IS 1608: 2005

ISO 6892: 1998

The original cross-sectional area (So) of a test piece consisting of a longitudinal or transverse strip shall
be calculated according to the following equation

So =-4b (D2 -
2
.b
b2 )1/2 + -D arcsln---[(D--2u
b )2 2
-b) 1/2 - (D - 211 )2 arcsin. - -h- -
4 D 4 2 [) --- 2a

where

a is the thickness of the tube wall;

b is the average width of the strips;

D is the external diameter.

The following simplified equations can be used for longitudinal or transverse test pieces:

2
So = ab 1 + b b <0,25;
] when-
[ 6D(D-2a) D

b
So = ab when-< 0,17.
D

In the case of a length of tube ..the original cross-sectional area (So) shall be calculated as follows:

So =1ta(D - a).

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