Certified List of Amendments: PD5500 (2026.02.0.2195)
Version: February 2026
All modules incorporate the requirements of PD 5500:2024 up to and including Amendment 2, September 2025. In addition to minor enhancements, the following modifications have been made:
Shells - Internal Pressure: Version 24.02.01
None.
Shells - External Pressure: Version 24.02.01
None.
Nozzles & Openings: Version 24.02.01
None.
Saddle & Ring Supports: Version 24.02.01
None.
Local Loads on Cylinders: Version 24.02.01
None.
Local Loads on Formed Heads: Version 24.02.01
None.
Bolted Flanged Connections: Version 24.02.01
If the bolting is insufficient, the software will use the average of the required and available bolt area to calculate W, instead of the required bolt area..
Bolted or Welded Flat Heads: Version 24.02.01
If the bolting is insufficient, the software will use the average of the required and available bolt area to calculate W, instead of the required bolt area.
Fixed Tubesheets: Version 24.02.01
If the bolting is insufficient, the software will use the average of required and available bolt area to calculate W, instead of the required bolt area.
Floating Tubesheets: Version 24.02.01
If the bolting is insufficient, the software will use the average of required and available bolt area to calculate W, instead of the required bolt area.
U-Tube Tubesheets: Version 24.02.01
None.
External Loads on Vertical Vessels: Version 24.02.01
None.
External Loads on Horizontal Vessels: Version 24.02.01
None.
Cyclic Loading: Version 24.02.01
None.