Practices by Discipline

This Practice describes the minimum requirements for a geotechnical engineering investigation including subsurface exploration, field and laboratory testing, analyses, and preparation of reports that present geotechnical engineering recommendations for design and construction. This Practice does not include requirements for an environmentally-related investigation or analysis.

This Practice provides minimum technical requirements for instrumentation and controls for equipment furnished as a package. An option to this Practice may be PIP PCSPS010, Small, General Purpose Package Equipment Instrumentation Specification. This Practice describes the requirements and provides data sheets for the specification, procurement, fabrication, inspection, and testing of instrumentation, control and associated systems provided as part of packaged equipment. Specific owner requirements are shown on the associated PIP PCSPS001-D Data Sheet.

​This Practice provides the minimum requirements for preparation of a transmittal letter for exchange of technical documents based on one sender to one recipient. This Practice provides pre-defined values that describe the reason documents are created and exchanged. The Practice also provides pre-defined values for the approval status of documents.

This Practice describes the minimum requirements for the design of buildings. This Practice is intended to be used in conjunction with PIP ARC01016 - Building Data Sheet, PIP CVC01017 - Plant Site Data Sheet, and PIP STC01015 - Structural Design Criteria. This Practice does not apply to open or partially enclosed industrial structures.

This Practice is intended to be used in conjunction with PIP ARC01015 - Architectural and Building Utilities Design Criteria, PIP CVC01017 - Plant Site Data Sheets, and PIP STC01018 - Blast Resistant Building Design Criteria. These data sheets contain architectural, HVAC, electrical, fire protection, plumbing, and communication information that may be conveyed from the owner to the project design team or from the project design team leaders to the team design members. This data may be provided by the owner or developed by the project design team and approved by the owner.

This Practice provides structural design criteria for blast resistant buildings. This Practice describes the minimum requirements for the design of permanent (non-temporary) blast resistant buildings including requirements for selection of structural systems, analysis methods, and design of ancillary items such as doors and openings. This Practice also contains design criteria for non-structural items (e.g., suspended architectural or electrical items, HVAC ductwork, etc.) that could pose a hazard to the occupants of blast resistant buildings.

This Practice describes the requirements for installing circuits for power and control to AC squirrel cage induction motors (600 volts and below, 60 hp maximum), located in Class I, Division 1 areas. This Practice tabularizes the basic assumptions used in developing these details and provides guidelines for their application. These details were originally published in ELIMT000 which was withdrawn May 2008.

This data sheet describes the requirements for manufacturing and testing AC squirrel cage induction motors, as discussed in PIP ELSMT01G - IEC AC Squirrel Cage Induction Motor Specification (1000 Volts and Below).

This Practice provides details for installing cold insulation systems on piping, valves, horizontal and vertical vessels, and heat exchangers.

This Practice provides installation details for power and control circuits to AC squirrel cage induction motors (600 Volts and below) located in Class I, Division 2 areas; in Class II, Division 2 areas; and in unclassified areas. This Practice details the requirements for installing circuits for power and control to AC squirrel cage induction motors (600 Volts and below) located in Class I, Division 2 areas; in Class II, Division 2 areas; and in unclassified areas. This Practice describes the basic assumptions used in developing these details and provides guidelines for their use.

This Practice supplements PIP REIE686/API RP686, Recommended Practice for Machinery Installation and Installation Design. Together, this Practice and PIP REIE686/API RP686 provide requirements for installation recommended procedures, practices, and checklists for the installation and precommissioning of new, existing, and reapplied machinery and to assist with the installation design of such machinery. This Practice describes additions, changes, and deletions that have been made to PIP REIE686/API RP686. In addition, decisions that have been made regarding options offered by PIP REIE686/API RP686 are also described. ÂÂ

This Practice provides typical details for concrete pads for ladders and stairs, octagon foundation drains, ledger and curb angles for grating and floor plate; and describes clearances and spacing requirements for reinforcing steel for foundations and structural columns and beams. General concrete notes are provided to supplement the requirements shown on design drawings and project specifications. Abbreviations commonly used on design drawings are also listed in this Practice.

This Practice provides typical details for roadway paving, area paving, guard posts, guard rails and headwalls. General notes are provided to supplement the requirements shown on design drawings and project specifications. Area paving details are for 4- and 6-inch concrete paving intended for pedestrian and light vehicular traffic. Abbreviations commonly used on design drawings are also listed in this Practice.

This recommended practice (RP) is intended to provide recommended procedures, practices, and checklists for the installation and precommissioning of new, existing, and reapplied machinery and to assist with the installation design of such machinery for petroleum, chemical, and gas industry services facilities. In general, this RP is intended to supplement vendor instructions and the instructions provided by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) should be carefully followed with regard to equipment installation and checkout. Most major topics of this RP are subdivided into sections of "Installation Design" and "Installation" with the intent being that each section can be removed and used as needed by the appropriate design or installation personnel.

This Practice provides guidelines and recommended procedures for engineers analyzing and designing vertical vessel foundations. This Practice addresses isolated foundations supported directly on soil. Pile-supported footings are not included in this Practice.

This Practice provides guidance for the design of rectangular type welded steel grating for fabrication in accordance with PIP STF05530, Grating Fabrication Details. It also identifies information required for grating shown on design drawings. This Practice provides guidance for design of grating openings to accommodate penetrations for piping, electrical, equipment, etc. A table showing safe loads and deflections for welded steel grating is provided.

This Practice establishes guidelines and recommended procedures for use by engineers analyzing and designing heat exchanger and horizontal vessel foundations and should be used where applicable unless otherwise specified. This Practice addresses isolated foundations supported directly on soil. Pile supported footings are not considered in this Practice.

This Practice provides structural steel fabricators with standard grating details for the fabrication of grating in process industry facilities. This Practice describes the requirements for fabrication of grating for typical platforms and is intended to

This Practice provides guidance for the design of tank foundations. This Practice describes the guidelines for design and construction of non-refrigerated, aboveground storage tank foundations. Applicable industry specifications are referenced, and the data required to determine the most appropriate foundation for a tank are presented. In addition, this Practice addresses tank foundations preferred for the different types of soil conditions. This Practice also includes information on settlement and releveling and provides procedures to address these issues.

This Practice provides guidance for the engineers who are designing circular platforms in accordance with PIP STF05535, Vessel Circular Platform Details, and for the engineers who design the vessels to support these vessel platforms. It describes the design basis for the platforms detailed in PIP STF05535 and circumstances that should be considered before using PIP STF05535. A table showing the platform design loads for the vessel clips is provided. The table should be used to check whether a vessel requires reinforcement to receive the platform loads.