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Motor Installation Details for Class I, Division 2; Class II, Division 2; and Unclassified Areas
This Practice provides installation details for power and control circuits to AC squirrel cage induction motors (600 Volts and below) located in Class I, Division 2 areas; in Class II, Division 2 areas; and in unclassified areas. This Practice details the requirements for installing circuits for power and control to AC squirrel cage induction motors (600 Volts and below) located in Class I, Division 2 areas; in Class II, Division 2 areas; and in unclassified areas. This Practice describes the basic assumptions used in developing these details and provides guidelines for their use.
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Recommended Practice for Machinery Installation and Installation Design (Supplement to PIP REIE686/API RP686)
This Practice supplements PIP REIE686/API RP686, Recommended Practice for Machinery Installation and Installation Design. Together, this Practice and PIP REIE686/API RP686 provide requirements for installation recommended procedures, practices, and checklists for the installation and precommissioning of new, existing, and reapplied machinery and to assist with the installation design of such machinery. This Practice describes additions, changes, and deletions that have been made to PIP REIE686/API RP686. In addition, decisions that have been made regarding options offered by PIP REIE686/API RP686 are also described. ÂÂ
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Concrete General Notes and Typical Details
This Practice provides typical details for concrete pads for ladders and stairs, octagon foundation drains, ledger and curb angles for grating and floor plate; and describes clearances and spacing requirements for reinforcing steel for foundations and structural columns and beams. General concrete notes are provided to supplement the requirements shown on design drawings and project specifications. Abbreviations commonly used on design drawings are also listed in this Practice.
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Roadway and Area Paving General Notes and Typical Details
This Practice provides typical details for roadway paving, area paving, guard posts, guard rails and headwalls. General notes are provided to supplement the requirements shown on design drawings and project specifications. Area paving details are for 4- and 6-inch concrete paving intended for pedestrian and light vehicular traffic. Abbreviations commonly used on design drawings are also listed in this Practice.
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Recommended Practice for Machinery Installation and Installation Design, Second Edition.
This recommended practice (RP) is intended to provide recommended procedures, practices, and checklists for the installation and precommissioning of new, existing, and reapplied machinery and to assist with the installation design of such machinery for petroleum, chemical, and gas industry services facilities. In general, this RP is intended to supplement vendor instructions and the instructions provided by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) should be carefully followed with regard to equipment installation and checkout. Most major topics of this RP are subdivided into sections of "Installation Design" and "Installation" with the intent being that each section can be removed and used as needed by the appropriate design or installation personnel.
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Vertical Vessel Foundation Design Guide
This Practice provides guidelines and recommended procedures for engineers analyzing and designing vertical vessel foundations. This Practice addresses isolated foundations supported directly on soil. Pile-supported footings are not included in this Practice.
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Grating Design Guide
This Practice provides guidance for the design of rectangular type welded steel grating for fabrication in accordance with PIP STF05530, Grating Fabrication Details. It also identifies information required for grating shown on design drawings. This Practice provides guidance for design of grating openings to accommodate penetrations for piping, electrical, equipment, etc. A table showing safe loads and deflections for welded steel grating is provided.
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Heat Exchanger and Horizontal Vessel Foundation Design Guide
This Practice establishes guidelines and recommended procedures for use by engineers analyzing and designing heat exchanger and horizontal vessel foundations and should be used where applicable unless otherwise specified. This Practice addresses isolated foundations supported directly on soil. Pile supported footings are not considered in this Practice.
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Grating Fabrication Details
This Practice provides structural steel fabricators with standard grating details for the fabrication of grating in process industry facilities. This Practice describes the requirements for fabrication of grating for typical platforms and is intended to
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Vessel Circular Platform Detail Guidelines
This Practice provides guidance for the engineers who are designing circular platforms in accordance with PIP STF05535, Vessel Circular Platform Details, and for the engineers who design the vessels to support these vessel platforms. It describes the design basis for the platforms detailed in PIP STF05535 and circumstances that should be considered before using PIP STF05535. A table showing the platform design loads for the vessel clips is provided. The table should be used to check whether a vessel requires reinforcement to receive the platform loads.
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Vessel Circular Platform Details
This Practice provides fabricators with standard details for circular platforms for vertical vessels. This Practice describes the requirements and the design details for fabrication of circular vessel platforms including ladders and railing. PIP STE05535, Vessel Circular Platform Detail Guidelines, a guide for use by engineers who are providing the circular platforms in accordance with this Practice and for use by engineers who are designing the vessels to support these vessel platforms, is available on the PIP web site or from the PIP office. PIP STE05535 provides information to engineers about the design basis of the platforms, circumstances that should be considered before using this Practice, and a table showing the platform design loads for the vessel clips. Table 1 in PIP STE05535 should be used to check whether the vessel requires reinforcement to receive the platform loads.
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