Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel and Piping Codes, 4th Edition (Volume 1)

This is Volume 1 only of the two-volume set.

This fourth edition of the "Companion Guide" of ASME Pressure Vessel & Piping Codes has been updated to the current (2010) Code Edition and (2011) Addenda.  This edition has 38 chapters authored by 49 experts who have considerably updated and extensively re-written chapters, as well as provided entirely new chapters.  Unlike the third edition, this fully updated and revised fourth edition is a classic reference work in a convenient two-volume format that focuses on all twelve sections of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes, as well as relevant Piping Codes and Standards.

The first two volumes covering Code Sections I through XII consider the dramatic changes in the industry, state of the art of technology and regulatory practices.  Organizational Changes of Boiler & Pressure Vessel Committees are included in the front matter of both volumes of this publication.  A unique feature of this publication is the inclusion of all author biographies and an introduction that synthesizes every chapter, along with an extensive index including over 7500 individual terms.

Dedication to the First Edition
Acknowledgements (to the First Edition)
Acknowledgements (to the Second Edition)
Acknowledgements (to the Third Edition)
Acknowledgements (to the Fourth Edition)
Contributor Biographies
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Introduction
Organization and Operation of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee

Part 1 : Power Boilers - Sections I & VII of B&PV Code
Chapter 1 : Introduction to Power Boilers
Chapter 2 : Section VII - Recommended Guidelines for the Care of Power Boilers

Part 2 : Section II of B&PV Code
Chapter 3 : Part 2, Section II - Materials and Specifications

Part 3 : Section III - Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components
Section III Division 1
Chapter 4 : A Commentary for Understanding and Applying the Principles of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Chapter 5 : Subsection NCA - General Requirements for Division 1 and Division 2
Chapter 6 : Subsection NB - Class 1 Components
Chapter 7 : Section III : Subsections NC and ND - Class 2 and 3 Components
Chapter 8 : Subsection NB, NC, ND-3600 Piping
Chapter 9 : Subsection NE - Class MC Components
Chapter 10 : Subsection NF - Supports
Chapter 11 : Subsection NG - Core Support Structures
Chapter 12 : Subsection NH - Class 1 Components in Elevated Temperature Service
Chapter 13 : Nuclear Pumps
Chapter 14 : Nuclear Valves

Section III Division 2
Chapter 15 : Code for Concrete Containments

Section III Division 3
Chapter 16 : Containments for Transportation and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Material and Waste

Section III Division 5
Chapter 17 : Division 5 - High Temperature Reactors

Part 4 : Heating Boilers - Section IV & VI of B&PV Code
Chapter 18 : ASME Section IV : Rules for the Construction of Heating Boilers
Chapter 19 : ASME Section VI : Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers

Part 5 : Section V of B&PV Code
Chapter 20 : Nondestructive Examination (NDE)

Index