Section 17.4.4.3.9.3, Consideration for Elastic Follow-up, provides a fairly extensive discussion of what constitutes elastic follow-up, where it is considered in the current rules, and guidance on how to implement that consideration. Also addressed is the background for the provisions for pressure-induced discontinuity stresses in the HBB-T-1330 rules for strain limits and the HBB-T-1430 rules for creep-fatigue damage evaluation.
