2. Appendix B.1: A Discussion of DLF's for Piping Design

This book provides a comprehensive discussion of DLF's and their applications to piping design as presently understood (“Fluid Mechanics, Water Hammer, Dynamic Stresses, and Piping Design”, R. A. Leishear, ASME Press, 2013). A summary is provided here, and figures in the following discussion are copied from my book unless otherwise noted. All in all, this summary focuses the lengthy topic of dynamic load factors into a shorter, more manageable, discussion of dynamic load factors. More research should be performed, since there is yet much to be learned in this area of research to prevent continuing multi-million dollar damages and prevent accidental deaths.