In Part-2 of this article, the Subsection A was covered from UG-17 up to UG-35 Design and to read the Part-2 of this article please click here. This article will deal with the general requirements preceding from UG-36 onwards. Also note that the design calculation won’t be dealt within details and the readers are advised to refer the code for their specific type of vessel design. To read the Interpretations….

In Part-1 of this article we had discussed about what ASME SEC VIII DIV I deals, code cases, scope, its use and body of the code. The Subsection A was covered up to UG-16 (Design) and to read the Part-1 of this article please click here. This article i.e part – 2 will deal with the general requirements preceding from UG-17 onwards. Please note that the design calculations won’t be….

ASME SEC VIII DIV I deals with the rules for construction of pressure vessels. This code is a part of ASME BPVC Codes (Click here to learn about the various codes published by ASME). Code Cases are published regularly by BPVC committee to consider proposed additions and revisions to the code and to formulate cases to clarify the intent of existing requirements, when the need is urgent. These code cases will….

In part – 1 of this article, we had discussed the general requirements as mentioned in part QG of ASME Section IX, To read that article please click here. In part – 2 of this article we had discussed about the weld orientations, test positions for groove, fillet and stud welding etc. as mentioned in Part QW of ASME Setion IX. To read that article please click here. In the….

In part – 1 of this article, we had discussed about the general requirements as mentioned in part QG of ASME BPVC Section IX. To read part – 1 of this article please click here. This article will cover the Part QW of ASME section IX, which is dedicated to the general requirements in the welding. Part QW is further divided into five articles, these are; Article 1. General requirements for….

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), Section IX contains qualification standard for the following; Welding, Brazing and Fusing procedures Welders and welding operators Brazers and brazing operators Plastic fusing operators Section IX is a reference document for the qualification of material joining (welding, brazing and plastic fusing) processes, used by various construction codes such as Section I, III, IV, VIII, XII, etc. NOTE: The different material joining processes covered….