ASME Press publishes companion guide to  the new Boiler Code

Henry Baumgartner
ASME NEWS

Concurrently with the publication of the 2001 edition of ASME's Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, ASME Press is issuing Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code: Criteria and Commentary on Select Aspects of the ASME Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Piping Codes. The two volumes were edited by K.R. Rao.

This comprehensive guide addresses Sections I through XI of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes and Codes B31.1 and B31.3 for Pressure Piping. The contributors also provide examples and explanatory text, graphics, references and annotated bibliographic notes.

The idea is that engineers should be able to refer immediately to the material requirements to find acceptance criteria. Each of the Code sections is treated in depth by authors who are involved with the relevant committees.

Volume 1 covers Code Sections I, II, III, IV, VI and VII, as well as Code B31.1 and B31.3 for Piping. Volume 2 includes Sections V, VIII, IX, X and XI, as well as special topics related to the Code. Each volume contains full introductory material, table of contents, author information and indexes for both volumes.

The two 700-page volumes, published in hardcover, list at $195 apiece. The price for ASME members is just $156 each. The two-volume set is available for $280 for members or $350 for nonmembers.

The set may be ordered by calling (800) 843-2763, or (973) 882-1167, if calling from outside the United States, or by visiting www. asme.org/pubs/asmepress/index.html on the Web.

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