specified in input table MATL has been specified in both input table ISTROP and ANTROP.
•output table PIPEMAT will become questioned with the relevant reference name marked by [Error!]
•output table PIPEDIM has not been produced
'name' from TEECONF missing in TEESPEC
The Tee reference name in table TEESPEC does not occur in table TEECONF.
•no output tables have been produced except T-SDATA which has been questioned.
Water level not defined
In table DEADW in column WLEVEL the specification YES exists and input table W-LEVEL does not exist.
•output tables PIPEMAT and PIPEDIM have been produced
(The water level is required to be able to distinguish between submerged and above water pipeline sections.)
Anisotropic material in code not allowed
An anisotropic material has been specified and applied while the Analysis Type has been set to 'NEN 3650', 'ASME B31.8' or 'Belgian Law'.
•output table PIPEMAT will become questioned
•output table PIPEDIM has not been produced
(The above analysis types are not valid for pipelines made from anisotropic material.))
L-BRN ≤ 0.5*D-RUN of tee 'name'
The length of the branch of a tee is not realistic with respect to the diameter of the run.
•output tables PIPEMAT and T-SDATA have been produced
•output table PIPEDIM has not been produced
L-RUN ≤ 0.5*D-BRN of tee 'name'
The length of the run of a tee is not realistic with respect to the diameter of the branch.
•output tables PIPEMAT and T-SDATA have been produced
•output table PIPEDIM has not been produced
WLEVEL specified as both Yes and No
Either Deadw1 and Deadw2 are considered to be a jump in the deadweight, or as the deadweight under and above water. A combination of both is not allowed.
SIS‘id’ inner pipe does not fit outer pipe
The outer diameter of the inner pipe is equal or larger than the inner diameter of the outer pipe for the specified SIS section. The pipes physically do not fit into each other. Per outer pipe element the accompanying inner pipe element is checked.
Tee 'teeref' D-BRN greater than D-RUN
Diameter of the tee branch cannot be greater than the tee run diameter.
Mitre bend 'ident' crotch 'value'<0
The crotch C of the mitre bend is smaller than 0, which is not allowed.
Small diameter/wall thickness ratio
Small diameter/wall thickness ratio occurs, the D/t ratio is smaller than 20.
•output tables will be produced
(See table 'Pipe dimension data' [PIPEDIM].)
Bendpar in table PIPEDIM less than 0.2
Bend parameter does not meet value criterion.
•output tables will be produced
(The bendpar value should not be less than 0.2 (for explanation see table PIPEDIM or function CALPIPE).)
Extreme syield/young ratio
Extreme σyield / Young modulus ratio occurs.
•output tables will be produced
(Ratio exceeds 1 or is less than .0001.)
Wallth. too small for specified code
The wall thickness specified does not meet the minimum wall thickness criteria of the Code specified in the Analysis Type.
•output tables will be produced
(With the NEN3650 code: If the wall thickness meets the group II criteria, but not the group I criteria, message M310/4 is also generated.)
Diam pipes adjacent to 'title' unequal - or - wall pipes adjacent to 'title' unequal
The diameter or wall thickness of the matching pipe is different for the run elements of a Tee.
•output tables will be produced
('title'= CONNAME from input table CONNECT and output table T-CDATA. when calculating the stress intensification factors, the highest values are applied.)
Wall for tee 'title' < wall adj. elem
The wall thickness specified for a tee element is less than the wall thickness of the adjacent (matching) pipe element.
•output tables will be produced
('title'= CONNAME from input table CONNECT and output table T-CDATA.)
Nu-XF + Nu-FX > 1.0
The Poisson's ratio's of anisotropic material has been specified such that the sum exceeds 1.
•output tables will be produced
(Theoretically the sum of the Poisson's ratio's cannot exceed 1, however, this may be slightly the case for the values measured by the manufacturers.)
Large tolerances elem. 'num'-'num'.
Wall thickness tolerance is large compared to wall thickness itself.
(Tolerance is more than 50% of wall thickness.)
Wall Welded-On tee 'title' > adj. elem
The wall thickness of the run of the welded-on tee named 'title' is larger than the wall thickness of the adjacent element(s) / matching pipe(s). With this type of tee, the wall thickness of the run should be identical to that of the matching pipe(s).
•output tables will be produced
('title'= CONNAME from input table CONNECT and output table T-CDATA.)
Extreme diameter/wall thickness ratio
Extreme diameter/wall thickness ratio occurs, the D/t ratio is smaller than 5 or larger than 200.
•output tables will be produced
(See table 'Pipe dimension data' [PIPEDIM]. Note that design function 6 cannot be calculated with ratios smaller than 5)
Mitre bend 'ident' l-segm not accurate
For a single kink mitre bend L-SEGM in table POLYDIF should be calculated as close as feasible to 2 x L1 (as shown below) in order to get the correct bend tangent points. The value of L1 is reported in table BENDFAC, but can also be calculated using the formula.
Mitre bend 'ident' radius too small
Bend radius R should not be less than 2.5 r
With a ratio (far) less than 2.5 the theory applied is inappropriate.
Mitre bend 'ident' crotch too small
The crotch C should not be less than Do
Antrop mat. is calculated as mat. linear
Anisotropic materials are always calculated material linear.
•output tables will be produced
Mitre 'ident' cant calc as antrop mat.
Mitre bend cannot be calculated as anisotropic material.
•output tables will be produced
Diameter/wall thickness of tees changed
The wall thickness or diameter specified in table TEESPEC is different from the values for the pipe section in table WALL and DIAM.
•output tables will be produced
(This message is given because the differences may not be intended and the result of input errors.)
(drun-dpipe) for tee 'title' > wall
The difference between the diameter of a Tee run element and the adjacent pipe element exceeds the greater wall thickness.
•output tables will be produced
('title'= CONNAME from input table CONNECT and output table T-CDATA. this message is given because the differences may not be intended and the result of input errors.)
Deadweight under water > above water
The deadweight specified for a submerged pipeline section exceeds the above water value in table DEADW.
W310/4 valid for group I pipelines
The wall thickness specified does meet the minimum wall thickness criteria for group II types of pipelines as defined in the NEN3650-2:2012 code. However, it does not meet the group I minimum wall thickness criteria.
H3104, last changed: 08/08/2018
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