2010ASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodeANINTERNATIONALCODEIRulesforConstructionofPowerBoilers--``,`,`,`,,,,```,,,,,,,,`,,`,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---INTENTIONALLYLEFTBLANK--``,`,`,`,,,,```,,,,,,,,`,,`,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---ANINTERNATIONALCODE2010ASMEBoiler&PressureVesselCode2010EditionJuly1,2010IRULESFORCONSTRUCTIONOFPOWERBOILERSASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCommitteeonPowerBoilersThreeParkAvenue•NewYork,NY•10016USADateofIssuance:July1,2010(IncludesallAddendadatedJuly2009andearlier)ThisinternationalcodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandardsanditisanAmericanNationalStandard.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,whichprecludestheissuanceofinterpretationsbyindividuals.ThefootnotesinthisdocumentarepartofthisAmericanNationalStandard.ASMEcollectivemembershipmarkTheaboveASMEsymbolsareregisteredintheU.S.PatentOffice.“ASME”isthetrademarkoftheAmericanSocietyo...