BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN12516-2:2004Industrialvalves—Shelldesignstrength—Part2:CalculationmethodforsteelvalveshellsTheEuropeanStandardEN12516-2:2004hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.060.01����������������������������������������������������������������������LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SunDec1701:17:39GMT+00:002006,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN12516-2:2004ThisBritishStandardwaspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon23July2004©BSI23July2004ISBN0580441520NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN12516-2:2004.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteePSE/7,Industrialvalves,toSubcommitteePSE/7/6,Industrialvalves:steelvalves,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to88,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SunDec17...