Geometric feature definition
Geometric feature means any feature that involves deformation of
Geometric feature means any feature that involves deformation of the pipe as defined in 4.28 of API 1163 (1st Edition), including any bend, buckle, dent, ovality, ripple, wrinkle or other change that affects the roundness of the pipe’s cross section or straightness of the pipe.
Geometric feature means any feature that involves deformation of the pipe as defined in 4.28 of API Standard 1163 (1st Edition), including any bend, buckle, dent, ovality, ripple, wrinkle, or other change that affects the roundness of the pipe’s cross section or straightness of the pipe. For purposes of this Consent Decree, the term “dent” shall refer to a local change in piping surface contour caused by an external force such as mechanical impact or rock impact, regardless of depth of the feature.