Engineering

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This Standard specifies requirements for the manufacture of two product specification levels (PSL 1 and PSL 2) of seamless and welded steel pipes for use in pipeline transportation systems in the petroleum and natural gas industries.

This edition of API Spec 5L is the modified national adoption of ISO 3183: 2007 Petroleum and natural gas industries Steel pipe for pipeline transportation systems. This specification contains the API Monogram Annex as part of the U.S. national adoption.

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Includes Annex F, revised in March 2005. API Specification 6D is the (proposed) national adoption of ISO 14313: 1999, Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries-Pipeline Transportation Systems-Pipeline Valves. This International Standard specifies requirements and gives recommendations for the design, manufacturing, testing and documentation of ball, check, gate and plug valves for application in pipeline systems.

Valves for pressure ratings exceeding PN 420 (Class 2500) are not covered by this International Standard. Annex A of this Spec 6D provides guidelines to assist the purchaser with valve type selection and specification of specific requirements when ordering valves.

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1.1 This specification covers requirements and test methods for material (see Appendix X1) dimensions and tolerances, hydrostatic burst strength, chemical resistance, and impact resistance of plastic pipe, tubing, and fittings for use in fuel gas mains and services for direct burial and reliner applications. The annexes provide specific requirements and test methods for each of the materials currently approved. If and when additional materials are available, specific annex requirements will be added. The pipe and fittings covered by this specification are intended for use in the distribution of natural gas. Requirements for the qualifying of polyethylene systems for use with liquefied petroleum gas are covered in Annex A1.

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Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 25 - 12: Safety of Gas Transportation by Pipeline

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The Dock Manual is the only book devoted entirely to planning, constructing, and maintaining residential docks on rivers, lakes, and oceans.

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PEI's Recommended Practices for Installation and Testing of Vapor-Recovery Systems at Vehicle-Fueling Sites (PEI/RP300-09) provides concise instructions for installation and testing of Stage I and Stage II equipment. In addition to being completely revised and reorganized, the 54-page, fourth-edition includes a chapter on decommissioning Stage II vapor-recovery piping. The recommended practices also reference the most recent revisions by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to its vapor recovery testing procedures.

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Basic engineering principles are offered in non-technical language that the builder can put to use on his jobs. Includes understanding engineering requirements on the plans and how to meet them, sizing of structural members using only preliminary plans, and requirements for steel, concrete, and masonry.

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