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Title: Overview of new rules and recent changes in ASME code, Section VIII, pressure vessels

Conference ·
OSTI ID:136848
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  1. Babcock and Wilcox, Barberton, OH (United States)

In this presentation, some of the new rules and recent changes to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section 8, Divisions 1 and 2, are reviewed. On July 1, 1995, the 1995 Edition of the ASME Code was issued. This 1995 Edition incorporates those items which were added of changed in the 1992, 1993, and 1994 Addenda to the 1992 Edition of the Code. The 1995 Edition contains no new items which were not included in the previous edition and three addenda. With the possibility of an extended time before some of the new rules are able to appear in the addenda, the recent trend is to put the rules in Code Cases which are approved earlier. Consequently, it is necessary to review new Code Cases as well as Code changes. Updates continue for impact requirements for standard components as well as for materials other than UCS, carbon steel and low alloys. Extensive changes have been made for UHA, high-alloy, materials regarding impact requirements. Example problems have been revised to include these effects. Significant changes are reviewed.

OSTI ID:
136848
Report Number(s):
CONF-950740-; ISBN 0-7918-1344-4; TRN: 96:000960
Resource Relation:
Conference: Joint American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)/Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) pressure vessels and piping conference, Honolulu, HI (United States), 23-27 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of International pressure vessels and piping codes and standards. Volume 2: Current perspectives; PVP-Volume 313-2; Rao, K.R.; Asada, Yasuhide; Adams, T.M. [eds.] [and others]; PB: 505 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English