This question came to me via private e-mail. I thought it and my answer were worth sharing with others. I invite anyone with ideas to add their comments.
What do I need to know?
The question: I am a Student and will graduate in a few months with my Degree in “X” Engineering. I would like to...
(A long time Piper)
From another piping forum.
The question:
"Can you please send me some sample P&ID's, Isometric drawings and G.A Drawings."
My problem with this request is in the terminology used for the last item listed. The poster (and many, many others) use the term "GA" to mean a Piping...
The following was recently posted on one of the piping forum web sites.
“Fitting to fitting welding is not permissible; a pipe shall be (placed) between fittings.”
(Posters name withheld)
This is an example of wrong information or wrongly interpreted information that has gotten started by some...
A Conversation
(What if engineering companies thought about training this way?)
By James O. Pennock
The following article is a work of fiction. It portrays a hypothetical conversation that has not happened yet. The setting is a private executive box at a major sports stadium before the start...
I have been thinking about this for a long time. I just had to get it off my chest.
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On this forum and others there are two kinds of questions.
Type A - Questions that DO NOT relate to a real situation. The subject is general, non-specific or hypothetical...
