Standards
There are certain standard codes that need to be followed while designing or manufacturing any piping system. Organizations that promulgate piping standards include:
- ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers - B31 series
- ASME B31.1 Power piping (steam piping etc.)
- ASME B31.3 Process piping
- ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids
- ASME B31.5 Refrigeration piping and heat transfer components
- ASME B31.8 Gas transmission and distribution piping systems
- ASME B31.9 Building services piping
- ASME B31.11 Slurry Transportation Piping Systems
- ASME B31.12 Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines
- ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
- API - American Petroleum Institute
- EN 13480 - European metallic industrial piping code
- EN 13480-1 Metallic industrial piping - Part 1: General
- EN 13480-2 Metallic industrial piping - Part 2: Materials
- EN 13480-3 Metallic industrial piping - Part 3: Design and calculation
- EN 13480-4 Metallic industrial piping - Part 4: Fabrication and installation
- EN 13480-5 Metallic industrial piping - Part 5: Inspection and testing
- EN 13480-6 Metallic industrial piping - Part 6: Additional requirements for buried piping
- PD TR 13480-7 Metallic industrial piping - Part 7: Guidance on the use of conformity assessment procedures
- EN 13480-8 Metallic industrial piping - Part 8: Additional requirements for aluminium and aluminium alloy piping
- EN 1993-4-3 Eurocode 3 — Design of steel structures - Part 4-3: Pipelines
- AWS - American Welding Society
- AWWA - American Water Works Association
- MSS – Manufacturers' Standardization Society
- ANSI - American National Standards Institute
- NFPA - National Fire Protection Association
- EJMA - Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association
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