START-PROF performs stress analysis according to various industry codes that specify:
Load combinations and force applications for strength evaluation
Stress calculation methodologies
Strength acceptance criteria
Users select the analysis code in Project Settings. See also Code Stress Table
Code |
Country |
Piping Type |
Buried Piping |
Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ASME B31.1-2024 |
USA |
Power piping |
Yes |
Steel, Nonferrous |
ASME B31.3-2024+Ch.IX |
USA |
Process Piping |
No |
Steel, Nonferrous |
ASME B31.4-2022 +Ch.IX, XI |
USA |
Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries |
Yes |
Steel, Nonferrous |
ASME B31.5-2022 |
USA |
Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components |
No |
Steel, Nonferrous |
ASME B31.8-2025+Ch.VIII |
USA |
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems |
Yes |
Steel, Nonferrous |
ASME B31.9-2020 |
USA |
Building Services Piping |
No |
Steel, Nonferrous |
ASME B31.12-2023 |
USA |
Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines |
Yes |
|
ASME B31J-2023 |
USA |
Stress Intensification Factors, Flexibility Factors, and their Determination for Metallic Piping Components |
- |
Steel |
ASME NM.1-2022 |
USA |
Thermoplastic piping systems |
Yes |
Nonferrous |
ASME NM.2-2020 |
USA |
Glass-Fiber-reinforced Thermosetting-Resin Piping Systems |
Yes |
Nonferrous |
ASME NM.3.3-2022 |
USA |
Nonmetallic Material. Part 3 - Properties |
Yes |
Nonferrous |
EN 13480-3:2024 |
European Union |
Metallic Industrial Piping |
No |
Steel, Nonferrous |
EN 13941-2019+A1:2021 |
European Union |
District heating pipes - Design and installation of thermal insulated bonded single and twin pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks |
Yes |
Steel, Nonferrous |
DVS 2205-1, DVS 2210, EN 1778:2000 |
European Union |
Industrial pipelines made of thermoplastics |
Yes |
Thermoplastic |
CSA Z662-19 + Ch.11 |
Canada |
Oil and gas pipeline systems |
Yes |
|
BS PD 8010-1:2015 |
UK |
Pipeline systems – Part 1: Steel pipelines on land |
Yes |
|
BS PD 8010-2:2015 |
UK |
Pipeline systems – Part 2: Subsea pipelines |
Yes |
|
ISO 14692-3:2002/Cor 1:2005 |
International |
FRP/GRP/GRE piping |
Yes |
FRP, GRP, etc. |
ISO 14692-3:2017 |
International |
FRP/GRP/GRE piping |
Yes |
FRP, GRP, etc. |
GB/T 32270-2015 (DL/T 5366-2014) |
China |
Power piping |
Yes |
Steel |
GB 50251-2015 |
China |
Gas Pipelines |
Yes |
Steel |
GB 50253-2014 |
China |
Oil Pipelines |
Yes |
Steel |
GB/T 34275-2024 |
China |
Gas and Oil Pipelines |
Yes |
Steel |
GB/T 20801-2020 |
China |
Process Piping |
No |
Steel, Nonferrous |
GB 50316-2008 |
China |
Metallic Industrial Piping |
No |
Steel, Nonferrous |
CJJ/T 81-2013 |
China |
District heating networks |
Yes |
Steel |
RD 10-249-98 |
Russia |
Power piping |
- |
Steel |
GOST 33962-2016, GOST 33963-2016, GOST 33964-2016, GOST 33965-2016 |
Russia |
Power piping |
- |
Steel |
RD 10-400-01 |
Russia |
District heating networks |
Yes |
Steel |
GOST R 55596-2013 |
Russia |
District heating networks |
Yes |
Steel |
GOST 32388-2013 |
Russia |
Process piping. Include HDPE piping |
Yes |
Steel, Nonferrous, Thermoplastic |
SNIP 2.05.06-85 Cor 3 |
Russia |
Gas and oil transmission piping |
Yes |
Steel |
SP 36.13330.2012 Cor.3 |
Russia |
Gas and oil transmission piping |
Yes |
Steel |
SP 86.13330.2014 |
Russia |
Gas and oil transmission piping |
Yes |
Steel |
GOST Р 55989-2014 |
Russia |
Steel Pipelines for Pressure Greater than 10 MPa |
Yes |
Steel |
GOST Р 55990-2014 Cor.1 |
Russia |
Field pipelines |
Yes |
Steel |
SP 284.1325800.2016 addenda #1 |
Russia |
Field pipelines |
Yes |
Steel |
SP 33.13330.2012 |
Russia |
Steel Pipelines |
Yes |
Steel |
Code |
References |
Issuance Date |
|---|---|---|
PD 5500:2018 7th Edition. Specification for Unfired Fusion Welded Pressure Vessels |
2018 |
|
WRC 297 Local Stresses in Cylindrical Shells Due to External Loadings on Nozzles - Supplement to WRC Bulletin No. 107 (Revision I) |
September 1987 |
|
WRC 107 Ed.2 Local stresses in spherical and cylindrical shells due to external loadings WRC 537 Local stresses in spherical and cylindrical shells due to external loadings |
February 2002 August 2013 |
|
API 610 12th Edition. Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Petrochemical, and Natural Gas Industries ISO 13709:2009 Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Petrochemical, and Natural Gas Industries |
January 2021 2009 |
|
API 676-2009 3rd Edition. Positive displacement pumps |
March 2015 |
|
API 617 9th Edition. Axial and Centrifugal Compressors and Expander-compressors |
April 2022 |
|
API 560 5th Edition, Addendum 1. Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service ISO 13705: 2012 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Fired heaters for general refinery service |
May 2021 2012 |
|
API 661 7th Edition, reaffirmed 2018. Petroleum, Petrochemical, and Natural Gas Industries—Air-cooled Heat Exchangers ISO 13706:2011 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Air-cooled heat exchangers |
June 2018 2011 |
|
API 650 13th Edition. Welded Tanks for Oil Storage |
March 2020 |
|
EN ISO 9905:1998+A1:2011 Technical specifications for centrifugal pumps — Class I |
July 2011 |
|
EN ISO 5199:2002 Technical specifications for centrifugal pumps — Class II |
October 2003 |
|
NEMA SM23 R2002 Steam Turbines for Mechanical Drive Service API 611 5th Edition General-purpose Steam Turbines for Petroleum, Chemical, and Gas Industry Services API 612 6th Edition Steam Turbines - Special-purpose applications ISO 10437 Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Steam turbines — Special-purpose applications |
2002 |
Code |
Country |
Type |
|---|---|---|
ASME B36.10-2022, ASME B36.19-2022, ASME B16.9-2018 |
USA |
Pipes, Fittings |
ASME B16.5-2020, ASME B16.47-2020, ASME B16.20-2017, ASME B16.10-2022 |
USA |
Flanges, Gaskets, Valves |
EN 10216-1-2013, EN 10216-2-2013, EN 10216-3-2013, EN 10216-4-2013, EN 10216-5-2013, EN 10217-1-2019, EN 10217-1-2019, EN 10217-2-2019, EN 10217-3-2019, EN 10217-4-2019, EN 10217-5-2019, EN 10217-6-2019, EN 10217-7-2014, EN 10220, EN 10253-1:1999, EN 10253-2:2007, EN 10253-2:2008, EN 10253-3:2008, EN 10253-4:2008 |
European Union |
Pipes, Fittings |
EN 1092-1:2018, EN 1514-1:1997, EN 1514-2:2014 |
European Union |
Flanges, Gaskets, Valves |
Various GOST, OST, STO, TU, MN |
Russia |
Pipes, Fittings, Flanges, Gaskets, Valves, Beams |
GB/T 11263, GB/T706 |
China |
Beams |
Code |
Country |
Issuance Date |
|---|---|---|
IBC 2024 |
International |
2024 |
UBC 1997 |
International |
February 1997 |
ASCE 7-22 |
USA |
2022 |
EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010 |
European Union |
January 2011 |
NBC 2020 |
Canada |
2020 |
KBC 2016 |
Korea |
2016 |
GB 50009-2012 |
China |
October 2012 |
IS.875.3.2015 |
India |
April 2015 |
AZ/NZS 1170.2:2021 |
Australia / New Zeland |
July 2021 |
NBR 06123-1988 |
Brazil |
June 1988 |
BS 6399-2 |
Britain |
June 1997 |
CNS |
Taiwan |
January 2015 |
NSR-10 |
Colombia |
March 2010 |
CFE 2020 |
Mexico |
July 2020 |
SP 20.13330.2016 addenda 3 |
Russia |
June 2017 |
TKP EN 1991-1-4 2009 |
Belarus |
2009 |
Dubai Wind Code 2013 |
Dubai |
2013 |
Blast Load (DNV RP D101) |
- |
- |
Code |
Country |
Issuance Date |
|---|---|---|
ASCE 7-22 |
USA |
2022 |
IBC 2024 |
International |
2024 |
NBC 2020 |
Canada |
2020 |
EN 1991-1-3:2003+A1:2015 |
European Union |
December 2015 |
GB 50009-2012 |
China |
October 2012 |
KBC 2016 |
Korea |
2016 |
SP 20.13330.2016 |
Russia |
June 2017 |
Code |
Country |
Issuance Date |
|---|---|---|
ASCE 7-22 |
USA |
2022 |
IBC 2024 |
International |
2024 |
GB 50135-2019 |
China |
2019 |
SP 20.13330.2016 |
Russia |
June 2017 |
Code |
Country |
Issuance Date |
|---|---|---|
ASCE 7-22 |
USA |
2022 |
IBC 2024 |
International |
2024 |
NSR-10 |
Colombia |
March 2010 |
KBC 2016 |
South Korea |
2016 |
UBC 1997 |
International |
1997 |
NBC 2020 |
Canada |
2020 |
CFE 2015 |
Mexico |
2015 |
EUROCODE 8 EN 1998-1 |
European Union |
2013 |
IS 1893:2016 |
India |
2016 |
AS/NZS 1170.4-2007 Amendment 1,2 |
Australia / New Zeland |
2018 |
Seismic Code for Dubai |
Dubai |
2013 |
ASCE 2001 Guidelines for the Design of Buried Steel Pipe (American Lifelines Alliance) |
USA |
2001 |
ASME B31E-2008+addenda B31Ea-2010 |
USA |
2010 |
GB 50032-2003 |
China |
2003 |
GB 50011-2016 |
China |
2016 |
SNiP II-7-81* |
Russia |
January 1996 |
SP 14.13330.2018 addenda #1 |
Russia |
June 2020 |
NP-031-01 |
Russia |
October 2001 |
TKP EN 1998-1-2011 |
Belarus |
2011 |
SP RK 2.03-30-2017* |
Kazakhstan |
2017 |
KMK 2.01.03-19 |
Uzbekistan |
2019 |
Code |
References |
Country |
Issuance Date |
|---|---|---|---|
ASME B31G-2012 Manual for determining the remaining strength of corroded pipelines |
USA |
October 2012 |
|
GB/T 19624-2019 |
China |
2019 |
Manufacturer/Code |
Issuance Date |
|---|---|
ANVIL |
2016 |
Pipe Supports Ltd. |
2005 |
Carpenter & Paterson Ltd. |
2010 |
LISEGA |
September 2016 |
WITZENMANN |
2015 |
China power |
2010 |
NB/T 47039-2013 |
2013 |
SEONGHWA |
2018 |
Gradior |
|
Pihasa |
2010 |
Pipe Support Systems GmbH (PSSI) |
1995 |
Piping Technology and Products Inc. (PT&P) |
2009 |
Sarathi |
1988 |
OST 108.764.01-80 |
1980 |
OST 24.125.109-01 |
2001 |
MVN 049-63 |
1963 |
MN 3958-62 |
1962 |
Manufacturer/Code |
Issuance Date |
|---|---|
ANVIL |
2016 |
LISEGA |
2020 |
Pipe Supports Ltd. |
2005 |
Carpenter & Paterson Ltd. |
2010 |
SEONGHWA |
2018 |
WITZENMANN |
2015 |
NB/T 47038-2013 |
2013 |