About the Author |
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Acknowledgements |
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What's New in the 2004 Edition of This Book? |
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Background and General Information (ASME B31.3, Foreward, Introduction and Chapter I) |
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1 | (10) |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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Manufacturer, Fabricator, and Erector |
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6 | (1) |
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How is ASME B31.3 Developed and Maintained? |
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6 | (2) |
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Code Editions, Errata and Code Cases |
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8 | (1) |
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How Do I Get Answers to Questions About the Code? |
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8 | (1) |
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How Can I Change the Code? |
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8 | (3) |
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Organization of ASME B31.3 |
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11 | (6) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (4) |
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Design Conditions and Criteria (ASME B31.3, Chapter II, Parts 1 and 6) |
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17 | (12) |
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17 | (3) |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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Calculation of Wall Temperature for Refractory-Lined Pipe |
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18 | (2) |
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Design Minimum Temperature |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (2) |
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Weld Joint Strength Reduction Factors |
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23 | (2) |
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Allowances for Pressure and Temperature Variations |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (3) |
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Pressure Design (ASME B31.3, Chapter II, Part 2) |
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29 | (22) |
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Methods for Internal Pressure Design |
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29 | (1) |
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Pressure Design of Straight Pipe for Internal Pressure |
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30 | (6) |
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Sample Wall Thickness Calculation |
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34 | (1) |
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Basic Stress Calculations for Cylinders Under Pressure |
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34 | (2) |
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Pressure Design of Straight Pipe Under External Pressure |
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36 | (3) |
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Pressure Design of Welded Branch Connections |
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39 | (3) |
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Pressure Design of Extruded Outlet Header |
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42 | (1) |
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Additional Considerations for Branch Connections Under External Pressure |
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42 | (1) |
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Branch Connections That are Presumed to be Acceptable |
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42 | (1) |
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Pressure Design of Bends and Elbows |
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43 | (2) |
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Pressure Design of Miter Bends |
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45 | (1) |
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Pressure Design of Closures |
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46 | (1) |
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Pressure Design of Flanges |
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47 | (1) |
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Pressure Design of Blind Flanges |
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47 | (1) |
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Pressure Design of Blanks |
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47 | (1) |
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Pressure Design of Reducers |
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48 | (1) |
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Pressure Design of Unlisted Components |
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48 | (3) |
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Limitations on Components and Joints (ASME B31.3, Chapter II, Parts 3 and 4) |
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51 | (8) |
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51 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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Fittings, Bends, Miters, and Branch Connections |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
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Design for Sustained and Occasional Loads (ASME B31.3, Chapter II, Part 1) |
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59 | (8) |
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Primary Longitudinal Stress |
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59 | (1) |
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Sustained Longitudinal Stress |
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59 | (5) |
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Span Limits for Elevated Temperature Piping |
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60 | (4) |
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Limits of Calculated Stresses Due to Occasional Loads |
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64 | (3) |
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Design Criteria for Thermal Stress (ASME B31.3, Chapter II, Part 1) |
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67 | (8) |
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Allowable Stress for Thermal Expansion |
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67 | (6) |
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How to Combine Different Displacement Cycle Conditions |
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73 | (2) |
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74 | (1) |
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Flexibility Analysis (ASME B31.3, Chapter II, Part 5) |
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75 | (14) |
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75 | (1) |
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When is Formal Flexibility Analysis Required? |
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76 | (1) |
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When is Computer Stress Analysis Typically Used? |
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77 | (1) |
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Stress Intensification Factors |
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78 | (1) |
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Flexibility Analysis Equations |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (2) |
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How to Increase Piping Flexibility |
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82 | (1) |
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Elastic Follow-up/Strain Concentration |
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83 | (2) |
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Effect of Elastic Modulus Variations Due to Temperature |
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85 | (1) |
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Alternative Rules for Flexibility Analysis |
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86 | (3) |
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Supports (ASME B31.3, Chapter II, Part 5) |
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89 | (10) |
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89 | (1) |
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Materials and Allowable Stress |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (8) |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (5) |
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98 | (1) |
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Load Limits for Attached Equipment |
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99 | (2) |
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Overview of Equipment Load Limits |
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99 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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Other Equipment Load Limits |
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100 | (1) |
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Means of Reducing Loads on Equipment |
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100 | (1) |
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Requirements for Materials (ASME B31.3, Chapter III) |
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101 | (14) |
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Overview of Material Requirements |
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101 | (1) |
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Qualification of Unlisted Materials |
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102 | (1) |
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Use of Materials Above the Highest Temperature for Which Allowable Stresses Are Provided |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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When is Impact Testing Required? |
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103 | (5) |
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108 | (1) |
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Fluid Service Limitations |
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109 | (1) |
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How to Use the Allowable Stress Tables in Appendix A of the Code |
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109 | (6) |
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Fabrication, Assembly, and Erection (ASME B31.3, Chapter V) |
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115 | (18) |
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Overview of Chapter V of ASME B31.3 |
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115 | (1) |
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General Welding Requirements |
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115 | (5) |
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116 | (4) |
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Welding Procedure Specification |
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120 | (1) |
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Welding Procedure Qualification Record |
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121 | (1) |
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Welder Performance Qualification |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (4) |
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Governing Thickness for Heat Treatment |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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Miscellaneous Assembly Requirements |
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131 | (2) |
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Examination (ASME B31.3, Chapter VI) |
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133 | (6) |
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Overview of Examination Requirements |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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Examination of Nonmetallics |
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136 | (3) |
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Pressure Testing (ASME B31.3, Chapter VI) |
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139 | (4) |
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Overview of Pressure Test Requirements |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Jacketed and Vacuum Piping |
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141 | (1) |
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Initial Service Leak Test |
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142 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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Requirements for Nonmetallic Piping |
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142 | (1) |
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Nonmetallic Piping (ASME B31.3, Chapter VII) |
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143 | (12) |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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Limitations on Components and Joints |
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145 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (7) |
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148 | (6) |
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Other Fabrication, Assembly, and Erection Requirements |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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Category M Piping (ASME B31.3, Chapter VIII) |
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155 | (4) |
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When to Use the Rules for Category M Fluid Service |
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155 | (1) |
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Organization of Chapter VIII of ASME B31.3 |
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156 | (1) |
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Overview of Metallic Rules |
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156 | (1) |
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Overview of Nonmetallic Rules |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (2) |
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High-Pressure Piping (ASME B31.3, Chapter IX) |
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159 | (8) |
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Scope of Chapter IX of ASME B31.3 |
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159 | (1) |
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Organization of Chapter IX of ASME B31.3 |
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159 | (1) |
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Pressure Design of High-Pressure Piping |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (1) |
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Design for Sustained and Occasional Loads |
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162 | (1) |
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Design for Thermal Expansion and Fatigue |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Bellows Expansion Joints (ASME B31.3, Appendix X) |
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167 | (12) |
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Overview of Bellows Requirements |
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167 | (1) |
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Rules for Pressure Design |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (1) |
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Unreinforced-Bellows Fatigue Curve Development |
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169 | (2) |
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Reinforced-Bellows Fatigue Curve Development |
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171 | (1) |
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Fatigue Design for Other Alloys |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (2) |
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Elevated-Temperature Design |
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174 | (1) |
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Shop Test of Expansion Joints |
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174 | (1) |
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Field Test of Piping Systems with Expansion Joints |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (3) |
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Pressure Thrust Considerations |
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176 | (3) |
Appendix I Useful Information for Pressure Design |
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179 | (20) |
Appendix II Guidelines for Computer Flexibility Analysis |
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199 | (4) |
Appendix III Useful Information for Flexibility Analysis |
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203 | (35) |
Appendix IV Expansion Joint Guide |
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238 | (26) |
Appendix V Conversion Factors |
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264 | (7) |
References |
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271 | (8) |
Index |
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