Practices by Discipline

This Practice provides minimum requirements for qualifying welders in accordance with ASME Section IX Code. Welder qualification tests are given to determine the ability of the welder to make sound welds using qualified weld procedures (WPS). For welder qualification requirements in accordance with API 1104, see PIP PLSC0018.

This Practice provides the minimum Positive Material Identification (PMI) requirements to ensure that only the alloy materials specified in the contract documents are provided in equipment, equipment internals, piping and piping components, and weld consumables.

This Practice provides details and requirements for anchor fabrication and installation into concrete. Anchors are anchor rod assemblies that include a rod threaded at the two ends, nuts, washers, and anchor plates if required. J-bolts and L-bolts are not included. Three standard lengths are shown for each diameter anchor rod in both U.S. Customary units and Metric (SI) units. This Practice also provides requirements for non-standard anchor rod lengths. The “Comments” shown in boxes in the Practice are provided for use by the anchor design engineer only.

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This Practice describes the requirements for purchasing, fabrication, installation, examination, and testing of general purpose, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) piping and Factory Mutual (FM) approved piping.

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This Practice provides the detailed purchase descriptions for bronze and iron gate valve tag numbers included in PIP Piping Material Specifications (PMSs). This Practice also provides a cross reference for bronze and iron gate valve tag numbers to applicable PIP PMSs. Procurement of valves shall include the detailed purchase descriptions given in this Practice, along with the requirements in PIP PNSM0110 and the purchase order.

This Practice provides the detailed purchase descriptions for bronze and iron ball valve tag numbers included in PIP Piping Material Specifications (PMSs). This Practice also provides a cross reference for bronze and iron ball valve tag numbers to applicable PIP PMSs. Procurement of valves shall include the detailed purchase descriptions given in this Practice, along with the requirements in PIP PNSM0110 and the purchase order.

This Practice describes testing procedures used to assess the condition of oil use as an electrical insulation medium in various pieces of electrical equipment such as transformers, switches, circuit breakers, etc. Early detection of problems with electrical insulating oil allows corrective actions to take place before equipment failure or irreversible damage occurs. The condition of the electrical insulating medium is a predictor of the electrical equipment’s health.

This Practice provides guidelines for selecting PIP Piping Material Specifications (PMSs) for various services. This Practice lists common process industry fluid services and the corresponding PIP PMSs which are typically suitable for each service under the conditions listed, if any. The PSI lists common services and corresponding recommended PIP PMSs. The PIP PMS selection recommendations shown in the PSI are based on common fluid services. Before making a final selection of a PIP PMS, design conditions should be compared with conditions shown (if any) in the Remarks column. The effects of other associated variables should also be evaluated. Verification that “soft goods” (e.g., seals, seats, gaskets, packing, etc.) in valves specified in recommended PIP PMSs are appropriate for the actual service is recommended.

This Practice provides requirements for furnishing and installing materials and for proportioning, mixing, placing, testing, and curing of cast-in-place plain and reinforced concrete. This Practice supplements ACI 301-20 IN-LB, Specifications for Concrete Construction – Inch-Pound Units, and ACI 301-20 SI, Specifications for Concrete Construction - International System of Units.

This Practice describes the general requirements for implementing an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station. This includes the design (components, configuration, safety, etc.), shipment, installation, inspection, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and documentation for an onsite EV charging station. Although electric vehicles have been in existence since the late 1800’s, the technology of batteries, industrial manufacturing, and governmental regulations are rapidly evolving in this area. The information presented should help navigate these changes.

This Practice provides the detailed purchase descriptions for bronze and iron globe valve tag numbers included in PIP Piping Material Specifications (PMSs). This Practice also provides a cross reference for bronze and iron globe valve tag numbers to applicable PIP PMSs. Procurement of valves shall include the detailed purchase descriptions given in this Practice, along with the requirements in PIP PNSM0110 and the purchase order.

This Practice provides requirements for designing metallic pipeline systems within facilities as defined in ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems and ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries [hereinafter referred to as the Code(s)]. This Practice provides requirements for pipeline systems arrangement, design conditions, components, and joints. This Practice shall be used in conjunction with the Code(s). The requirements of this Practice may be more stringent than the Code(s) for the purpose of standardization and not because the Code(s) is considered unsafe. Pipeline systems designed in accordance with other piping codes are not included in this Practice.

This Practice provides guidance for the design and layout of process units and offsites. This guide should be used as a starting point for the development of plans, electronic models, and working drawings for process units and offsites. This Practice should be coordinated with the overall site and offsites layout for geotechnical, grading, zoning, building codes, life safety code, fire codes, other regulatory requirements, and owner’s and insurer’s risk assessment requirements.

This Practice describes procedures for shop qualification of manufacturers of shop-built pressure vessels, tanks, and heat exchangers in general accordance with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1 or 2. This Practice may also be used to qualify shops in accordance with foreign or other US codes, but the references given in this Practice are intended for ASME Code construction. This Practice does not include qualification of field-erected tank manufacturers.

This Practice provides the detailed purchase descriptions for carbon steel check valve tag numbers included in PIP Piping Material Specifications (PMSs). This Practice also provides a cross reference for carbon steel check valve tag numbers to applicable PIP PMSs. Procurement of valves shall include the detailed purchase descriptions given in this Practice, along with the requirements in PIP PNSM0110 and the purchase order.

This Practice provides fabrication and installation details for well pipes and other miscellaneous tank components. This Practice describes typical fabrication and installation requirements for well pipes, generally constructed of carbon steel, stainless steel, or aluminum components. These well pipes may be used for measuring levels and temperatures, for liquid inlet, for liquid pump-out, for recycle loops, and/or for content sampling in tanks. This Practice provides details for removable and nonremovable well pipe installations. This Practice also provides details for well pipe supports and other components. Unless otherwise noted, flanges refer to ASME B16.5.

This Practice provides guidelines for the selection, development, and application of Piping Material Specifications (PMSs) and applicable standards for the design of piping systems in the conveyance of gas, liquid, and vapor process and utility streams to ASME B31.3, Process Piping, and ASME B31.1, Power Piping, hereinafter referred to as the Code(s) for the process industry.