Piping Stress Analysis Codes

START-PROF can carry out stress analysis according to various codes which regulate:

Selecting the code for the analysis is up to the user, and can be done by inputting it in Project Settings. See also Code Stress Table

List of Pipe Stress Codes

Code

Issuance Date

Country

Piping Type

Buried Piping

Pressure

Temperature

Product

Material

ASME B31.1-2022

October 2022

USA

Power piping

Yes

>0.1 MPa

120°C...816°C

Water, Steam

Steel, Nonferrous

ASME B31.3-2020+Ch.IX

June 2021

USA

Process Piping

No

-

-

Everything

Steel, Nonferrous

ASME B31.4-2019 +Ch.IX, XI

November 2019

USA

Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries

Yes

-

-30°C...120°C

Liquid

Steel, Nonferrous

ASME B31.5-2019

March 2020

USA

Refrigeration Piping and Heat Transfer Components

No

-

>-196°C

 

Steel, Nonferrous

ASME B31.8-2020+Ch.VIII

May 2021

USA

Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems

Yes

-

<232°C

Gas

Steel, Nonferrous

ASME B31.9-2020

December 2020

USA

Building Services Piping

No

-0.1...2.413 MPa

<186°C

 

Steel, Nonferrous

ASME B31.12-2019

December 2019

USA

Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines

Yes

       

ASME B31J-2017 Errata 11-9-2017

September 2017

USA

Stress Intensification Factors, Flexibility Factors, and their Determination for Metallic Piping Components

-

- - - Steel

EN 13480-3:2017+A1:2021

March 2021

European Union

Metallic Industrial Piping

No

-

-

Everything

Steel, Nonferrous

EN 13941-2019

April 2019

European Union

District heating pipes - Design and installation of thermal insulated bonded single and twin pipe systems for directly buried hot water networks

Yes

>2.5 MPa

<140°C

Water

Steel, Nonferrous

DVS 2205-1, DVS 2210, EN 1778:2000

2000

European Union

Industrial pipelines made of thermoplastics

Yes

 

 

 

Thermoplastic

CSA Z662-19 + Ch.11

June 2019

Canada

Oil and gas pipeline systems

Yes

       

BS PD 8010-1:2015

March 2015

UK

Pipeline systems – Part 1: Steel pipelines on land

Yes

       

BS PD 8010-2:2015

March 2015

UK

Pipeline systems – Part 2: Subsea pipelines

Yes

       

ISO 14692-3:2002/Cor 1:2005

October 2005

International

FRP/GRP/GRE piping

Yes

-

-

Everything

FRP, GRP, etc.

ISO 14692-3:2017

August 2017

International

FRP/GRP/GRE piping

Yes

-

-

Everything

FRP, GRP, etc.

GB/T 32270-2015 (DL/T 5366-2014)

Декабрь 2015

China

Power piping

Yes

>0.1 MPa

0...+700°C

Water, Steam

Steel, Nonferrous

GB 50251-2015

February 2015

China

Gas Pipelines

Yes

-

-

Gas

Steel, Nonferrous

GB 50253-2014

June 2014

China

Oil Pipelines

Yes

-

-

Oil

Steel, Nonferrous

GB/T 20801-2020

November 2020

China

Process Piping

No

-

-

Everything

Steel, Nonferrous

GB 50316-2008

January 2008

China

Metallic Industrial Piping

No

<42 MPa

-

Everything

Steel, Nonferrous

CJJ/T 81-2013

July 2013

China

District heating networks

Yes

Water: 0...2.5 MPa

Steam: 0...1.6 MPa

Water: -40°C ...200°C

Steam: -40°C ...350°C

Water, Steam

Steel

RD 10-249-98

August 1998

Russia

Power piping

-

>0.07 MPa

+115°C ...+700°C

Water, Steam

Steel

GOST 33962-2016, GOST 33963-2016, GOST 33964-2016, GOST 33965-2016

June 2018

Russia

Power piping

-

>0.07 MPa

+115°C ...+700°C

Water, Steam

Steel

RD 10-400-01

February 2001

Russia

District heating networks

Yes

Water: 0...2.5 MPa

Steam: 0...6.3 MPa

Water: -40°C ...200°C

Steam: -40°C ...350°C

Water

Steel

GOST R 55596-2013

October 2013

Russia

District heating networks

Yes

Water: 0...2.5 MPa

Steam: 0...4 MPa

Water: -40°C ...200°C

Steam: -40°C ...250°C

Water, Steam

Steel

GOST 32388-2013

August 2014

Russia

Process piping. Include HDPE piping

Yes

-40 MPa...+40 MPa

t/D<0.25

-269°C ...+700°C

Everything

Steel, Nonferrous, Thermoplastic

SNIP 2.05.06-85 Cor 3

November 1996

Russia

Gas and oil transmission piping

Yes

>0.12 MPa

-40°C ...+100°C

Gas, Oil

Steel

SP 36.13330.2012 Cor.3

February 2021

Russia

Gas and oil transmission piping

Yes

>0.12 MPa

-40°C ...+100°C

Gas, Oil

Steel

SP 86.13330.2014

June 2014

Russia

Gas and oil transmission piping

Yes

>0.12 MPa

-40°C ...+100°C

Gas, Oil

Steel

GOST Р 55989-2014

December 2014

Russia

Steel Pipelines for Pressure Greater than 10 MPa

Yes

10 MPa...25 MPa

-40°C ...+100°C

Gas

Steel

GOST Р 55990-2014

December 2014

Russia

Field pipelines

Yes

<32 MPa

-40°C ...+100°C

Gas, Oil

Steel

SP 284.1325800.2016 addenda #1

June 2021

Russia

Field pipelines

Yes

<32 MPa

-40°C ...+100°C

Gas, Oil

Steel

SP 33.13330.2012

January 2013

Russia

Steel Pipelines

Yes

<10 MPa

-70°C ...+450°C

Everything

Steel

Equipment Codes

Code

References

Issuance Date

PD 5500:2018 7th Edition. Specification for Unfired Fusion Welded Pressure Vessels

Pressure Vessels, Columns

2018

WRC 297 Local Stresses in Cylindrical Shells Due to External Loadings on Nozzles - Supplement to WRC Bulletin No. 107 (Revision I)

Pressure Vessels, Columns

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

Pressure Vessels, Columns

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

Pump (API 610), In-line Pump (API 610)

January 2021

2009

API 676-2009 3rd Edition. Positive displacement pumps

Other Pump

March 2015

API 617 9th Edition. Axial and Centrifugal Compressors and Expander-compressors

Compressor (API 617)

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

Fired Heater (API 560)

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

Air Cooled Heat Exchanger (API 661)

June 2018

2011

API 650 13th Edition. Welded Tanks for Oil Storage

Storage Tank (API 650)

March 2020

EN ISO 9905:1998+A1:2011 Technical specifications for centrifugal pumps — Class I

Pump ISO 9905

July 2011

EN ISO 5199:2002 Technical specifications for centrifugal pumps — Class II

Pump ISO 5199

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

Turbine (NEMA SM 23)

2002

List of Standards for Pipes, Fittings, Flanges, Gaskets, Valve, Beams

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

List of Wind Load Codes

Code

Country

Issuance Date

IBC 2021

International

2021

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)

-

-

 

List of Snow Load Codes

Code

Country

Issuance Date

ASCE 7-22

USA

2022

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

 

List of Ice and Rain Load Codes

Code

Country

Issuance Date

ASCE 7-22

USA

2022

GB 50135-2019

China

2019

SP 20.13330.2016

Russia

June 2017

 

List of Seismic Load Codes

Code

Country

Issuance Date

ASCE 7-22

USA

2022

IBC 2021

International

2021

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

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

 

Fitness for Service Codes

Code

References

Country

Issuance Date

ASME B31G-2012

 

USA

October 2012

GB/T 19624-2019

Plane Flaw, Volumetric Flaw

China

2019

 

Variable Spring Supports and Hangers

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

Constant Spring Supports and Hangers

Manufacturer/Code

Issuance Date

ANVIL

2016

Pipe Supports Ltd.

2005

Carpenter & Paterson Ltd.

2010

SEONGHWA

2018

WITZENMANN

2015

NB/T 47038-2013

2013