Applicability of Codes and Standards to Piping
Applicability of Codes and Standards to Piping
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How does one determine what code/standard applies to what? Our project has the requirement that all piping shall conform to ASME B31.3 because it is a chemical plant. Would this also apply to the vents which are PVC? I don't have the code so I don't know whether ASME B31.3 can apply to any and everything within the plant boundaries that has do with the process, regardless of use and material. Could someone please provide some direction and enlighten me here? Thanks.





RE: Applicability of Codes and Standards to Piping
RE: Applicability of Codes and Standards to Piping
Don't you find it interesting that you have been assigned to perform work on chemical plant piping but do not have access to the ASME B31.3 piping code ...??
Let me guess,..... you work for an MBA who has proclaimed that "all technical staff should purchase thier own tools, including codes and standards"
His undergraduate degree is probably in accounting or finance and he is somehow related to the owners of the firm.
The 2002 edition is available from www.asme.org
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MJC
RE: Applicability of Codes and Standards to Piping
RE: Applicability of Codes and Standards to Piping
RE: Applicability of Codes and Standards to Piping
RE: Applicability of Codes and Standards to Piping
I can see how you did the original work without knowing the boundaries and applicable codes (Nuc over rides), but not without the reference tools.
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