�TheAmericanSocietyol�MechanicalEngineersANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASME818.BJM-1099[RevisionDIASME818.8.JM-1985,(1993)]REAFFIRMED2005FORCURRENTCOMMITTEEPERSONNELPLEASEE-MAILCS@asme.orgDateofIssuance:August23,2000The2000editionofthisStandardisbeingissuedwithanautomaticaddendasubscriptionservice.Theuseofanaddendaallowsrevisionsmadeinresponsetopublicreviewcommentsorcommitteeactionstobepublishedasnecessary.ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2005.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisStandard.Theinterpretationswillbeincludedwiththeaboveaddendaservice.InterpretationsarenotpartoftheaddendatotheStandard.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot"approve,""rate,"or"endorse"anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsofthisdocumentissuedinaccordancewiththeestablishedASMEproceduresandpolicies,whichprecludestheissuanceofint...
