Primer on Engineering Standards : Expanded Textbook Edition.
(eBook)

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Procedures and Rules; 1.3 Standards; 1.3.1 History and Purpose of Standards; 1.3.2 A Few Examples of Standards throughout the Ages; 1.3.3 Classification; 1.3.4 Limited Consensus Standards; 1.3.5 Voluntary Consensus Standards (VCS); 1.3.6 Governmental Standards; 1.4 Applicability of Standards; 1.4.1 Permissible Materials of Construction, Performance Criteria, and Material Data; 1.4.2 Safe Design Rules; 1.4.3 Construction Details; 1.4.4 Available Methodologies for Inspection and Testing.

1.4.5 Safe Operating Parameters1.4.6 Conformity Assessment; 1.5 Summary; Chapter 2 Role of Governments in Standards; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 History; 2.3 Aspects of Governmental Involvement with Standards; 2.4 General Policies; 2.5 National versus State, Provincial, or Local Standards Involvement; 2.6 The US Government and Standards; 2.7 US Government OMB Circular A119; 2.8 National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act; 2.9 National Science and Technology Council; 2.10 Other US Government Actions; 2.11 How the Government Uses Standards; 2.12 US Government as a Participant in VCS Activities.

2.13 State and Local Standards Use2.14 Other Countries; 2.15 Summary; 2.16 Case Studies; Chapter 3 Voluntary Consensus Standards and Codes; 3.1 Purpose of Standards; 3.1.1 Standards for Safety and Reliability; 3.1.2 Standards to Reduce Cost; 3.1.3 Standards for Increased Flexibility; 3.1.4 Standards for Promotion of Business; 3.1.5 Standards to Help Society to Function; 3.1.6 Consistency; 3.2 Voluntary Consensus Standards; 3.3 American National Standard Institute (ANSI); 3.4 Codes; 3.4.1 National Codes; 3.4.2 International Codes; 3.5 Some ANSI Accredited Organizations.

3.5.1 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)3.5.2 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM); 3.5.3 American Petroleum Institute (API); 3.5.4 UL (Formerly Underwriters Laboratory); 3.5.5 National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBI); 3.5.6 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); 3.5.7 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); Chapter 4 Limited Consensus Standards; 4.1 Types of Standards; 4.2 Proprietary versus Nonproprietary Standards; 4.2.1 Proprietary Standards; 4.2.2 Nonproprietary Standards.

4.3 Governmental and Jurisdictional Limited Consensus Standards4.3.1 NASA; 4.3.2 Army Corp of Engineers; 4.3.3 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); 4.3.4 National Science Foundation (NSF); 4.3.5 US Department of Agriculture (USDA)Â â#x80;#x93;Â Forest Service; 4.3.6 United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA); 4.3.7 Municipalities; 4.4 Case Studies; Chapter 5 Jurisdictional Standards; 5.1 Regulations and Jurisdictional Requirements; 5.2 Jurisdictional Standards Implementation; 5.3 Incorporation by Reference; 5.3.1 Access to Reference Standards.