Piping is governed by the following codes:
- ASME B31.1 for power plant piping.
- ASME B31.3 for chemical process plant piping.
- ASME B31.4 for oil pipelines.
- ASME B31.5 for refrigeration piping.
- ASME B31.8 for gas pipelines.
- ASME B31.9 for gas, steam and water piping.
- ASME B31.11 for for slurry transportation piping.
- AWWA for water works piping.
- NFPA-13 and -24 for fire protection systems.
- Each code has different set of rules & allowable limits.
- Use of appropriate code for safe & economic design.
- Wrong selection of the code can cost the project several extra million riyals.
Codes
- Set forth minimum mandatory requirements for design, material, fabrication, erection, test and inspection of the piping system.
- The ASME develops codes for pressure piping.
- The first edition of code for pressure piping was published in 1935 under the ANSI committee which later changed to ASME.
Standards
- Contain design and construction rules for piping components.
- Compliance to standards is the owner’s prerogative.
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