Pipe Fabrication Minimum Tack Length Requirements

Chart A - Symmetrical Pipe Lineal Tack Calculation (Without Counterweight) Pipe Diameter (in) 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 24 30 36 42 48 60 Total Lineal Tack Length Required (Without Counterweight) (in) 1 1 1.32 1.98 2.64 3.3 3.96 4.62 5.28 5.94 6.6 7.92 9.9 11.88 13.86 15.84 19.8 Minimum # of Tacks Required (Without Counterweight) (in) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 Minimum Length of Each Tack (Without Counterweight) (in) 0.25 0.25 0.33 0.495 0.66 0.825 0.99 1.155 1.32 1.485 1.65 1.32 1.65 1.98 2.31 2.64 3.3

Chart B - Asymmetrical Pipe Lineal Tack Calculation (With Counterweight) Pipe Diameter (in) 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 24 30 36 42 48 60 Bridge Rod Sizing Guidelines Pipe Diameter Bridge Rod Size (in) (in) 2-4 6-12 14-24 26-36 42-60 1/8 5/32 3/16 1/4 3/8 Cold Roll Total Lineal Tack Length Required (With Counterweight) (in) 1 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 15 18 21 24 30 Minimum # of Tacks Required (With Counterweight) (in) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 Minimum Length of Each Tack (With Counterweight) (in) 0.25 0.375 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5 1.75 2 2.25 2.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 5

Notes: 1) All tacks are to be Bridge Tacks 2) All BW Joints up to and including Schedule 80 Pipe require all tacks to be filled level with bevel. 3) All BW Joints Schedule 60 and thicker require 4 pass tacks filling half the bevel