In my personal experience I try to model only relevant items in a calculation, sometimes when I am calculating a 16” pipe I don’t include the 2” lines associated to that pipe.

- What do you think about this assumption?

- Does anybody include a SIF without modeling the branch line (i.e. the metioned 2" pipe or lower diameters)?

-Is it correct for CAESAR II to run a model which has a SIF and do not include the branch?

Thanks in advance