Offering the fundamental qualitative steps vital to any successful piping and pipeline activity, this book pairs real world practices with textbook theory to depict proper piping and pipeline construction, integrity, and maintenance—highlighting the quantitative details, calculations, and techniques essential to support competent decisions for plant piping systems and pipelines.
Codes, Standards and Practices
Fundamentals
Materials
Internal Pressure
External Pressure
Layout and Supports
Flexibility and Fatigue
Pipe Vibration
Fluid Transients
Wind Design
Seismic Design and Retrofit
Explosions
Subsea Pipelines
Buried Pipe
Welding
Examination
Pipe Flange
Mechanical Joints
Leak test
Degradation in Service
Fitness-for-Service
Maintenance, Reliability, Failure Analysis
Repair Techniques
Plastic Pipe
Valves
Appendix A: Standard Pipe Sizes
Appendix B: Plant Accidents
Appendix C: Pipe Specifications
Appendix D: A Brief History
Appendix E: Visual Inspection Checklists
