ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code

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ASME standard engineering standard pressure piping code

ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code is a widely recognized set of engineering standards that governs the design, materials, fabrication, testing, and inspection of pressure piping systems in various industries.

Aliases (13)

ASME B31 Code for Pressure Piping ×2
ASME B31.3 Process Piping ×2
ASME B31 ×1
ASME B31 Code Committees ×1
ASME B31.1 ×1
ASME B31.1 Power Piping ×1
ASME B31.11 Slurry Transportation Piping Systems ×1
ASME B31.3 ×1
ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries ×1
ASME B31.5 Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components ×1
ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems ×1
ASME B31.9 Building Services Piping ×1
ASME piping codes ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ASME standard → engineering standard → pressure piping code →
abbreviation	ASME B31 →
appliesTo	building services piping systems → hydrocarbon and chemical plant piping → industrial piping systems → pipeline transportation systems → power piping systems → pressure piping systems → refrigeration piping systems →
basisFor	regulatory compliance in some jurisdictions →
defines	allowable stresses for piping materials → design pressure requirements → design temperature requirements → requirements for examination and inspection of piping → requirements for pressure testing of piping → requirements for welding and brazing of piping →
geographicScope	international use →
governs	design of pressure piping systems → fabrication of pressure piping systems → inspection of pressure piping systems → materials for pressure piping systems → testing of pressure piping systems →
hasPart	ASME B31.1 Power Piping → ASME B31.11 Slurry Transportation Piping Systems → ASME B31.12 Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines → ASME B31.3 Process Piping → ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries → ASME B31.5 Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components → ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems → ASME B31.9 Building Services Piping →
language	English →
maintainedBy	ASME B31 Code Committees →
objective	ensure safety of pressure piping systems → provide minimum requirements for pressure piping design → standardize engineering practices for piping →
originCountry	United States →
publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers →
subjectArea	mechanical engineering → pressure vessel and piping engineering →
updateCycle	periodically revised →
usedIn	building services engineering → chemical and petrochemical industry → oil and gas industry → power generation industry → refining industry → refrigeration and HVAC industry →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code ("ASME B31.1 Power Piping") → ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code ("ASME B31.3 Process Piping") → ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code ("ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries") → ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code ("ASME B31.5 Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components") → ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code ("ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems") → ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code ("ASME B31.9 Building Services Piping") → ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code ("ASME B31.11 Slurry Transportation Piping Systems") →	hasPart
Section IX ("ASME B31.1") → Section IX ("ASME B31.3") →	isReferencedBy
ASME B31.12 Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines ("ASME B31.3 Process Piping") → ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference ("ASME B31 Code for Pressure Piping") →	relatedTo
ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code ("ASME B31") →	abbreviation
Pressure Vessels and Piping Division ("ASME piping codes") →	associatedWith
American Society of Mechanical Engineers →	hasStandard
ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code ("ASME B31 Code Committees") →	maintainedBy
ASME B31.12 Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines ("ASME B31 Code for Pressure Piping") →	partOfSeries
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code →	relatedStandard