Casti Guidebook to ASME B31.3 - Process Piping

This book offers a unique insight into the technologies associated with ASME code design, fabrication, materials, testing, and examination of process piping. This book goes far beyond the literary words of the code by explaining specific code paragraphs and related ASME code interpretations, where even a close study of the code on its own may not produce a clear conclusion. It provides a detailed interpretation of the 1999 ASME B31.3 Code - Process Piping. It includes 35 practical example problems and solutions. It also includes sample test reports.

Table of Contents:
1-Introduction History of Piping and Vessel Code Scope Definitions 2-Pressure Design of Piping and Piping Component Design Conditions Piping Design Component Design 3-Flexibility Analysis of Piping Systems Required Analysis Allowable Stress Range Displacement Stress Range Sustained Load Stress Occasional Load Stresses Increasing Flexibility Pipe Supports 4-Limitations on Piping and Components Fluid Service Categories Severe Cyclic Conditions 5-Materials Introduction Material Classification Systems and Specifications Material Requirements of B31.3 Materials Selection Material Certificates 6-Fabrication, Assembly and Erection Introduction Bending and Forming Welding Joints Base Metals Filler Metals Positions Preheat & Interpass Temperatures Gases for Shielding, Backing and Purging Cleaning Workmanship Mechanical Testing Heat Treatment 7-Inspection, Examination, and Testing Introduction Inspection Versus Examination Personnel Requirements Examination Acceptance Criteria for Visual and Radiographic Examination Testing 8-Piping for Category M Fluid Service Introduction Design Conditions Pressure Design of Metallic Piping Components Flexibility and Support of Metallic Piping Pressure Relieving Systems Metallic Piping Materials Fabrication and Erection of Category M Fluid Service Piping Inspection, Examination, and Testing of Metallic M Fluid Service Piping 9-High Pressure Piping Scope and Definitions Modified Base Code Requirements for High Pressure Piping Flexibility and Fatigue Analysis of High Pressure Piping Appendix 1-AWS Specification Titles, Classification Examples, and Explanation Appendix 2-Engineering Data Appendix 3-International Standards Organization and Technical Associations and Societies List Appendix 4-Expansion Coefficients for Metals Appendix 5-Simplified Stress Calculation Methods

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