An American National Standard. Approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) June 24, 2004. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). New York, NY. Date of Issuance: April 29, 2005. 366p. Rules for the Process Piping Code Section B31.3 have been developed considering piping typically found in petroleum refineries; chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, paper, semiconductor, and cryogenic plants; and related processing plants and terminals.
This Code prescribes requirements for materials and components, design, fabrication, assembly, erection, examination, inspection, and testing of piping.