Piping and Pipeline Calculations Manual. Construction, Design Fabrication and Examination

The eight major categories that the code covers are scope; design condi tions; pressure design; flexibility and stress intensification; materials; stan dards; fabrication and assembly; and inspection, examination, and testing. Each is described in the following sections.

This is where the primary intent of the piping requirements is defined in a particular book. Scope will also include any exclusion that the book does not cover and will offer definitions of terms considered unique enough to require defining in that particular book. I repeat here that the final decision as to which code to specify for their project is up to the owners, considering the requirements of the jurisdiction(s).

In this section the requirements for setting the design parameters used in making the calculations are established. These will generally include the design pressure and temperature and on what basis they may be determined. As applicable to the system considered in the scope, there will be discussion