Piping and Pipe Support Systems: Design and Engineering - Hardcover

Smith, Paul; Van Laan, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070589313 ISBN 13: 9780070589315

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1987

Synopsis

Originating as a set of lecture notes for a piping design and ysis workshop, this comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference is the only guide of its kind in print today providing broad coverage of pipe stress and supports engineering. Full of practical 'how-to' information, the book is detailed enough for the seasoned professional, yet easy enough for the novice to understand. In it, the design criteria, codes, standards, and regulations are explained for power piping, fuel gas piping, chemical plant and refining piping, liquid petroleum transportation piping systems, refrigeration piping, gas transmission and distribution piping, building service piping, and nuclear power piping. Clear, thorough, and up-to-date, this text is required reading for all professionals and students in this rapidly changing field.

About this title

About the Author

Paul R. Smith is a principal with Peak Leadership Group in Boston, Massachusetts, and has more than 25 years of diverse experience focused on defining and improving business operations, including development of high performance cross-functional teams. He writes and presents workshops nationwide for the American Management Association (AMA), the Project Management Institute (PMI), The Northwestern University MBA Program, and Boston University (BU). He is a Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) and Licensed Project Management Professional (PMP). Smith is also the author of Piping Systems and Their Supports (McGraw-Hill), and has presented more than 15 papers at national conferences, two of which were reprinted in international magazines.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070589313
• ISBN 13: 9780070589315
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384