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Advanced Pressure Vessel
Windows software for the design of pressure vessels in accordance with ASME Section VIII, Division I, demo available.

Approval of Pressure Vessels
An introduction from the Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore, includes a list of inspection agencies.

The Carmagen Engineering Report
Technical articles with information and viewpoints on mechanical design topics relevant to the hydrocarbon processing industry.

CODECALC
Commercial software for for the design of pressure vessel components according to ASME Section VIII Division 1 including tubesheets and rectangular vessels, Windows 95/NT 4.0 or later.

COMPRESS
Software for the design of pressure vessels per ASME VIII Division 1 and 2, Windows 95/NT or later, demo available.

The Design-by-Analysis Manual
Guidelines for applying design-by-analysis procedures to typical pressure vessel structures under a variety of loading conditions. Report prepared by European Union's Joint Research Centre, Adobe pdf.

Historic Papers in Pressure Vessel Design
Several papers about various topics, Word doc or Adobe pdf files.

NDT Resource Center
Detailed information about Nondestructive Testing (NDT) and its applications: Introduction, Eddy Current Testing (EC), Magnetic Testing (MT), Penetrant Testing (PT), Radiography (RT), and Ultrasonic Testing (UT).

Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC
The complete text with Annexes of the European Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) together with guidelines for the application, harmonised standards, and list of notified bodies.

Pressure Testing
Section from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Environmental, Safety, and Health Manual about the test procedures that LLNL uses for their pressure vessels.

Pressure Vessel and System Design
Requirements for the design of pressure vessels and systems at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Useful reference.

Pressure Vessel Guidelines
Section IV, Chapter 3 of the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Technical Manual, provides technical information on pressure vessel types, cracking experience, examination methods, and safety assessments.

Pressure Vessel Software
From Pressure Vessel Engineering Ltd., free MS Excel spreadsheets for ASME VIII Div 1 calculations.

PVElite
Commercial program for the design or analysis of tall towers and horizontal vessels according to ASME Section VIII Division 1 and Division 2, and PD-5500 (British Code). Includes modules for most vessel components, Windows 95/NT 4.0 or later.

WRC Bulletins
Bulletins from the Welding Research Council and the Pressure Vessel Research Council arranged by category.

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