Monday, October 22, 2007

Websites: Quick Reference

An exhaustive list of links related pressure vessels, engineering & Construction related for your ready reference. (Most of them related to UK, but useful)

 

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Organizations and associations

 

Organization                                                                        URL

 

AEA Technology plc                                                               www.aeat.co.uk

 

American Bureau of Shipping                                                 www.eagle.org

 

American Consulting Engineers Council                                 www.acec.org

 

American Institute of Engineers                                              www.members-aie.org

 

American Institute of Steel                                                      www.aisc.org

Construction Inc.

American Iron and Steel Institute                                            www.steel.org

 

American National Standards Institute                                    www.ansi.org

 

American Nuclear Society                                                      www.ans.org

 

American Petroleum Institute                                                   www.api.org

 

American Society for Non-Destructive                                   www.asnt.org

Testing

American Society for Testing of Materials                              www.ansi.org

 

American Society of Heating,                                                 www.ashrae.org

 

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Engineers

American Society of Mechanical                                            www.asme.org

Engineers

American Water Works Association Inc.                                www.awwa.org

 

American Welding Society                                                      www.awweld.org

 

APAVE Limited                                                                        www.apave-uk.com

 

Association of Iron and Steel                                                  www.aise.org

 

British Inspecting Engineers                                                    www.bie-international.com

 

British Institute of Non-Destructive                                         www.bindt.org

Testing

British Standards Institution                                                    www.bsi.org.uk

 

British Valve and Actuator                                                      www.bvama.org.uk

Manufacturers Association

Det Norske Veritas                                                                  www.dnv.com

 

DTI STRD 5:                                                                             www.dti.gov.uk/strd

 

Engineering Integrity Society                                                   www.demon.co.uk/e-i-s

 

European Committee for Standardisation                                www.cenorm.be

 

www.newapproach.org

 

Factory Mutual Global (USA)                                                  www.fmglobal.com

 

Fluid Controls Institute Inc. (USA)                                           www.fluidcontrolsinstitute.org

 

Hartford Steam Boiler (USA)                                                   www.hsb.com

 

Heat Transfer Research Inc. (USA)                                       www.htrinet.com

 

Her Majesty’s Stationery Office                                              www.hmso.gov.uk/legis.htm

 

www.hmso.gov.uk/si

 

www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk

 

HSB Inspection Quality Limited                                                www.hsbiql.co.uk

 

HSE (Home page)                                                                    www.hse.gov.uk/hsehome.htm

 

International Standards Organization                                      www.iso.ch

 

Lloyd’s Register                                                                      www.lrqa.com

 

Manufacturers Standardization Society                                 www.mss-hq.com

of the Valve and Fittings Industry (USA)

National Association of Corrosion                                          www.nace.org

Engineers (USA)

National Board of Boiler and Pressure                                    www.nationalboard.org

Vessel Inspectors (USA)

National Fire Protection Association                                       www.nfpa.org

(USA)

National Fluid Power Association (USA)                                www.nfpa.com

 

National Institute of Standards and                                         www.nist.gov

Technology

 

Pipe Fabrication Institute (USA)                                              www.pfi-institute.org

 

Plant Safety Limited                                                                 www.plantsafety.co.uk

 

Registrar Accreditation Board (USA)                                     www.rabnet.com

 

Royal Sun Alliance Certification                                              www.royal-and-sunalliance.com/

Services Limited

Safety Assessment Federation                                              www.safed.co.uk

 

SGS (UK) Limited                                                                    www.sgs.com

 

The Aluminum Association Inc. (USA)                                    www.aluminum.org

 

The Engineering Council                                                          www.engc.org.uk

 

The Institute of Corrosion                                                        www.icorr.demon.co.uk

 

The Institute of Energy                                                            www.instenergy.org.uk

 

The Institute of Materials                                                         www.instmat.co.uk

 

The Institute of Quality Assurance                                         www.iqa.org

 

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers                                  www.imeche.org.uk

 

(IMechE) Pressure Systems Group                                        www.imeche.org.uk/

pressure/index.htm

The Institution of Plant Engineers                                            www.iplante.org.uk

 

The United Kingdom Accreditation                                          www.ukas.com

Service

The Welding and Joining Society                                            www.twi.co.uk/members/wjsinfo.html

 

Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers                                         www.tema.org

Association Inc. (USA)

TUV(UK) Limited                                                                      www.tuv-uk.com

 

TWI Certification Limited                                                          www.twi.co.uk

 

Zurich Engineering Limited                                                      www.zuricheng.co.uk

 

 

 

 

General technical information

 

 

Technical standards                                                               www.icrank.com/Specsearch.htm

 

www.nssn.org

 

Pressure vessel design                                                          www.birdsoft.demon.co.uk/englib/pvessel

 

www.normas.com/ASME/BPVC/guide.html

 

www.pretex.com/Glossary.html

 

www.nationalboard.org/Codes/asme-x.html

 

Boilers-fire tube                                                                      www.kewaneeintl.com/scotch/scotivOb.html

 

www.hotbot.com/books/vganapathy/firewat.html

 

Pressure vessel software                                                      www.chempute.com/pressure_vessel.htm

 

www.eperc.jrc.nl

 

www.mecheng.asme.org/

 

www.coade.com/pcodec/c.htm

 

www.codeware.com/

 

www.ohmtech.no/

 

Transportable pressure                                                          www.hse.gov.uk/spd/spdtpr.htm

receptacles (gas cylinders)                                                   

www.iso.ch/cate/2302030.html

 

www.hmso.gov.uk/sr/sr1998/19980438.htm

 

www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/gas.htm

 

www.healthandsafety.co.uk/E00800.html

 

www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1998/19982885.htm

 

Valves                                                                                     www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Industrial/Valves_and_Control

 

www.highpressure.com

 

www.flowbiz.com/valve_manual.htm

 

www.valvesinternational.co.za/further.htm

 

Heat exchangers                                                                    www.britannica.com/seo/h/heat-exchanger/

 

www.geapcs.com

 

www.chem.eng.usyd.edu.au/pgrad/bruce/h

 

www.firstworldwide.com/heatex.htm

 

www.heat-exchangers.com/heat-exchanger

 

Simple pressure vessels                                                        www.egadvies.nl/ce/scope/DrukvateEN.html

 

www.dti.gov.uk/strd

 

Boilers and HRSGs                                                                 www.normas.com/ASME/BPVC/qx0010.html

 

www.boiler-s.com/boiler-spages.hotbot.com/books/vganapathy/boilers.html

 

www.abb.com/americas/usa/hrsg.htm

 

www.hrsg.com/gatorpwr.che.ufl.edu/cogen/equipment/codes/PTC4.4/Default.asp

 

Welding                                                                                   www.welding.com/

 

www.cybcon.com/Nthelen/1weld.html

www.amweld.org/

 

www.mech.uwa.edu.au/DANotes/welds/home.html

 

Non-destructive testing                                                           www.ndt.net/

 

www.dynatup.com/apps/glossary/C.htm

 

Failure                                                                                     www.sandia.gov/eqrc/e7rinfo.html

 

www.netaccess.on.ca/~dbc/cic_hamilton/krissol.kriss.re.kr/failure/STRUC/MATE

 

www.clihouston.com/asmfailureanalysis.htm

 

Corrosion                                                                                www.cp.umist.ac.uk/

 

www.icorr.demon.co.uk/about.html

 

www.cranfield.ac.uk/cils/library/subje

 

Technical reference books                                                     www.icrank.com/books.htm

 

www.powells.com/psection/MechanicalEng

 

www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/discipline/mechen

 

www.engineering-software.com/

 

www.fullnet.net/dbgnum/pressure.htm

 

www.engineers4engineers.co.uk/0938-but

 

ISO 9000                                                                                 www.isoeasy.org/

 

www.startfm3.html

 

Forged flanges                                                                        www.kotis.net/~porls2/ForgedFL.htm

 

www.englink.co.za/htmlfiles/nclro2/BS3.1.htm

 

www.maintenanceresources.com/Bookstorepolyhydron.com/hhpl/SAI.htm

 

Creep                                                                                      www.men.bris.ac.uk/research/material/projects/fad.htm/

 

Air receivers                                                                           www.manchestertank.com/hor400.htm

 

Materials                                                                                  www.Matweb.com

 

www.pump.net/otherdata/pdcarbonalloysteel.htm

 

General on-line reference                                                       www.efunda.com/home.cfm

websites                                                                                                

www.flinthills.com/~ramsdale/EngZone/d

 

www.eevl.ac.uk

 

Safety valves                                                                          www.taylorvalve.com/safetyreliefvalves.htm

 

Control valves                                                                        www.halliburton.com/deg/dvd/masoneilan/80000_prod.asp?print=yes

 

 

 

Directives and legislation

 

For a list of new EC directives and standards on pressure equipment, go to

www.nssn.org  and search using keywords ‘pressure vessel standards’ and

‘EC’.

 

• The entry website for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is:

www.hse.gov.uk/hsehome.htm

 

Statutory Instrument (SI) documents are available from Her Majesty’s

Stationery Office (HMSO) at:

www.hmso.gov.uk/legis.htm

 

www.hmso.gov.uk/si

 

www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk

 

• The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) entry web site is:

www.dti.gov.uk/strd

 

• Background information on mutual recognition agreements relating to

European directives in general is available on:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/international/indexb1/htm

 

• Reference to most pressure equipment-related directives (and their

interpretation guidelines) is available on:

www.tukes.fi/english/pressure/directives_and_guidelines/index.htm

 

• Agood general introduction to the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)

is available on:

www.ped.eurodyne.com/directive/directive.html

 

www.dti.gov.uk/strd/pressure.htm

 

Guides on the PED from the UK DTI are available for download on:

www.dti.gov.uk/strd/strdpubs.htm

 

• The European Commission Pressure Equipment Directive website has

more detailed information on:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg03/directs/dg3d/d2/presves/preseq.htm

or

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg03/directs/dg3d/d2/presves/preseq1.htm

 

 

• The CEN website provides details of all harmonized standards:

www.newapproach.org/directivelist.asp

 

• For details of harmonized standards published in the EU official

journal, go to:

www.europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/standardization/harmstds/reflist.html

 

• A listing of European Notified Bodies for the PED is available from:

www.conformance.co.uk/CE_MARKING/ce_notified.html

 

• All the sections of the text of the UK Pressure Equipment Regulations

are available on:

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1999/19992001.htm

 

• The UK Pressure Systems Safety Regulation (PSSRs) are available

from:

www.hmso.gov.uksi/si2000/20000128.htm

 

 

Source: Engineers’ Guide to Pressure Equipment, Professional Engineering Publishing Limited, London and Bury St Edmunds, UK

 

 

 

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