ASME/BPVC INTERPRETATIONS VOL 2

Abstract

<strong>FOREWORD</strong> <br>This publication includes all of the witten replies issued between the indicated dates by the Secretarial Staff, speaMng foe: the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Corndt%ee,t o inquiries concerning interpretations of technical aspects sf the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. For the convenience of the reader, these are presented clzronologically in groupings identified by the Code Sections to which they apply. <br>These replies are taken verbatim from dame original letters except for a few typographical correc,tions and some minor editorid correct.ions made ffor the purpose of improved clarity. In some few instancesl a review of the interpretation revealed a need for corrections of a technical nature: in these cases a corrected interpretation foPQowsin nmediately aher the odgind reply. <br>These replies apply to the latent Edition and Addenda at the time of the inquiry or the Edition and Addenda stated in the reply. Subsequent revisions to the rules may have superseded the reply,