Standards index

ACI 117

• Civil & StructuralReinforcement detailing and formwork — cover, laps and the things that move

ACI 211

• Civil & StructuralConcrete mix design — why the water-cement ratio decides almost everything

ACI 305

• Civil & StructuralPlacing, curing and testing concrete in hot weather

ACI 308

• Civil & StructuralPlacing, curing and testing concrete in hot weather

ACI 318

• Civil & StructuralFoundations — how the soil report decides what you build
• Civil & StructuralPiling and deep foundations — necking, founding stratum and integrity
• Civil & StructuralConcrete and reinforcement — why the mix is the easy part
• Civil & StructuralConcrete mix design — why the water-cement ratio decides almost everything
• Civil & StructuralReinforcement detailing and formwork — cover, laps and the things that move

AISC 360

• Civil & StructuralStructural steel — sections, connections and why it must be fireproofed
• Civil & StructuralStructural steel connections — bolting, pretension and erection

ANSI Z88.2

• HSEOccupational health — substances, H2S and working in heat

API 14E

• MechanicalLine sizing — why pipe diameter is an economic decision

API 2350

• MechanicalStorage tanks — the simplest equipment with the largest consequences
• Instrumentation & ControlMeasuring level — why most level readings are really weight

API 510

• MechanicalRisk-based inspection — deciding what to inspect, and how often

API 520

• ProcessRelief and flare systems — what happens when pressure wins
• MechanicalVessels, exchangers and relief devices — the static equipment

API 521

• ProcessRelief and flare systems — what happens when pressure wins
• MechanicalVessels, exchangers and relief devices — the static equipment

API 537

• ProcessRelief and flare systems — what happens when pressure wins

API 553

• MechanicalValve actuation and fail position — deciding what happens when everything stops

API 556

• ProcessFired heaters — an open flame next to a hydrocarbon inventory

API 560

• ProcessWhat the plant actually does — the shape of a process
• ProcessFired heaters — an open flame next to a hydrocarbon inventory
• ProcessHeat integration — why the plant reuses its own heat, and what that costs

API 570

• MechanicalRisk-based inspection — deciding what to inspect, and how often

API 571

• MechanicalMaterial degradation — sensitisation, hardness limits and galvanic attack
• MechanicalRisk-based inspection — deciding what to inspect, and how often

API 574

• MechanicalRisk-based inspection — deciding what to inspect, and how often

API 577

• MechanicalNon-destructive examination — choosing the method and reading the result

API 579

• MechanicalRisk-based inspection — deciding what to inspect, and how often

API 580

• MechanicalRisk-based inspection — deciding what to inspect, and how often
• Civil & StructuralInspecting and repairing structures — the other forty years

API 581

• MechanicalRisk-based inspection — deciding what to inspect, and how often

API 583

• MechanicalInsulation, tracing and coatings — the layers outside the pipe
• Civil & StructuralInspecting and repairing structures — the other forty years

API 594

• MechanicalValve types — picking one for the duty, not the drawing

API 5L

• MechanicalPipe materials — what the grade on the spec actually means

API 600

• MechanicalValve types — picking one for the duty, not the drawing

API 607

• MechanicalValve types — picking one for the duty, not the drawing

API 608

• MechanicalValve types — picking one for the duty, not the drawing

API 609

• MechanicalValve types — picking one for the duty, not the drawing

API 610

• MechanicalPipe supports and thermal expansion — why you cannot just bolt it down
• Rotating EquipmentPumps — head, NPSH and why cavitation is a suction problem
• Rotating EquipmentBearings, seals and lubrication — the parts that actually fail

API 614

• Rotating EquipmentCompressors — surge, staging and the machine you cannot replace quickly

API 617

• Rotating EquipmentCompressors — surge, staging and the machine you cannot replace quickly

API 618

• Rotating EquipmentCompressors — surge, staging and the machine you cannot replace quickly

API 619

• Rotating EquipmentCompressors — surge, staging and the machine you cannot replace quickly

API 620

• MechanicalStorage tanks — the simplest equipment with the largest consequences

API 650

• MechanicalStorage tanks — the simplest equipment with the largest consequences

API 653

• MechanicalStorage tanks — the simplest equipment with the largest consequences
• MechanicalRisk-based inspection — deciding what to inspect, and how often

API 660

• ProcessDistillation columns — reflux, reboil and the operating window
• ProcessHeat integration — why the plant reuses its own heat, and what that costs
• MechanicalVessels, exchangers and relief devices — the static equipment

API 670

• Rotating EquipmentVibration and alignment — reading a spectrum and getting the shaft straight

API 674

• Rotating EquipmentPumps — head, NPSH and why cavitation is a suction problem

API 682

• Rotating EquipmentPumps — head, NPSH and why cavitation is a suction problem
• Rotating EquipmentBearings, seals and lubrication — the parts that actually fail

API 686

• Rotating EquipmentVibration and alignment — reading a spectrum and getting the shaft straight
• Civil & StructuralPiling and deep foundations — necking, founding stratum and integrity

API 6D

• MechanicalValve types — picking one for the duty, not the drawing
• MechanicalValve actuation and fail position — deciding what happens when everything stops

API 752

• Civil & StructuralPlant layout, paving and drainage — decisions you cannot undo later
• Civil & StructuralBuildings and shelters — designed for the day everything goes wrong

API 753

• Civil & StructuralBuildings and shelters — designed for the day everything goes wrong

API 941

• MechanicalMaterial degradation — sensitisation, hardness limits and galvanic attack
• MechanicalRisk-based inspection — deciding what to inspect, and how often

API MPMS

• Instrumentation & ControlMeasuring flow — orifice plates and the alternatives

ASCE 7

• Civil & StructuralFoundations — how the soil report decides what you build

ASME B16.11

• MechanicalFittings and branch connections — how a pipe changes direction

ASME B16.20

• MechanicalFlanges and pressure classes — why Class 150 is not 150 psi
• MechanicalGaskets and bolting — why most flange leaks are assembly, not hardware

ASME B16.21

• MechanicalGaskets and bolting — why most flange leaks are assembly, not hardware

ASME B16.25

• MechanicalFrom isometric to installed line — fabrication, erection and testing

ASME B16.28

• MechanicalFittings and branch connections — how a pipe changes direction

ASME B16.34

• MechanicalValve types — picking one for the duty, not the drawing

ASME B16.47

• MechanicalFlanges and pressure classes — why Class 150 is not 150 psi

ASME B16.5

• MechanicalFlanges and pressure classes — why Class 150 is not 150 psi
• MechanicalReading a line class — the document that has already decided

ASME B16.9

• MechanicalFittings and branch connections — how a pipe changes direction
• MechanicalReading a line class — the document that has already decided

ASME B31.1

• MechanicalPipe supports and thermal expansion — why you cannot just bolt it down

ASME B31.3

• ProcessWhat the plant actually does — the shape of a process
• ProcessReading a PFD and the material balance — where every number starts
• MechanicalPipe materials — what the grade on the spec actually means
• MechanicalPipe sizes and schedules — why NPS 2 is not 2 inches
• MechanicalLine sizing — why pipe diameter is an economic decision
• MechanicalFittings and branch connections — how a pipe changes direction
• MechanicalFlanges and pressure classes — why Class 150 is not 150 psi
• MechanicalWelding processes, WPS and NDT — what happens before an arc is struck
• MechanicalReading a line class — the document that has already decided
• MechanicalPipe supports and thermal expansion — why you cannot just bolt it down
• MechanicalFrom isometric to installed line — fabrication, erection and testing
• MechanicalNon-destructive examination — choosing the method and reading the result
• Instrumentation & ControlReading a P&ID — the drawing every discipline works from
• Instrumentation & ControlInstrument installation and loop checking — where most readings go wrong

ASME B36.10M

• MechanicalPipe sizes and schedules — why NPS 2 is not 2 inches

ASME B36.19M

• MechanicalPipe sizes and schedules — why NPS 2 is not 2 inches

ASME B73.1

• Rotating EquipmentPumps — head, NPSH and why cavitation is a suction problem

ASME BPE

• ProcessWater and effluent — the largest flow on the plant, and none of it is product

ASME BPVC VIII

• MechanicalPlate materials — what vessels and tanks are actually made from

ASME MFC-3M

• Instrumentation & ControlMeasuring flow — orifice plates and the alternatives

ASME PCC-1

• MechanicalGaskets and bolting — why most flange leaks are assembly, not hardware

ASME PTC 19.3 TW

• Instrumentation & ControlMeasuring temperature and pressure — thermowells, thermocouples and gauges

ASME Section IX

• MechanicalWelding processes, WPS and NDT — what happens before an arc is struck
• MechanicalFrom isometric to installed line — fabrication, erection and testing

ASME Section V

• MechanicalWelding processes, WPS and NDT — what happens before an arc is struck
• MechanicalNon-destructive examination — choosing the method and reading the result

ASME Section VIII

• ProcessDistillation columns — reflux, reboil and the operating window
• ProcessRelief and flare systems — what happens when pressure wins
• MechanicalVessels, exchangers and relief devices — the static equipment

ASNT SNT-TC-1A

• MechanicalNon-destructive examination — choosing the method and reading the result

ASTM A106

• MechanicalPipe materials — what the grade on the spec actually means
• MechanicalReading a line class — the document that has already decided

ASTM A193

• MechanicalGaskets and bolting — why most flange leaks are assembly, not hardware

ASTM A194

• MechanicalGaskets and bolting — why most flange leaks are assembly, not hardware

ASTM A240

• MechanicalPlate materials — what vessels and tanks are actually made from

ASTM A312

• MechanicalPipe materials — what the grade on the spec actually means

ASTM A320

• MechanicalGaskets and bolting — why most flange leaks are assembly, not hardware

ASTM A333

• MechanicalPipe materials — what the grade on the spec actually means

ASTM A335

• MechanicalPipe materials — what the grade on the spec actually means

ASTM A36

• MechanicalPlate materials — what vessels and tanks are actually made from

ASTM A516

• MechanicalPlate materials — what vessels and tanks are actually made from

ASTM A615

• Civil & StructuralReinforcement detailing and formwork — cover, laps and the things that move

ASTM A706

• Civil & StructuralReinforcement detailing and formwork — cover, laps and the things that move

ASTM B127

• MechanicalPlate materials — what vessels and tanks are actually made from

ASTM B265

• MechanicalPlate materials — what vessels and tanks are actually made from

ASTM B575

• MechanicalPlate materials — what vessels and tanks are actually made from

ASTM C150

• Civil & StructuralConcrete mix design — why the water-cement ratio decides almost everything

ASTM C31

• Civil & StructuralPlacing, curing and testing concrete in hot weather

ASTM C39

• Civil & StructuralPlacing, curing and testing concrete in hot weather

ASTM C618

• Civil & StructuralConcrete mix design — why the water-cement ratio decides almost everything

ASTM D1143

• Civil & StructuralPiling and deep foundations — necking, founding stratum and integrity

ASTM D1557

• Civil & StructuralSoil investigation and compaction — the tests behind the report

ASTM D1586

• Civil & StructuralSoil investigation and compaction — the tests behind the report

ASTM D5882

• Civil & StructuralPiling and deep foundations — necking, founding stratum and integrity

ASTM D6938

• Civil & StructuralSoil investigation and compaction — the tests behind the report

ASTM D698

• Civil & StructuralSoil investigation and compaction — the tests behind the report

ASTM F3125

• Civil & StructuralStructural steel connections — bolting, pretension and erection

ATEX 2014/34/EU

• ElectricalHazardous areas — zones, gas groups and Ex protection explained

AWS A3.0

• MechanicalWelding processes, WPS and NDT — what happens before an arc is struck

AWS D1.1

• Civil & StructuralStructural steel connections — bolting, pretension and erection

BS 6031

• Civil & StructuralUnderground services and excavation — the part of the plant nobody can see

BS EN 795

• HSEWorking at height and lifting operations

EEMUA 191

• Instrumentation & ControlControl system architecture — what is actually behind "the DCS"

EJMA

• MechanicalPipe supports and thermal expansion — why you cannot just bolt it down

EN 10164

• MechanicalPlate materials — what vessels and tanks are actually made from

EN 10204

• MechanicalPlate materials — what vessels and tanks are actually made from

EN 12464

• ElectricalLighting and small power — the systems people only notice when they fail

EN 1993

• Civil & StructuralStructural steel — sections, connections and why it must be fireproofed

EN 206

• Civil & StructuralConcrete and reinforcement — why the mix is the easy part

IEC 60034

• ElectricalMotors and starters — starting current, protection and what actually kills them

IEC 60076

• ElectricalDistribution and the single line diagram — the map of the electrical system

IEC 60079-0

• ElectricalHazardous areas — zones, gas groups and Ex protection explained

IEC 60079-10-1

• ElectricalHazardous areas — zones, gas groups and Ex protection explained

IEC 60079-11

• Instrumentation & ControlWhat a transmitter is, and why it sends 4–20 mA
• Instrumentation & ControlSafety instrumented systems and SIL — the layer that acts on its own
• Instrumentation & ControlIntrinsic safety — protecting the circuit instead of the enclosure

IEC 60079-14

• ElectricalHazardous areas — zones, gas groups and Ex protection explained
• ElectricalCables — construction, selection and why sizing is never just about current
• ElectricalLighting and small power — the systems people only notice when they fail
• ElectricalEarthing and bonding — several different jobs sharing one word
• ElectricalMotors and starters — starting current, protection and what actually kills them
• ElectricalEx installation and inspection — where compliance is actually won or lost
• ElectricalElectrical commissioning and turnover — from dead to live
• Civil & StructuralBuildings and shelters — designed for the day everything goes wrong
• Instrumentation & ControlIntrinsic safety — protecting the circuit instead of the enclosure
• Instrumentation & ControlAnalysers and sampling systems — where the real problem usually is

IEC 60079-17

• ElectricalEx installation and inspection — where compliance is actually won or lost

IEC 60079-19

• ElectricalEx installation and inspection — where compliance is actually won or lost

IEC 60079-25

• Instrumentation & ControlIntrinsic safety — protecting the circuit instead of the enclosure

IEC 60079-32

• MechanicalStorage tanks — the simplest equipment with the largest consequences
• ElectricalEarthing and bonding — several different jobs sharing one word

IEC 60255

• ElectricalSwitchgear, transformers and protection testing

IEC 60364

• ElectricalLighting and small power — the systems people only notice when they fail
• ElectricalEarthing and bonding — several different jobs sharing one word

IEC 60364-5-52

• ElectricalCables — construction, selection and why sizing is never just about current

IEC 60364-6

• ElectricalElectrical commissioning and turnover — from dead to live

IEC 60502

• ElectricalCables — construction, selection and why sizing is never just about current

IEC 60529

• ElectricalHazardous areas — zones, gas groups and Ex protection explained

IEC 60534

• MechanicalValve actuation and fail position — deciding what happens when everything stops
• Instrumentation & ControlControl loops and PID — what the three terms actually do
• Instrumentation & ControlControl valves — fail position, cavitation and why oversizing ruins control

IEC 60584

• Instrumentation & ControlMeasuring temperature and pressure — thermowells, thermocouples and gauges

IEC 60598

• ElectricalLighting and small power — the systems people only notice when they fail

IEC 60751

• Instrumentation & ControlMeasuring temperature and pressure — thermowells, thermocouples and gauges

IEC 61285

• Instrumentation & ControlAnalysers and sampling systems — where the real problem usually is

IEC 61439

• ElectricalDistribution and the single line diagram — the map of the electrical system

IEC 61508

• Instrumentation & ControlWhat a transmitter is, and why it sends 4–20 mA
• Instrumentation & ControlSafety instrumented systems and SIL — the layer that acts on its own

IEC 61511

• MechanicalValve actuation and fail position — deciding what happens when everything stops
• Instrumentation & ControlMeasuring level — why most level readings are really weight
• Instrumentation & ControlReading a P&ID — the drawing every discipline works from
• Instrumentation & ControlControl loops and PID — what the three terms actually do
• Instrumentation & ControlSafety instrumented systems and SIL — the layer that acts on its own
• Instrumentation & ControlInstrument installation and loop checking — where most readings go wrong
• Instrumentation & ControlControl system architecture — what is actually behind "the DCS"

IEC 61800

• ElectricalMotors and starters — starting current, protection and what actually kills them

IEC 61892

• ElectricalCables — construction, selection and why sizing is never just about current

IEC 62271

• ElectricalDistribution and the single line diagram — the map of the electrical system
• ElectricalSwitchgear, transformers and protection testing

IEC 62305

• ElectricalEarthing and bonding — several different jobs sharing one word

IEC 62424

• Instrumentation & ControlReading a P&ID — the drawing every discipline works from

IEC 62443

• Instrumentation & ControlControl system architecture — what is actually behind "the DCS"

IEEE 142

• ElectricalEarthing and bonding — several different jobs sharing one word

IEEE 1584

• ElectricalDistribution and the single line diagram — the map of the electrical system

IEEE 515

• MechanicalInsulation, tracing and coatings — the layers outside the pipe

IEEE 81

• ElectricalElectrical commissioning and turnover — from dead to live

IEEE 841

• ElectricalMotors and starters — starting current, protection and what actually kills them

IEEE C57.12.00

• ElectricalSwitchgear, transformers and protection testing

IOGP 517

• HSEEmergency response and site welfare

IP Refining Safety Code

• Civil & StructuralPlant layout, paving and drainage — decisions you cannot undo later

IS 1786

• Civil & StructuralConcrete and reinforcement — why the mix is the easy part

IS 1904

• Civil & StructuralFoundations — how the soil report decides what you build

IS 2974

• Civil & StructuralFoundations — how the soil report decides what you build

IS 3764

• Civil & StructuralUnderground services and excavation — the part of the plant nobody can see

IS 456

• Civil & StructuralFoundations — how the soil report decides what you build
• Civil & StructuralConcrete and reinforcement — why the mix is the easy part
• Civil & StructuralInspecting and repairing structures — the other forty years

IS 800

• Civil & StructuralStructural steel — sections, connections and why it must be fireproofed

ISA 5.1

• ProcessReading a PFD and the material balance — where every number starts
• Instrumentation & ControlWhat a transmitter is, and why it sends 4–20 mA
• Instrumentation & ControlReading a P&ID — the drawing every discipline works from
• Instrumentation & ControlControl loops and PID — what the three terms actually do
• Instrumentation & ControlInstrument installation and loop checking — where most readings go wrong

ISA 51.1

• Instrumentation & ControlCalibration and accuracy — what a certificate actually proves

ISA 75.01

• Instrumentation & ControlControl valves — fail position, cavitation and why oversizing ruins control

ISA 76

• Instrumentation & ControlAnalysers and sampling systems — where the real problem usually is

ISO 10005

• ProcessInspection and quality control — ITPs, hold points and NCRs

ISO 10816

• Rotating EquipmentVibration and alignment — reading a spectrum and getting the shaft straight

ISO 12944

• MechanicalInsulation, tracing and coatings — the layers outside the pipe
• Civil & StructuralStructural steel — sections, connections and why it must be fireproofed
• Civil & StructuralInspecting and repairing structures — the other forty years

ISO 14001

• ProcessWater and effluent — the largest flow on the plant, and none of it is product

ISO 15156

• MechanicalMaterial degradation — sensitisation, hardness limits and galvanic attack

ISO 20816

• Rotating EquipmentVibration and alignment — reading a spectrum and getting the shaft straight

ISO 281

• Rotating EquipmentBearings, seals and lubrication — the parts that actually fail

ISO 45001

• HSERisk assessment and the hierarchy of control
• HSEWorking at height and lifting operations
• HSEOccupational health — substances, H2S and working in heat
• HSEEmergency response and site welfare

ISO 5167

• Instrumentation & ControlMeasuring flow — orifice plates and the alternatives

ISO 9001

• ProcessInspection and quality control — ITPs, hold points and NCRs

LOLER

• HSEWorking at height and lifting operations

MSS SP-58

• MechanicalPipe supports and thermal expansion — why you cannot just bolt it down

MSS SP-69

• MechanicalPipe supports and thermal expansion — why you cannot just bolt it down

MSS SP-97

• MechanicalFittings and branch connections — how a pipe changes direction

NACE MR0175

• MechanicalPipe materials — what the grade on the spec actually means
• MechanicalGaskets and bolting — why most flange leaks are assembly, not hardware
• MechanicalReading a line class — the document that has already decided
• MechanicalMaterial degradation — sensitisation, hardness limits and galvanic attack

NAMUR NE 43

• MechanicalValve actuation and fail position — deciding what happens when everything stops
• Instrumentation & ControlWhat a transmitter is, and why it sends 4–20 mA

NFPA 30

• Civil & StructuralPlant layout, paving and drainage — decisions you cannot undo later

NFPA 85

• ProcessFired heaters — an open flame next to a hydrocarbon inventory

OSHA 1910.146

• HSEPermit to work — how a plant decides a job is safe to start

OSHA 1910.147

• HSEPermit to work — how a plant decides a job is safe to start

RCSC Specification

• Civil & StructuralStructural steel connections — bolting, pretension and erection

TEMA

• MechanicalVessels, exchangers and relief devices — the static equipment

UL 1709

• Civil & StructuralStructural steel — sections, connections and why it must be fireproofed

ANSI/FCI 70-2

• Instrumentation & ControlControl valves — fail position, cavitation and why oversizing ruins control

HSG250

• HSEPermit to work — how a plant decides a job is safe to start

HSG253

• HSEPermit to work — how a plant decides a job is safe to start

HSG47

• Civil & StructuralUnderground services and excavation — the part of the plant nobody can see

ISO/IEC 17025

• ProcessInspection and quality control — ITPs, hold points and NCRs
• Instrumentation & ControlCalibration and accuracy — what a certificate actually proves