CONTENTS Foreword Committee Roster Introduction Summary of Changes Chapter! Scope and Definitions 4100 General Statements Figures 400.11-1 Diagram Showing Scope of ASME B31.4 Excluding Cathon Dioxide Pipeline Systems 400.11-2 Diagram Showing Scope of ASME BS1.4 for Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Systems 4001.1-3 Diagram Showing Scope of ASME B31.¢ for Slurry Pipeline Systems Chapter Design. 401 Loads 402. Calculation of Stresses 403. Criteria for Pipelines 404 Criteria for Fittings, Assemblies, and Other Components (Altematively, Criteria for Components) Figures 443311 — Reinforced Extruded Outlets 4013.41 Welding Details for Openings With Complete Encirclement Types of Reinforcement 40134.2 Welding Details for Openings With Localized Type Reinforcement 40434-3 Welding Details for Openings Without Reinforcement Other Than That in Heacler and Brarich Walls 4043.5-1 Reinforcement of Branch Connections. Tables 4021-1 Plexibility Factor, k, andl Stress Intensification Factor, 4032.11 Weld Joint Factors Applicable to Common Pipe Specifications 4033.1-1 Allowable Values for Pipeline System Stresses 4043.41 Design Criteria for Welded Branch Connections Chapter IN| Materials 123 Materials — General Requirements 425 Materials Applied to Miscellaneous Parts Table 42314 Material Standards Chapter 1V__ Dimensional Requirements. 426 Dimensional Requirements for Standard ancl Nonstandard Piping ‘Components, Table 4261-41 Dimensional Standards 2 29 a1 32 “ ry 20 31 37 7 38 30 a a 2 selec ay “i “piety mnt: igs, settee ain te; jag “phqaaenaae padbla aleiny Siniipiniie sii, in nung eh caatte- anc eaeit taal wok eebiainpiang ilies ig,Chapter V 434 435 Figures ABET 168.62 4348.63 Table 4346-1 Chapter VI 436 437 Chapter Vit 450 41 452 453 454 485, 456 457 Figures 451.6224 451.6222 Tables 451.6.2.9-41 451.6.2.9-2 Chapter Vill 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 168 Chapter IX Ad00 ‘MOL M02 Ad03 AMD AdD5 M06 AML M23 ANSE Construction, Welding, and Assembly. Construction Assembly of Piping Components Acceptable Butt Welded Joint Design for Equal Wall Thicknesses Acceptable Butt Welded Joint Design for Unequal Wall Thicknesses Recommended Attachment Details of Flanges Minimum Cover for Buried Pipelines Inspection and Testing. Inspection Testing Operation and Maintenance Procedures. Operation and Maintenance Procedures Afecting the Safety of Liquid and Slurry Transportation Piping Systems Pipeline Operation and Maintenance Pump Station, Terminal, and Storage Facilities Operation and ‘Maintenance Corrosion Control Emergency Plan Records Qualifying, a Piping System for a Higher Operating, Pressure Abandoning, a Piping System ‘Type L Interaction ‘Type IT Interaction Acceptable Pipeline Repair Methodls (Nonindented, Nonwrinkled, and Nonbuickled Pipe) Acceptable Pipeline Repair Methods for Dents, Buckles, Ripples, Wrinkles, Leaking Couplings, and Defective Prior Repairs Corrosion Control General Extemal Corrosion Control for Buried or Submerged Pipelines Intemal Corrosion Control Extemal Corrosion Control for Pipelines Exposed to Atmosphere Pipelines in Arctic Environments, Pipelines in High-Temperature Service Extemal Corrosion Control for Thermally Insulated Pipelines Stress Corrosion and Other Phenomena Records Offshore Liquid Pipeline Systems General Statements Design Conditions Calculation of Stresses Criteria for Pipelines .. " s Criteria for Fittings, Assemblies, and Other Components (Alternatively, Criteria for Components) Pipe ....-. Other Design Considerations Design of Pipe Supporting Elements Materials — General Requirements Construction eee a a 6 ANNA Ba SQnee BRRsss selec ay “i “piety mnt: igs, settee ain te; jag “phqaaenaae padbla aleiny Siniipiniie sii, in nung eh caatte- anc eaeit taal wok eebiainpiang ilies ig,A836 Inspection AGT Testing, A450 Operation and Maintenance Procedures Affecting, the Safety of Liquid and Slurry Transportation Piping Systems AML Pipeline Operation and Maintenance Ag52 Pump Station, Terminal, and Storage Facilities Operation and, Maintenance Aas Emergency Plan Ag60 General er AM6L Extemal Corrosion Control for Offshore Submerged Pipelines A463 Extemal Corrosion Control for Pipelines Exposed to Atmosphere Table AM02.35-1 Design Factors for Oifshore Pipeline Systems Chapter X Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Systems. B4Oo General Statements Ba23 Materials — General Requirements Base Construction BAS? Testing, BAST Pipeline Operation and Maintenance BAS Bmergency Plan Chapter XI_ Slurry Pipeline Systems 00 General Statements can Loads 403 Criteria for Pipelines ca Criteria for Fittings, Assemblies, and Other Components (Altematively, Criteria for Components} cn Materials — General Requirements on6 Dimensional Requirements for Standard and Nonstandlard Piping, ‘Components .- aR BET a3 Construction C7 Testing, a5 Pipeline Operation and Maintenance CAB Emergency Plan cas7 Abancioning, a Piping System. C460 General 461 Extemal Corrosion Control for Buried or Submerged Pipelines 168 Reconis Tables C123.11 Material Standards C4231.2 Material Standarcls Not Applicable for Slurry Piping Systems From Table 423.1 €426.12 Dimensional Standards Not Applicable for Slurry Piping Systems Brom Table 426.11 ‘Mandatory Appendix I Referenced Standards Nonmandatory Appendices A Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the B31 Pressure Piping Committee B Publications That Do Not Appear in the Code or Mandatory “Appendix I but May Be of Informational Benefit Index ae S888 S8eses & 102 102 108 104 104 1s 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 10 im selec ay “i “piety mnt: igs, settee ain te; jag “phqaaenaae padbla aleiny Siniipiniie sii, in nung eh caatte- anc eaeit taal wok eebiainpiang ilies ig,