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10/11/2018

USING THE ASME CODE


A PLAN OF ACTION

ASME CODES

SECTION VIII, DIV.1, PRESSURE VESSELS

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CODES ARE BASED ON HISTORICAL DATA AND


EXPERIENCE WHICH HAS BEEN APPLIED TO
THE CODE RULES OVER THE PERIOD FROM
1911 TO THE PRESENT.

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THEREFOR, THESE CODES ARE NOT DESIGN


CODES BUT RATHER, A SET OF CHECKS AND
BALANCES TO BE APPLIED TO THE DESIGN
ONCE FORMULATED.

ASME CODE READING


ASME CODE IS WRITTEN AS IF ONE
WERE VIEWING A FINISHED
CONSTRUCTION.

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THERE ARE NO MANUFACTURING


TOLERANCES PROVIDED.

 U-5 TOLERANCES
 The Code does not fully address tolerances. When dimensions, sizes, or other
parameters are not specified with tolerances, the values of these parameters
are considered nominal, and allowable tolerances or local variances may be
considered acceptable when based on engineering judgment and standard
practices as determined by the designer .

THE TERMS MAWP, MDMT, P, AND t ARE


VALUES WHICH MAY BE MEASURED IN THE
FINISHED PRODUCT.

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MOST EQUATIONS MAY BE USED AS

GO NOGO GAGES

AS APPLIED TO THE FINISHED


PRODUCT.

U – 1 (c)(2)

ANY VESSEL WHICH MEETS ALL APPLICABLE


REQUIREMENTS OF THIS DIVISION MAY BE
STAMPED WITH THE CODE SYMBOL.

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U-1(k)

SUPPLEMENTAL NDE, BEYOND THAT MANDATED


BY THE CODE SHALL BE A MATTER OF
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MANUFACTURER AND
THE PURCHASER.

NOTE: NON-MANDATORY NDE HAS


NO AFFECT ON ASME CODE
COMPLIANCE.

SHOW ME WHERE IT IS PROHIBITED OR


RESTRICTED
THESE RULES THE USER
MUST ASK

SHOW ME WHERE IT IS PERMITTED

THE USER SHALL NOT ASK

THAT WHICH IS NOT


PROHIBITED IS PERMITTED

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Cropped from U-
U-1 (a) (3)

CODE
READING

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KEYWORDS

SHALL
MANDATORY RULE
WILL

MANDATORY RULE, HOWEVER,


SHOULD LOOK FOR ALTERNATE
CONSTRUCTIONS

MAY
NON-MANDATORY GUIDANCE
CAN

PARENTHETICAL EXPRESSIONS:

(MATERIAL ENCLOSED BY PARENTHESIS)

OTHER NON – MANDATORY TEXT

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PUNCTUATION MARKS
LITTLE GUYS WITH LARGE IMPACT

,;:

COMMAS = PAUSE

COLONS : and SEMICOLONS

LIST AND SERIES


:
;
;
.

The question which must be resolved is


are we reading a series of “AND” or one
of “OR”. The first sentence normally sets
the plan.

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PARAGRAPH OUTLINE STRUCTURE

UG-3 MAIN HEADING


a) FIRST LEVEL SUB-PARAGRAPH
1) SECOND LEVEL SUB-PARAGRAPH
a) THIRD LEVEL (ETC.)
OR
PG-3 MAIN HEADING
3.1 FIRST LEVEL SUB-PARAGRAPH
3.1.1 SECOND LEVEL SUB-PARAGRAPH
3.1.1.1 THIRD LEVEL (ETC.)

COMMON ERRORS
TO BE AVOIDED

OLD CODE
BOOKS

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COMMON ERRORS
TO BE AVOIDED

WISHFUL
THINKING

COMMON ERRORS
TO BE AVOIDED

LOOPHOLES

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COMMON ERRORS
TO BE AVOIDED

BUSINESS
PRESSURES

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