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- - By eekpod (****) Date 02-22-2013 18:21
Guys,
I may be getting back into ASME work and need a little refresher, it's been a few years since I've worked with it as I've been in the building bridge side of things.

B31.1, B 31.3, section VIII, section IX, where can I find an easy to use refenece that tells me what each specific section covers.  I saw in Al's post he listed some out but I'd like to know what all the options are out there and what each one does.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Parent - - By eekpod (****) Date 02-22-2013 18:22
and it starts with re-learing my roman numerials :lol:
Parent - - By Shane Feder (****) Date 02-22-2013 22:20
Here you go eekpod,
Hope that helps

ASME SECTIONS
I Rules for Construction of Power Boilers
II Materials
Part A — Ferrous Material Specifications
Part B — Nonferrous Material Specifications
Part C — Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes, and Filler Metals
Part D — Properties (Customary)
Part D — Properties (Metric)
III Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components
Subsection NCA — General Requirements for Division 1 and Division 2
Division 1
Subsection NB — Class 1 Components
Subsection NC — Class 2 Components
Subsection ND — Class 3 Components
Subsection NE — Class MC Components
Subsection NF — Supports
Subsection NG — Core Support Structures
Subsection NH — Class 1 Components in Elevated Temperature Service
Appendices
Division 2 — Code for Concrete Containments
Division 3 — Containments for Transportation and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
and High Level Radioactive Material and Waste
IV Rules for Construction of Heating Boilers
V Nondestructive Examination
VI Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers
VII Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers
VIII Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels
Division 1
Division 2 — Alternative Rules
Division 3 — Alternative Rules for Construction of High Pressure Vessels
IX Welding and Brazing Qualifications
X Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels
XI Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components
XII Rules for Construction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks

The ASME B31 Code for Pressure Piping consists of a number of individually published
Sections, each an American National Standard, under the direction of ASME Committee B31,
Code for Pressure Piping.
Rules for each Section reflect the kinds of piping installations considered during its development,
as follows:
B31.1 Power Piping: piping typically found in electric power generating stations, in industrial
and institutional plants, geothermal heating systems, and central and district heating and cooling
systems
B31.3 Process Piping: piping typically found in petroleum refineries, chemical, pharmaceutical,
textile, paper, semiconductor, and cryogenic plants, and related processing plants and terminals
B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids: piping
transporting products which are predominately liquid between plants and terminals and within
terminals, pumping, regulating, and metering stations
B31.5 Refrigeration Piping: piping for refrigerants and secondary coolants
B31.8 Gas Transportation and Distribution Piping Systems: piping transporting products which
are predominately gas between sources and terminals, including compressor, regulating, and
metering stations; gas gathering pipelines
B31.9 Building Services Piping: piping typically found in industrial, institutional, commercial,
and public buildings, and in multi-unit residences, which does not require the range of sizes,
pressures, and temperatures covered in B31.1
B31.11 Slurry Transportation Piping Systems: piping transporting aqueous slurries between
plants and terminals and within terminals, pumping, and regulating stations.

Cheers,
Shane
Parent - - By eekpod (****) Date 02-23-2013 14:30 Edited 02-23-2013 14:46
thanks shane, thats quite a list there.

OK so WPS's and welders qualify and test to section ix  but could weld in production to B31.3 correct?
Parent - By Shane Feder (****) Date 02-24-2013 00:07
Correct
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