BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12516-1:2005Industrialvalves—Shelldesignstrength—Part1:TabulationmethodforsteelvalveshellsTheEuropeanStandardEN12516-1:2005hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.060.01����������������������������������������������������������������������LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SunDec1701:17:22GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN12516-1:2005ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon4May2005©BSI4May2005ISBN0580459845NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN12516-1:2005.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteePSE/7,Valves,toSubcommitteePSE/7/1,Valves—Basicstandards,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to111andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SunDec1701:17:22GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy...