are API issues codes or standards ?
are API issues codes or standards ?
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hi all, I'm asking about API issues , especially in piping work as API 5D, API 6D, API 598 and so on. are these issues can be considered codes or standards or some issues are codes and other ones are standards ??
thank you in advance
thank you in advance





RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
From Piping Handbook (M.L. Nayyar)
Codes usually set forth requirements for design, materials, fabrication, erection, test,
and inspection of piping systems, whereas standards contain design and construction
rules and requirements for individual piping components such as elbows, tees,
returns, flanges, valves, and other in-line items. Compliance to code is generally
mandated by regulations imposed by regulatory and enforcement agencies. At
times, the insurance carrier for the facility leaves hardly any choice for the owner
but to comply with the requirements of a code or codes to ensure safety of the
workers and the general public. Compliance to standards is normally required by
the rules of the applicable code or the purchaser’s specification.
Each code has limits on its jurisdiction, which are precisely defined in the code.
Similarly, the scope of application for each standard is defined in the standard.
Therefore, users must become familiar with limits of application of a code or
standard before invoking their requirements in design and construction documents
of a piping system.
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual. Galileo Galilei, Italian Physicist
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
Please note that the standards so incorporated might not be the latest edition.
Incorporated standards must be made freely available to the public. Follow the links.
http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/portal/site/PHMSA/menuite... 00b0f22e4c6962d9c8789/?vgnextoid=d5af714769382310VgnVCM1000001ecb7898RCRD&vgnextchannel=f0b8a535eac17110VgnVCM1000009ed07898RCRD&vgnextfmt=print
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
"codes
Documents that may be adopted by regulatory agencies or authorities having jurisdiction"
Steve Jones
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RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
So, our beloved "Code" is actually accredited by a "Standards" organization. At the end of the day, what difference does it make?
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
I know what it means... I just find it somewhat humorous. It's a Code, it's a Standard. My point is, who cares? What genuine impact does it have what we call it? We use an ANS(I) approved Code (e.g. a Section VIII or B31) to build our vessels and piping, then use a "ANS(I) approved" standard (e.g. PCC-2) to repair it.
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has. Rene Descartes
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
Electrical has the National Electric Code and thousands of manufacturing standards as well.
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
It's important to note the difference between a code and a model code such as the International Building Code (IBC). A model code is developed by a standards organization, typically using the voluntary consensus standard process and subject matter experts. The intent of a model code is to have an industry-wide standard that can be adopted and customized by local jurisdictions, thereby saving the jurisdiction the time and expense of developing and maintaining their own code.
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Circular No. A-119, Revised, a standard is "[t]he definition of terms; classification of components; delineation of procedures; specification of dimensions, materials, performance, designs, or operations; measurement of quality and quantity in describing materials, processes, products, systems, services, or practices; test methods and sampling procedures; or descriptions of fit and measurements of size or strength.
A code is a standard that has been enacted into law by a local, regional, or national authority having jurisdiction so that the engineer or contractor is legally obligated to comply with the code. Noncompliance can result in being prosecuted. The code may be an industry, government, or voluntary consensus-based standard. A code can include references to standards, which means the standards are incorporated by reference and therefore are part of the code and legally enforceable.
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RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
Steve Jones
Corrosion Management Consultant
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/83b/b04
All answers are personal opinions only and are in no way connected with any employer.
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
API 5L an API standard that is included by reference in ASME B31.4 & 8 and CFR 49 Part 192 and Part 195.
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
Steve Jones
Corrosion Management Consultant
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/83b/b04
All answers are personal opinions only and are in no way connected with any employer.
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
Steve Jones
Corrosion Management Consultant
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/83b/b04
All answers are personal opinions only and are in no way connected with any employer.
RE: are API issues codes or standards ?
American National Standard Code for Pressure Piping.