PIPING GUIDE

ASME B31.1: Power Piping Code

2013-05-16T12:58:00.000-07:00

Scope ASME B31.1, Power Piping Code, prescribes requirements for the design, material, fabrication, erection, test, and inspection of power and auxiliary service piping systems for electric generation stations, industrial and institutional plants, central and district heating plants, and district heating systems. It does not apply to piping systems covered by other sections of the Code for...

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ASME B31: Code For Pressure Piping

2013-05-14T12:48:00.000-07:00

Starting with Project B31 in March 1926, the first edition of American tentative Standard Code for Pressure Piping was published in 1935. In view of continuous industry developments and increases in diversified needs over the years, decisions were made to publish several sections of the Code for Pressure Piping. Since December 1978, the American National Standards Committee B31 was reorganized as...

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ASME Section XI: Rules For In-Service Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components

2013-05-12T12:34:00.000-07:00

Scope ASME Section XI comprises three divisions, each covering rules for inspection and testing of components of different types of nuclear power plants. These three divisions are as follows: ASME Section XI, Division 1: Rules for Inspection and Testing of Components of Light-Water-Cooled Plants ASME Section XI, Division 2: Rules for Inspection and Testing of Components of Gas-Cooled...

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ASME Section IX: Welding And Brazing Qualifications

2013-05-09T12:23:00.000-07:00

Scope ASME Section IX consists of two parts—Part QW and Part QB—which deal with welding and brazing, respectively. In addition, ASME Section IX contains mandatory and nonmandatory appendixes. ASME Section IX requirements relate to the qualification of welders, welding operators, brazers, and brazing operators and the procedures used in welding and brazing. They establish the basic criteria...

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ASME Section VIII: Pressure Vessels

2013-05-07T12:19:00.000-07:00

Scope The rules of ASME Section VIII constitute construction requirements for pressure vessels. Division 2 ofASME SectionVIII delineates alternative rules of construction to Division 1 requirements. However, there are some differences between the scopes of the two divisions. Recently added Division 3 provides Alternative Rules for Construction of High-Pressure Vessels. The rules of ASME...

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ASME Section V: Non-Destructive Examination

2013-05-05T12:12:00.000-07:00

Scope ASME Section V comprises Subsection A, Subsection B, and mandatory and nonmandatory appendixes. Subsection A delineates the methods of nondestructive examination, and Subsection B contains various ASTM standards covering nondestructive examination methods that have been adopted as standards. The standards contained in Subsection B are for information only and are nonmandatory unless...

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ASME Section III: Nuclear Power Plant Components

2013-05-01T12:13:00.001-07:00

Scope Division1of ASME Section III contains requirements for piping classiﬁed as ASME Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. ASME Section III does not delineate the criteria for classifying piping into Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3; it speciﬁes the requirements for design, materials, fabrication, installation, examination, testing, inspection, certiﬁ- cation, and stamping of piping systems after they...

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ASME Section II: Materials

2013-04-24T13:34:00.001-07:00

Scope ASME Section II consists of four parts, three of which contain material specifications and the fourth the properties of materials which are invoked for construction of items within the scope of the various sections of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and ASME B31, Code for Pressure Piping. Therefore, ASME Section II is considered a supplementary section of the code. Part A:...

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ASME Section I: Power Boilers

2013-04-14T12:51:00.001-07:00

Scope ASME Section I has total administrative jurisdiction and technical responsibility for boiler proper; refer to following given figure. The piping defined as boiler external piping (BEP) is required to comply with the mandatory certification by code symbol stamping, ASME data forms, and authorized inspection requirements, called Administrative Jurisdiction, of ASME Section I; however, it...

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Asme Boiler Aand Pressure Vessel Code Sections

2013-04-07T13:00:00.002-07:00

The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code contains 11 sections: Section I Power Boilers Section II Material Specifications Section III Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components Division 1 Nuclear Power Plant Components Division 2 Concrete Reactor Vessel and Containments Division 3 Containment Systems and Transport Packaging for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level...

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