Interpret Human Piping Spec Guide

Interpreting Human Piping Specifications
User's Guide
Version 2016 (11.0)

November 2016
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Contents
Preface .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
What's New in Interpreting Human Piping Specifications ...................................................................... 5
Translating a Human Piping Specification to a Software Piping Specification .................................... 6

Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 3CS1S02 .......................................................................... 7
Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1SP1S01 ........................................................................ 18
Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1CS1S01 ........................................................................ 21
Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1LK0F01 ......................................................................... 25
Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1PP0H01 ........................................................................ 30
Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1PV0C01 ........................................................................ 33
Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 12CS1T01 ...................................................................... 35
Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 12CG0T01 ...................................................................... 38
Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 12PD0H01 ...................................................................... 40
Additional Requirements for Human Spec ............................................................................................. 44
Index ........................................................................................................................................................... 45

Preface
This document is intended to provide guidance on how to translate a human piping specification
to a piping specification that can be used by the software. This document includes certain
Process Industry Practices (PIP) human piping specifications as examples to be used for
instruction purposes only. Neither PIP nor Intergraph make any representations or warranties
about the content of the human piping specifications contained herein.
About Process Industry Practices (PIP)

Process Industry Practices (www.pip.org (http://www.pip.org)) is a consortium of process plant
owners and engineering construction contractors. As of October 2006 PIP's active membership
has grown to 40 companies plus it has 44 additional subscriber and licensee companies. PIP is
harmonizing member companies' internal standards for design, procurement, and construction
into a set of industry wide practices for voluntary use. The Practices can also be used for
maintenance related work. Members share the goal of reducing total installed costs of process
plants by up to six percent through the implementation of common industry practices for plant
design, engineering and construction as well as for maintenance.
Organized in 1993, PIP is a separately funded non-profit initiative operating under the umbrella
of the Construction Industry Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. PIP publishes and
maintains recommended Practices for the process industry in the following disciplines: Civil,
Structural, and Architectural (C/S/A), Coatings, Insulation, and Refractory (CIR), Electrical,
Machinery, Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&ID), Piping, Process Control, and Vessels.
Specific Practices include design, selection, specification, and installation information. As of
October 2006, PIP has published over 450 Practices. A current listing of published Practices is
available on the PIP website at: http://pip.org/practices/index.asp
(http://pip.org/practices/index.asp) and Practices are for sale to non-members on an individual
basis or by disciplines on an annual subscription or licensing basis.
Information about PIP Membership can be found at: http://pip.org/membercos/joining/index.asp
(http://pip.org/membercos/joining/index.asp). Information about the PIP Subscription Program
can be found at: http://pip.org/subscr/subscrprog/index.asp
(http://pip.org/subscr/subscrprog/index.asp).
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What's New in Interpreting Human Piping

Specifications
The following changes have been made to the Interpreting Human Piping Specifications User's
Guide.
Version 2016 (11.0)
 No changes were made for this release of the software.

SECTION 1
Translating a Human Piping

Specification to a Software Piping
Specification
Typically, the materials engineer specifies the requirements for a piping specification in the form
of what is commonly referred to as a 'human spec'. It is your responsibility as the piping
specification writer to interpret the human spec and transfer that knowledge into a form that is
recognized by a Smart 3D Piping Specification.
The following guidelines for interpreting a human spec are presented in terms of addressing the
requirements of a specific example of a human spec. For the sake of simplifying this to a
discussion, it is assumed that the following pre-requisites have been addressed.
 All piping parts required by the piping spec already exist in the piping catalog. However, if an
additional piping part is required, you can create the piping part during the spec creation.
 All applicable select list values have been created. However, if an additional select list value
is required, you can easily add a new value during the spec creation.
We recommend that you review the Tools > Options in the Catalog task, and to customize
these options, as required, to meet the requirements of the piping spec to be created. When
reviewing the Options dialog box:
 On the Piping Specifications tab:
 Select a default industry practice.
 We recommend that you enable the commodity code builder option, when the
commodity code can be formatted, for ease in the selection of piping parts.
 We recommend that you select the Create material description by rule option.
 Set the Include schedule with contractor commodity code option as needed.
 We recommend that you select the Verify specification data on entry option.
 We recommend that you select Based on pipe stock and branch nipples in piping
commodity filter for determining branch and header sizes.
 Select how you want to view piping specification notes.
 On the Piping Specification Units and Piping Catalog Units tabs, set the units of
measurement.
 On the Short Codes tab, customize the permissible short codes, as required. We
recommend that you do not use end preparations in short codes. You should recognize the
requirement for functional short codes (generic short codes).
 We recommend that 'Check Valve' be used, whereas the human spec has used 'Lift
Check' and 'Swing Check' for different size ranges.
 We recommend that 'Vent/Drain Valve' and 'Instrument Root Valve' be used as the
function of the valve rather than specifying the type of valve. This provides consistency

Translating a Human Piping Specification to a Software Piping Specification
for the piping designer in situations where the type of vent/drain valve might differ
between two piping specs.
 We recommend that '90 Degree Direction Change' and '45 Degree Direction Change' be
used rather than 'Elbow' or 'Pipe Bend'. This provides consistency for the piping
designer in situations where the type of direction change fitting might differ on the basis
of size within the same piping spec or between two piping specs.
 We recommend that 'Concentric Size Change' and 'Eccentric Size Change' be used as
the type of offset from the size reduction rather than specifying the type of in-line
reducing fitting. This provides consistency for the piping designer in situations where the
type of size reduction fitting might differ on the basis of size within the same piping spec.
Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 3CS1S02

Consider the following human spec 3CS1S02 (Class 300, Carbon Steel, 0.063" C.A.
Steam/Condensate) from the Process Industry Practices organization. 1
You, the piping specification writer, should review and become familiar with the human spec
provided by the materials engineer. Recognize that the following data is defined by this human
spec in the following sequence.
 Basis for Corrosion Allowance Rule to be created
 Basis for Piping Materials Class Data to be created
 Basis for Service Limits Rule to be created
 Basis for Piping Commodity Filter and Permissible Nominal Piping Diameters Rule to be
created
 Basis for Gasket Selection Filter to be created
 Basis for Bolt Selection Filter to be created
 Basis for Branch Intersection Rule to be created
 Piping notes to be created to be created
On the basis of the materials engineer's requirements in the human spec, you should create the
following data in the recommended sequence, as noted.
 Piping Notes.
 Piping Materials Class Data. The following is a list of properties that can be determined from
the human spec.
 Piping Material Specification Line Class -> Piping Materials Class
 Material and Rating Class - > Materials of Construction Class
 Service -> Fluid Service
 Design Code -> Design Standard
 Stress Relief -> Stress Relief Code
 Examination -> Examination
 Hyperlink to Human Spec

 Permissible Nominal Piping Diameters Rule. Use the size ranges specified in the human
spec.
 Branch Intersection Rule. Note that the Catalog task provides an option to automatically
create the required size combinations in the rule.
 Service Limits Rule. This rule should be created on the basis of the temperature- pressure
data in the human spec. Note that specific piping commodities can be limited by a Maximum
Temperature (or a Minimum Temperature for cryogenics) in the Piping Commodity Filter.
Note that wall thickness calculations are required by the human spec for pipe greater than 12".
You should create the following data, since wall thickness calculations are required by this
piping spec.
 Thickness Data Rule - This data has not been specified by the materials engineer in the
human spec.
 Corrosion Allowance Rule - The value of corrosion allowance is defined in the human spec.
Note that the value of the Corrosion Allowance can be specified on the basis of the Materials
Category and the Fluid Code.
 Joint Quality Factor Rule - This data, Ej, has been specified by the materials engineer in the
human spec in the description for the pipe stock as a function of size range.
data for the Piping Commodity Filter. We recommend that when using the Catalog task, the
"group" feature should be enabled, so that the data in the Catalog task is sorted similar to the
human spec.
Furthermore, the Commodity Code Builder selection tool can be used to identify a pre-existing
piping part, or to build the Contractor Commodity Code by selecting property values for the
desired part. Consider the example of selecting the commodity code for the 90° Long Radius
Elbow on the basis of the SmartPlant Industry Commodity Code format, as described below.
Miscellaneous Fittings
This category includes flanged fittings, welded fittings, socket fittings, socket welded fittings,
threaded fittings, tubing fittings, underground fittings, fire and safety components, and all other
miscellaneous fittings.
Miscellaneous fittings are determined by the Piping Component Class property having a value
equal to the numeric equivalent of 'End fittings', 'Direction change fittings', 'Branch fittings', or
'Fire and safety fittings' or by the Piping Component Subclass property having a value equal to
the numeric equivalent of 'Blinds', 'Stub ends', 'Coupling and connectors', 'Adapters', 'Unions',
'In-line spacers', 'Orifice spacers', 'Tapered spacers', 'Concentric diameter change', or 'Eccentric
diameter change'.
1-3 Piping Component Type (first character = 'M')
4-5 Pressure Rating
6-7 End Preparation
8-9 Surface Preparation or Lining Material
10-12 Geometric Industry Standard or Manufacturer
13-15 Materials Industry Standard and Grade
16-17 Miscellaneous Fitting Requisition Classification
18-19 Industry Practice
If the miscellaneous fitting is lined (the value of the Lining Requirement property is not equal to
the numeric equivalent of 'Undefined'), then the Lining Material property is used to form the 8th

and 9th characters of the industry commodity code. Otherwise, the Surface Preparation property
is used.
You can determine the following values from the human spec. By using the Commodity Code
Builder selection tool, you can review the list of commodity codes that meet this criteria, and
then select the appropriate part.
Piping Component Type = 90° Long Radius Elbow
Pressure Rating = <not applicable>
End Preparation = Beveled end
Surface Preparation or Lining Material = <not applicable>
Geometric Industry Standard or Manufacturer = ASME B16.9
Materials Industry Standard and Grade = ASTM A234-WPB- W
Miscellaneous Fitting Requisition Classification = <not applicable>
Industry Practice = <determine by Default Industry Practice in Tools/Options>
You can start the completion of the Piping Commodity Filter by using the Update from Branch
Intersection option to automatically create branch fitting records in the Piping Commodity Filter
on the basis of the data that has already been specified in the Branch Intersection rule. This will
automatically create the 'by system' branch fitting records. You must manually create any 'by
user' branch fitting records.
In creating the data for the Piping Commodity Filter, recognize the requirement for functional
short codes (generic short codes).
 Use 'Check Valve' as the short code, where the human spec has used 'Lift Check' and
'Swing Check' for different size ranges. Also, use 'Check Valve' for the 'Dual PLT Check',
although a non- default value for Commodity Option is required per Piping Note 26.
 Based on Piping Note 13, the 'Flange' short code should be used for the ½" – 1 ½"
socketweld flange, the 2" – 24" slip-on flange, and the 26" – 48" weldneck flange.
Furthermore, the 'Flange at Fitting' short code should be used for the ½" – 1 ½" socketweld
flange, the 2" – 24" weldneck flange, and the 26" – 48" weldneck flange. Blind Flange and
Orifice Flange should be used for the other flanges.
Note that wall thickness calculations are required for pipe greater than 12" on the basis of the
schedule for the pipe stock. For this reason, and to minimize the number of records in the Piping
Commodity Filter, a Schedule/Thickness value of 'MATCH' should be used as much as possible
for fittings per Piping Note 02. This is only applicable, if the Contractor Commodity Code is
independent of Schedule.
Note that the valves in the human spec have a valve tag, so this should be assigned as the
value of the Engineering Tag property for each valve record, if it is desirable that the piping
designer be able to select a valve to be inserted in the 3D model on the basis of the valve tag.
Per Piping Note 27, pipe and pipe components thicker than ½" may require impact tested
materials, when the minimum design metal temperature is below 100°F.
(See ASME B31.3, paragraph 323.2.2). It is being assumed that this simply represents an
instruction to you to select pipe stock and fittings with impact tested materials. Otherwise, you
must provide temperature-based records in the Piping Commodity Filter, using the Maximum
Temperature property.
Note that neither the Fabrication Requirement nor the Supply Responsibility has been specified
in this human spec example. You may assign values, as required, when creating the data in the
Piping Commodity Filter for each piping spec, or may choose to specify a default, universal
value for Fabrication Requirement and/or Supply Responsibility in the Piping Material Control
Data, and only specify override values in the Piping Commodity Filter, as required.

It is necessary for you to verify that duplicate records, in terms of the query of the Piping
Commodity Filter, are not created, and that the values of both Short Code and Commodity
Option are carefully considered.
Consider the pipe stock records in the human spec. Since four distinct size ranges exist, the
default value of Commodity Option should be used for each.
Consider the nipple records in the human spec. The following actions are required by you to
address the requirements for nipples, as specified by the materials engineer in the human spec.
 A record is required for a nipple, where the default value of Commodity Option should be
used.
 The human spec implies that other nipple length options be available. You should get more
specific instructions from the materials engineer. A similar record should be cloned for each
nipple length that is approved by the materials engineer. We recommend that the nipple
record that represents the preferred nipple length, where this may be the shortest nipple
length, should use the default value of Commodity Option. The remaining nipple records
should use the applicable 'nipple length' value for Commodity Option.
 A record is required for a concentric swage, where the 'Concentric Size Change' functional
short code and the default value of Commodity Option should be used.
 A record is required for an eccentric swage, where the 'Eccentric Size Change' functional
short code and the default value of Commodity Option should be used.
Consider the fitting records in the human spec. The following actions are required by you to
address the requirements for fittings, as specified by the materials engineer in the human spec.
 The ½" – 1 ½" Sockolet should have a default value for Commodity Option and a 'Branch
fitting by system' value for Selection Basis, since the sockolet has been defined in the
Branch Intersection Rule. Note that the Sockolet must have two size ranges, where the First
Size To and First Size From refers to the size range of the Header pipe (3” – 48”), and the
Second Size To and Second Size From equals the size range of the Sockolet (” ½ - 1½”).
 The ½" – 2" Thredolet should have a 'Female Threaded' value for Commodity Option, as a
consequence of Piping Note 03, and a 'Branch fitting by user' value for Selection Basis,
since the Thredolet has not been defined in the Branch Intersection Rule. Note that the
Thredolet must have two size ranges, although this is not specified explicitly in the human
spec. It is necessary for the materials engineer to specify the size ranges for the elbows for
which the elbolet is applicable. So, the Second Size From value should be ½”; whereas the
Second Size To value should be 2". The First Size From value should be the lower end of
the size range of pipe for which the thredolet is applicable; while the First Size To value
should be the larger end of the size range of pipe for which the thredolet is applicable, as
specified by the materials engineer.
 The ½" – 1½" Latrolet (socketwelded) should have a default value for Commodity Option
and a 'Branch fitting by user' value for Selection Basis, since the Latrolet (socketwelded) has
not been defined in the Branch Intersection Rule. Note that the Latrolet must have two size
ranges, although this is not specified explicitly in the human spec. It is necessary for the
materials engineer to specify the size ranges for the pipe for which the latrolet is applicable.
So, the Second Size From value should be ½”; whereas the Second Size To value should
be 1½". The First Size From value should be the lower end of the size range of pipe for
which the latrolet is applicable; while the First Size To value should be the larger end of the
size range of pipe for which the latrolet is applicable, as specified by the materials engineer.
 The ½" – 2" Latrolet (threaded) should have a 'Female Threaded' value for Commodity
Option, as a consequence of piping note 03, and a 'Branch fitting by user' value for Selection

Basis, since the Latrolet (threaded) has not been defined in the Branch Intersection Rule.
Note that the Latrolet must have two size ranges, although this is not specified explicitly in
the human spec. It is necessary for the materials engineer to specify the size ranges for the
pipe for which the latrolet is applicable. So, the Second Size From value should be ½”;
whereas the Second Size To value should be 1½". The First Size From value should be the
lower end of the size range of pipe for which the latrolet is applicable; while the First Size To
value should be the larger end of the size range of pipe for which the latrolet is applicable,
as specified by the materials engineer.
 The ½" – 1½" Elbolet (socketwelded) should have a default value for Commodity Option.
Note that the Elbolet (socketwelded) must have two size ranges, although this is not
specified explicitly in the human spec. It is necessary for the materials engineer to specify
the size ranges for the elbows for which the elbolet is applicable. So, the Second Size From
value should be ½”; whereas the Second Size To value should be 1½". The First Size From
value should be the lower end of the size range of elbows for which the elbolet is applicable;
while the First Size To value should be the larger end of the size range of elbows for which
the elbolet is applicable, as specified by the materials engineer.
 The ½" – 2" Elbolet (threaded) should have a 'Female Threaded' value for Commodity
Option, as a consequence of piping note 03. Note that the Elbolet (socketwelded) must have
two size ranges, although this is not specified explicitly in the human spec. It is necessary for
the materials engineer to specify the size ranges for the elbows for which the elbolet is
applicable. So, whereas the Second Size From value should be ½"; whereas the Second
Size To value should be 2. The First Size From value should be the lower end of the size
range of elbows for which the elbolet is applicable; while the First Size To value should be
the larger end of the size range of elbows for which the elbolet is applicable, as specified by
the materials engineer.
 The ½" – 1½" 90° Direction Change and the 45° Direction Change should have a default
value for Commodity Option. Also, note that <90° Direction Change and the <45° Direction
Change fittings are implied by the human spec, and must also be included.
 The ½" – 1½" Tee and Reducing Tee should have a default value for Commodity Option and
a 'Branch fitting by system' value for Selection Basis, since the Tee and the Reducing Tee
have been defined in the Branch Intersection Rule. Note that the Reducing Tee must have
two size ranges, where the First Size From and First Size To refers to the applicable header
sizes (¾" - 2"), and Second Size To equals ½" and Second Size From equals 1½".
 The ½" – 1½" Plug should have a 'Female Threaded' value for Commodity Option.
 The ½" – 1½" Coupling should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The ½" – 1½" Reducing Coupling should have a default value for Commodity Option. Note
that the Reducing Coupling must have two size ranges, although this is not specified
explicitly in the human spec. It is necessary for the materials engineer to specify the size
ranges for the pipe for which the reducing coupling is applicable. So, the Second Size From
value should be ½”; whereas the Second Size To value should be 1½". The First Size From
value should be the lower end of the size range of pipe for which the reducing coupling is
applicable; while the First Size To value should be the larger end of the size range of pipe
for which the reducing coupling is applicable, as specified by the materials engineer.
 The ½" – 2" Coupling should have a 'Female Threaded' value for Commodity Option.
 The ½" – 2" Reducing Coupling should have a 'Female Threaded' value for Commodity
Option. Note that the Reducing Coupling must have two size ranges, although this is not
the size ranges for the pipe for which the reducing coupling is applicable. So, the Second

Size From value should be ½”; whereas the Second Size To value should be 2". The First
Size From value should be the lower end of the size range of pipe for which the reducing
coupling is applicable; while the First Size To value should be the larger end of the size
range of pipe for which the reducing coupling is applicable, as specified by the materials
engineer.
 The ½" – 1½" Cap should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The ½" – 2" Cap should have a ‘Female Threaded’ value for Commodity Option.
 The ½" – 1½" Reducing Insert should have a default value for Commodity Option. Note that
the Reducing Insert must have two size ranges, although this is not specified explicitly in the
human spec. It is necessary for the materials engineer to specify the size ranges for the pipe
for which the reducing insert is applicable. So, the Second Size From value should be ½”;
whereas the Second Size To value should be 1½". The First Size From value should be the
lower end of the size range of pipe for which the reducing insert is applicable; while the First
Size To value should be the larger end of the size range of pipe for which the reducing insert
is applicable, as specified by the materials engineer.
 The ½" – 1½" Union should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The 2" – 48" Concentric Size Change should have a default value for Commodity Option.
Note that the Concentric Size Change must have two size ranges, although this is not
the size ranges for the pipe for which the concentric reducer is applicable. So, the First Size
To equals 48", Second Size From equals 2", and the other sizes are deduced from those
values, as specified by the materials engineer.
 The 2" – 48" Eccentric Size Change should have a default value for Commodity Option. Note
that the Eccentric Size Change must have two size ranges, although this is not specified
ranges for the pipe for which the eccentric reducer is applicable. So, the First Size To
equals 48", Second Size From equals 2", and the other sizes are deduced from those
values, as specified by the materials engineer.
 The 2" – 42" Weldolet® should have a default value for Commodity Option and a 'Branch
fitting by system' value for Selection Basis, since the Weldolet has been defined in the
Branch Intersection Rule. Note that the Weldolet must have two size ranges, where the First
Size To equals 42", Second Size From equals 2", and the other sizes are deduced from
those values. Also, as a consequence of Piping Note 05, a second similar Weldolet record is
required, where a 'Branch fitting by user' value is used for Selection Basis.
 The 2" – 48" 90° Direction Change and the 45° Direction Change should have a default
value for Commodity Option. Also, note that <90° Direction Change and the <45° Direction
Change fittings are implied by the human spec, and must also be included.
 The 2" – 48" Tee should have a default value for Commodity Option and a 'Branch fitting by
system' value for Selection Basis, since the Tee has been defined in the Branch Intersection
Rule.
 The 2" – 48" Cap should have a default value for Commodity Option.
Consider the valve records in the human spec. The following actions are required by you to
address the requirements of valves, as specified by the materials engineer in the human spec.
 Note that the human spec includes three gates valve records from ½" to 2".
 Piping Note 15 implies that a 'RFFE' value of Commodity Option is required for the first
of these three gate valve records.

 The second ½" to 2" gate valve should have the default value of Commodity Option.
 Piping note 6 implies that a short code of 'Vent Drain Valve' and 'Instrument Root Valve'
should be used for the third ½" to 2" gate valve record. So, two similar records should
be created, where the only difference is the value of the short code.
 The 3" – 24" Gate Valve should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The 26" – 48" Gate Valve should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The ½" – 2" Globe Valve should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The 3" – 12" Globe Valve should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The ½" – 2" Check Valve (lift) should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The 3" – 24" Check Valve (swing) should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The 26" – 48" Check Valve (swing) should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The 3" – 24" Check Valve (Dual PLT) should have a 'Dual PLT' value for Commodity Option.
Per Piping Note 07, these valves are thru-bolted. Although the materials engineer has not
specified the End Preparation in the human spec, you must specify the applicable thru-bolt
value of End Preparation for the valve in the Piping Commodity Part Data, so that the extra
length bolts are created in the 3D model.
 The 26" – 48" Check Valve (Dual PLT) should have a 'Dual PLT' value for Commodity
Option.
Consider the flange records in the human spec.
 The ½" – 1½" Flange (socketwelded) should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 A similar ½" – 1½" Flange at Fitting (socketwelded) should be created with a default value
for Commodity Option.
 The ½" – 24" Blind Flange should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The 26" – 48" Blind Flange should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The 2" – 24" Flange (slip-on) should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The 2" – 24" Flange at Fitting (weldneck) should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The 26" – 48" Flange (slip-on) should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 A similar 26" – 48" Flange at Fitting (weldneck) should be created with a default value for
Commodity Option.
The following general guidelines apply to the creation of the data in the Piping Commodity Filter
by you on the basis of the materials engineer's requirements in the human spec.
 Values for piping notes should be assigned to each applicable record per the human spec.
Note that some records require more than one piping note.
 Verify that the default value of Selection Basis, as established by the Permissible Short
Code Rule, is adequate, or change the value, as required.
 Run the Tools > Check Data command and resolve all problems.
data for the Gasket Selection Filter.
 Create gasket records per the size ranges in the human spec.

 Gasket records must be addressed for all valid bolted joints in the piping spec. Note that the
special End Standard value for a blind flange must be considered, when evaluating the valid
bolted ends for the piping spec.
data for the Bolt Selection Filter.
 Create bolt records per the size ranges in the human spec.
data for the Nut Selection Filter.
 Create nut records per the bolt's material description in the human spec. Note that
supplementary nuts are required. You must specify a value of 'Required' for the
Supplementary Nut Requirement property, and must also specify the appropriate value for
the Supplementary Nut Contractor Commodity Code.
data for the Washer Selection Filter.
 Create washer records per the bolt's material description in the human spec.
You should create all other required, or recommended, piping materials class rules. Note that
none of this data has been defined by the materials engineer in the human spec. You may
create the rule, or copy the rule from another similar piping spec and modify, as required.
 Permissible Taps Rule
 Pipe Takedown Parts Rule
You may create a report of the piping spec, and all associated data, using a report template, as
a means of documenting the piping spec.

After the piping spec has been approved, the piping spec, and its associated data, can be
copied from the 'unapproved' (test) catalog and pasted to the 'approved' (production) catalog.


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1
Piping Material Specification 3CS1S02
Class 300, Carbon Steel, 0.063" C.A.
Steam/Condensate; PIP PN03CS1S02
Copyright © 2000, Process Industry Practices (PIP)
Construction Industry Institute
Reprinted herein with permission from PIP on October 13, 2006.
Neither PIP nor PP&M make any representations or warranties
PIP human piping specifications are included herein
solely for instructional purposes, not for production.
www.pip.org (http://www.pip.org)

Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1SP1S01

Consider the following human spec 1SP1S01 (Class 150, 2205 Duplex SS [UNS S31803],
0.063" C.A. Process) from the Process Industry Practices organization. 2
You should follow the same process for 1SP1S01 as in the previous human spec example,
3CS1S02, with the following exceptions.
First, consider the flange records in the human spec for 1SP1S01.
 The first ½" – 1½" Flange (socketwelded, Class 150) should have a default value for
Commodity Option.
 The second ½" – 1½" Flange (socketwelded, Class 300) should have a value of 'Class 300'
for Commodity Option per Piping Note 12.
 The first ½" – ¾" Blind Flange (Class 150) should have a default value for Commodity
Option.
 The second ½" – ¾" Blind Flange (Class 300) should have a value of 'Class 300' for
Commodity Option.
 The first 1" – 24" Blind Flange (CLASS 150) should have a default value for Commodity
Option.
 The second 1" – 24" Blind Flange (Class 300) should have a value of 'Class 300' for
Commodity Option.
 The first 1" – 24" Lap Joint Flange (Class 150) should use a Short Code of 'Flange'; have a
default value for Commodity Option; and a value of 500° F for Maximum Temperature per
Piping Note 22.
 The second 1" – 24" Lap Joint Flange (Class 300) should use a Short Code of 'Flange'; have
a value of 'Class 300' for Commodity Option; and a value of 500° F for Maximum
Temperature per Piping Note 22.
 The first 1" – 24" Weldneck Flange (Class 150) should use a Short Code of 'Flange'; have a
default value for Commodity Option; and a value of 600° F for Maximum Temperature per
Piping Note 22 and the maximum temperature limit in the human spec.
 The second 1" – 24" Lap Joint Flange (Class 300) should use a Short Code of 'Flange'; have
a value of 'Class 300' for Commodity Option; and a value of 600° F for Maximum
Temperature per Piping Note 22 and the maximum temperature limit in the human spec.
Next, consider the stub end within the fittings records in the human spec for 1SP1S01. This
record should not be included in the Piping Commodity Filter. Presently, SmartPlant requires the
stub end to be implied by the corresponding lap joint flange. This is achieved by specifying the
Contractor Commodity Code of the stub end as the value of the Reportable Piping Commodity's
Contractor Commodity Code for both the Class 150 lap joint flange record and the optional
Class 300 lap joint flange record. Note that this will require you to create a special part for the
lap joint flange, where the geometric data and the weight data for the stub end have been
assimilated with that of the lap joint flange. In other words, this lap joint flange part will require a
different commodity code than the typical lap joint flange, even though the same fitting is being
used.
For the gasket records in the human spec for 1SP1S01, two pressure ratings, Class 150 and
Class 300, must be considered when addressing the required gaskets for this piping spec,

whereas 3CS1S02 required different gaskets based on size range. Therefore, more unique
types of bolted joints will apply to 1SP1S01 than to 3CS1S02.

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2 Piping Material Specification 1SP1S01
Class 150, 2205 Duplex SS (UNS S31803), 0.063" C.A.

Process; PIP PN01SP1S01
Copyright © 2000 Process Industry Practices (PIP),


Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1CS1S01

Consider the following human spec 1CS1S01 (Class 150, Carbon Steel, 0.063" C.A. Process)
from the Process Industry Practices organization. 3
You should follow the same process for 1CS1S01 as in the previous human spec examples,
3CS1S02 and 1SP1S01, with the following exceptions:
 The first 3" – 6" Ball Valve should be specified with the default value of Commodity Option.
 Per Piping Note 08, the second 3" – 6" Ball Valve should be specified with an 'FP' value of
Commodity Option.
 The first 8" – 10" Ball Valve should be specified with the default value of Commodity Option.
Commodity Option.
 The first 12" – 24" Ball Valve should be specified with the default value of Commodity
Option.
Commodity Option.
 The first 26" – 48" Ball Valve should be specified with the default value of Commodity
Option.
Commodity Option.
 Per Piping Note 09, the Piping Commodity Service Limits Data should be specified for all of
the Ball Valves, the Lug Butterfly Valves, and the Plug Valves on the basis of the
manufacturer’s recommended pressure-temperature restrictions. In order to invoke this
commodity-specific validation, you must specify the value of the Selection Basis property as
either 'Fitting that requires validation of Piping Commodity Service Limits Data', or 'Fitting
plus reportable piping commodity that requires validation of Piping Commodity Service
Limits Data', for example, a clamp and its gasket, as required.
 You must specify one gasket for Class 150, raised-face flanged ends for ½" – 24", and a
different gasket for Class 150, raised-face flanged ends for 26" – 48". You must specify a
gasket for Class 300, raised-face flanged ends for ½" – 24". Per Piping Note 14, you must
specify full face gaskets at flat-faced flange ends.
 The Branch Intersection Rule in the human spec calls out the use of reinforcing pads, where
the reinforcing pad thickness equals run pipe thickness, and the reinforcing pad width equals
½ the branch outside diameter. This data must be specified in the Reinforcing Pad Data
Rule.
 Piping Note 59 implies the use of branch reinforcement calculations, where reinforcement
pads are specified, when the minimum header wall thickness at the branch location exceeds
the xxx value. The xxx value equals the wall thickness value for the letter symbol shown in
the legend for the Branch Intersection Rule, for example, xxx for G = 0.360", xxx for H
0.420", or xxx for J 0.480". Full encirclement reinforcing welds, where the length equals

twice the branch pipe outside diameter, are specified when the wall thickness is less than or
equal to the xxx value.


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3 Piping Material Specification 1CS1S01
Class 150, Carbon Steel, 0.063" C.A.
Process; PIP PN01CS1S01

Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1LK0F01

Consider the following human spec 1LK0F01 (Class 150, PVDF-Lined Carbon Steel Process)
You should follow the same process for 1LK0F01 as in the previous human spec examples,
3CS1S02, 1SP1S01, and 1CS1S01 with the following exceptions.
 Piping Note 40 specifies that the manufacturer should be consulted for temperature,
pressure, and vacuum limits for specific services; and that a Service Limits rule has not been
specified for this piping spec. This record should have a default value for Commodity Option.
In order to invoke this commodity- specific validation, you must specify the value of the
Selection Basis property as either 'Fitting that requires validation of Piping Commodity
Service Limits Data', or 'Fitting plus reportable piping commodity that requires validation of
Piping Commodity Service Limits Data, for example, a clamp and its gasket', as required.
 Per Piping Note 43 the bending of plastic-lined pipe is permitted, but only by the
manufacturer. Even though the materials engineer has not included a record for a pipe bend
in the human spec (other than this piping note), you must specify a pipe bend record for
each bend radius that is provided by the manufacturer, and is permitted by the materials
engineer. You should use the functional short codes of '90° Direction Change' and '45°
Direction Change', as specified in the Default Piping Commodity Selection Rule rather than
'Pipe Bend'. This provides consistency for the piping designer in situations where the type of
direction change fitting might differ on the basis of size within the same piping spec or
between two piping specs. However, if both flanged elbows and pipe bends are permitted in
the same size range, you must specify these records with different values of the Commodity
Option property. We recommend that the default value of the Commodity Option property be
reserved for use by the type of direction change considered to be the preference by the
materials engineer. Furthermore, if multiple bend radii are permitted for the manufacturer's
pipe bends, each pipe bend record must have a different value of Commodity Option, where
the difference is based on the applicable Commodity Option value for Bend Radius.
 Per Piping Note 51, the plastic lining in the pipe stock must comply with the ASTM F1545
standard specification for PVDF plastic-lined ferrous metal pipe and fittings. The pipe stock
must be equipped with means to vent pressure from between plastic liner and steel pipe.
This requires you to specify the Lining Material for these fittings in the Piping Commodity
Class Data, and the Liner Thickness in the Liner Thickness Generic Data.
 The 1" – 12" Spacer record should have a default value for Commodity Option. Per Piping
Note 46, the Short Code for the Spacer must be defined in the Default Piping Commodity
Selection Rule with a value equivalent to 'Solid ring spacer', so that spacers are considered
in the determination of pipe stock lengths. Note that materials engineer has not specified the
purchase lengths for the pipe stock in the human spec, nor has the requirement for distance
pieces been specified. In this situation, the human spec requires more detail. Spacers
(distance pieces) are not supported when Pipe Purchase Length is defined.
 Per Piping Note 52, all wetted surfaces of all fittings, the Reducing Flange, and the Blind
Flange must be lined. This requires you to specify the Lining Material for these fittings in the
Piping Commodity Class Data, and the Liner Thickness in the Liner Thickness Generic Data.
 The 1" – 8" 90° Reducing Elbow should have a default value for Commodity Option.Note
that the 90° Reducing Elbow must have two size ranges, although this is not specified
ranges for the pipe for which the reducing elbow is applicable. So, the First Size To equals
8", Second Size From equals 1", and the other sizes are deduced from those values, as

defined by the materials engineer. Per Piping Note 37, both ends of the 90° Reducing Elbow
must have Class 150 flanges.
 Per Piping Note 34, the first 1" – 12" 45° Lateral is specified as a full-sized lateral branch.
This record should have a default value for Commodity Option.
 The second 1" – 12" 45° Lateral is specified as a reducing lateral branch. This record should
have a default value for Commodity Option. Note that the 45° Lateral must have two size
ranges, although this is not specified explicitly in the human spec. It is necessary for the
materials engineer to specify the size ranges for the pipe for which the reducing elbow is
applicable. So the First Size To equals 12", Second Size From equals 1", and the other sizes
are deduced from those values, as defined by the materials engineer.
 The first 1" – 12" Flange (threaded) should have a 'Female Threaded' value for Commodity
Option. The value of Short Code should be the equivalent of 'Flange' in the Default Piping
Commodity Selection Rule.
 The second 1" – 12" Flange (lap joint) should have a default value for Commodity Option.
The value of Short Code should be the equivalent of 'Flange' in the Default Piping
Commodity Selection Rule. Per Piping Note 32, flanged ends may be molded raised face
with threaded ductile iron flanges, lap joint flanges with lap joint ends on lined pipe, or two-
piece lap joint flanges with lap joints on lined pipe that meet Class 150 dimensions. Note that
in this case the Lap Joint Flange does not require a Contractor Commodity Code for a
Reportable Piping Commodity, as in the case of 1SP1S01.
 The 1" – 12" Reducing Flange should have a default value for Commodity Option. Note that
the Reducing Flange must have two size ranges, although this is not specified explicitly in
the human spec. It is necessary for the materials engineer to specify the size ranges for the
pipe for which the reducing elbow is applicable. So the First Size To equals 12", Second
Size From equals 1", and the other sizes are deduced from those values, as defined by the
materials engineer. Per Piping Note 35, the human spec requires a Reducing Filler Flange,
where the bolts for the reduced connection are to be thread into blind holes in the face of the
flange. On this basis, the value of the Bolting Requirement property in the Piping Commodity
Material Control Data must be specified as 'Complete cap screw substitution for threaded
holes for second size end', and you must specify a value for the Substitution Cap Screw
Commodity Code in the Piping Commodity Material Control Data. Per Piping Note 52, all
wetted surfaces of the Reducing Flange must be lined. This requires you to specify the
Lining Material for the Reducing Flange in the Piping Commodity Class Data, and the Liner
Thickness in the Liner Thickness Generic Data. Furthermore, the flange thickness in the
Bolted End Generic Data for the larger end of the reducing filler flange must equal the face-
to-face dimension in order to calculate the correct bolt length. This will require a special
value of the End Standard property to be specified in the Piping Commodity Class Data for
the larger end of the reducing filler flange.
 The 'X' legend for the Branch Intersection Rule specifies that a flanged tee with a flanged
reducer or a flanged reducing tee be used, as required, where the distinction is based on the
manufacturer's standard fittings. For the size combinations, where a reducer is required, you
must specify a value for the Short Code for Reducing Fitting property. If the value for the
Short Code for Reducing Fitting property is specified as the equivalent of the Concentric
Size Change functional short code in the Default Piping Commodity Selection Rule, then the
Size Reduction Rule is used to determine the reducing fittings that are required. Otherwise,
it is assumed that only one reducer is required to meet the requirement of the branch size.
 Per Piping Note 38, gaskets are not required for connections between plastic-lined
components; whereas 3/16" PTFE envelope gaskets are required for mating plastic-lined
components to non-lined components. You may either specify a value of 'Gasket is not

required for lined, flanged piping system' for the Gasket Override Requirement property of
the Piping Materials Class Data, or you specify a value of 'Integral gasket requiring another
lined flange surface' for the Gasket Requirement property of the Piping Commodity Material
Control Data for each lined fitting. This value will indicate that the lined flange surface at
each bolted end serves as the gasket, that is an integral gasket, where the liner thickness
has been included in the face-to-face dimension of the piping commodity, such that the
gasket thickness should not be represented in the 3D model, if and only if another lined
flange surface forms the bolted joint. Otherwise, a gasket is required.
 The human spec requires stud bolts by default. This bolt record in the Bolt Selection Filter
should have a default value for Bolt Option. However, Piping Note 39 indicates that hex
head bolts or cap screws, nuts, and washers may be required for some connections. You
must specify the applicable value of Bolting Requirement from the following list for any
flanged valve or fitting that requires stud bolts to be substituted with either cap screws or
machine bolts. When a complete or partial substitution with cap screws (or machine bolts) is
required, you must also specify a value for the Substitution Cap Screw Commodity Code
property. When a complete or partial substitution with cap screws (or machine bolts) is
required, you must also specify a value for the Quantity of Substitution Cap Screws property.
In either case for cap screws, but not machine bolts, you must specify a value for the
Substitution Cap Screw Diameter property and the Tapped Hole Depth property.
 Complete cap screw substitution for threaded holes for each bolted end
 Complete cap screw substitution for tapped holes for each bolted end
 Partial cap screw substitution for threaded holes for each bolted end
 Partial cap screw substitution for tapped holes for each bolted end
 Complete cap screw substitution for threaded holes for second size end
 Complete cap screw substitution for tapped holes for second size end
 Partial cap screw substitution for threaded holes for second size end
 Partial cap screw substitution for tapped holes for second size end
Otherwise, in the case of the machine bolts, if the piping designer is to determine when machine
bolts are required, you must include a bolt record in the Bolt Selection Filter, where the value of

Bolt Option is 'Machine Bolt', and the Contractor Commodity Code for the bolt record represents
the applicable machine bolt.

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4 Piping Material Specification 1LK0F01
Class 150, PVDF-Lined Carbon Steel Process; PIP PN01LK0F01

Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1PP0H01

Consider the following human spec 1PP0H01 (Class 150, Polypropylene (Copolymer), 0.000"
C.A. Process) from the Process Industry Practices organization. 5
You should follow the same process for 1PP0H01 as in the previous human spec examples,
3CS1S02, 1SP1S01, 1CS1S01, and 1LK0F01 with the following exceptions:
 Per Piping Note 122, plastic pipe should be protected against ultraviolet light penetration,
when placed in an outdoor environment. Permissible methods include painting, taping, or
insulating. The manufacturer should be consulted for recommendations. You may choose to
specify the requirement for Exterior Coating through the use of the Exterior Coating and
Surface Treatment Rule on the basis of the piping spec, the environmental zone, and the
size range.
 The human spec specifies a cap for ½" to 12". However, Piping Note 124 indicates that a
stub end should be used with a blind flange for sizes 14" and larger. This will require you to
create an additional record in the piping spec for the combination of the blind flange and the
stub end in the same manner as the preceding example for a lap joint flange and a stub end.
Note that this will require you to create a special part for the blind flange, where the
geometric data and the weight data for the stub end have been assimilated with that of the
blind flange. In other words, this blind flange part will require a different commodity code
than the typical blind flange, even though the same fitting is being used. Presently, requires
the stub end to be implied by the corresponding blind flange. This is achieved by specifying
the Contractor Commodity Code of the stub end as the value of the Reportable Piping
Commodity's Contractor Commodity Code for the blind flange record. You should use the
same value of the Short Code for both the Cap and the Blind Flange that requires the stub
end, so that the piping designer is not required to be aware of the change in material
requirements between 12" and 14". We recommend that you use a value equivalent the
Closing Component or End Fitting functional short code in the Default Piping Commodity
Selection Rule.
 The human spec specifies that a 90° Mitered Elbow be used for 90° direction changes from
18" through 24". You must specify the value of 'Mitered elbow to be automatically fabricated
from pipe stock' for the Selection Basis property, and must specify the appropriate value for
the Number of Miter Cuts property in the Piping Commodity Filter. Note that a value for the
Contractor Commodity Code is not required because a part is not required for the 90°
Mitered Elbow. You should use the same value of the Short Code for both the 90° Elbow
and the 90° Mitered Elbow, so that the piping designer is not required to be aware of the
change in fittings between 16" and 18". We recommend that you use a value equivalent the
90° Direction Change functional short code in the Default Piping Commodity Selection Rule.
The data for the 90° Mitered Elbow is determined on the basis of the pipe stock for the
applicable size.
 The human spec specifies that a 45° mitered elbow be used for 45° direction changes from
14" through 24". You must specify the value of 'Mitered elbow to be automatically fabricated
from pipe stock' for the Selection Basis property, and must specify the appropriate value for
the Number of Miter Cuts property in the Piping Commodity Filter. Note that a value for the
Contractor Commodity Code is not required, since a part is not required for the 45° mitered
elbow. You should use the same value of the Short Code for both the 45° elbow and the 45°
mitered elbow, so that the piping designer is not required to be aware of the change in
fittings between 12" and 14". We recommend that you use a value equivalent the 45°
Direction Change functional short code in the Default Piping Commodity Selection Rule. The
data for the 45° Mitered Elbow is determined on the basis of the pipe stock for the applicable
size.

 The Branch Intersection Rule of the human spec specifies that a Fabricated Tee be used for
full-size branches from 18" through 24". You must specify the value of either 'Stub-on
reinforcing weld by system' or 'Stub-in reinforcing weld by system' for the Selection Basis
property in the Piping Commodity Filter. Note that a value for the Contractor Commodity
Code is not required, since a part is not required for the Fabricated Tee. The data for the
Fabricated Tee is determined on the basis of the pipe stock for the applicable size.
 The Branch Intersection Rule of the human spec specifies that a Fabricated Reducing Tee
be used for reducing branches, where the header size varies from 12" through 24". You
must specify the value of either 'Stub-on reinforcing weld by system' or 'Stub-in reinforcing
weld by system' for the Selection Basis property in the Piping Commodity Filter. Note that a
value for the Contractor Commodity Code is not required because a part is not required for
the Fabricated Reducing Tee. The data for the Fabricated Reducing Tee is determined on
the basis of the pipe stock for the applicable size.

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5 Piping Material Specification 1PP0H01
Class 150, Polypropylene (Copolymer), 0.000" C.A. Process; PIP PN01PP0H01


Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1PV0C01

Consider the following human spec 1PV0C01 (PolyVinyl Chloride [PVC], 0.000" C.A. Process)
You should follow the same process for 1PV0C01 as in the previous human spec examples,
3CS1S02, 1SP1S01, 1CS1S01, 1LK0F01, and 1PP0H01 with the following exception:
 On the basis of the description for the bolting in the human spec and Piping Note 111,
supplementary washers are required for this piping spec. You must specify a value of
'Required' for the Supplementary Washer Requirement property, and must also specify the
appropriate value for the Supplementary Washer Contractor Commodity Code.

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6 Piping Material Specification 1PV0C01
PolyVinyl Chloride (PVC), 0.000" C.A. Process; PIP PN01PV0C01


Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 12CS1T01

Consider the following human spec 12CS1T01 (Class 125, Carbon Steel, 0.063" C.A. Utility [Air
and Water], Category D) from the Process Industry Practices organization. 7
You should follow the same process for 12CS1T01 as in the previous human spec examples,
3CS1S02, 1SP1S01, 1CS1S01, 1LK0F01, 1PP0H01, and 1PV0C01 with the following
exception:
 The human spec requires that the Service Limits Rule for 12CS1T01 be based on size
range. Note that the permissible pressure for 200° F is 150 psig for ½" through 12"; 135 psig
for 14" through 24"; and 115 psig for 30" through 48".


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7 Piping Material Specification 12CS1T01
Class 125, Carbon Steel, 0.063" C.A. Utility (Air and Water), Category D
PIP PN12CS1T01

Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 12CG0T01

Consider the following human spec 12CG0T01 (Class 125, Galvanized Carbon Steel, 0.063"
C.A. Utility [Air and Water], Category D) from the Process Industry Practices organization. 8
You, the piping specification writer, should follow the same process for 12CG0T01 as in the
previous human spec examples, 3CS1S02, 1SP1S01, 1CS1S01, 1LK0F01, 1PP0H01,
1PV0C01, and 12CS1T01 with the following exceptions:
 Although the 3" – 24" Class 150 FFFE and Class 300 RFFE Weldneck Flanges should be
specified with a functional short code of Flange at Fitting per Piping Note 13, the 3" – 24"
Class 150 FFFE Weldneck Flange should be used with mating with the Class 125 Wafer
Butterfly Valves per Piping Note 25. You must create a second record for the 3" – 24" Class
150 FFFE Weldneck Flange, where the functional short code of Flange should be specified,
and 'Weldneck Flange' should be specified as the value of the Commodity Option property.
The piping designer is required to select this flange when the flange is to be welded to pipe
stock at the buttwelded end and mated to a Wafer Butterfly Valve. Otherwise, the Class 150
FFFE Slip-On Flange is selected automatically.
 Per Piping Note 60, the 3" – 24" pipe stock, specified fittings, and specified flanges should
be hot dip galvanized after fabrication. Shop fabrication should be maximized, and all spools
hot dip galvanized after fabrication. Valves and inside of field welds should not be
galvanized. You may choose to specify the requirement for Exterior Coating as 'Hot dip
galvanized' through the use of the Exterior Coating and Surface Treatment Rule on the basis
of the piping spec, and the size range.


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8 Piping Material Specification 12CG0T01
Class 125, Galvanized Carbon Steel, 0.000" C.A. Utility (Air & Water), Category D
PIP PN12CG0T01
Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 12PD0H01

Consider the following human spec 12PD0H01 (FM Class 150, High Density Polyethylene
[HDPE] Fire Water, UL/FM Approved, Underground) from the Process Industry Practices
organization. 9
You should follow the same process for 12PD0H01 as in the previous human spec examples,
3CS1S02, 1SP1S01, 1CS1S01, 1LK0F01, 1PP0H01, 1PV0C01, 12CS1T01, and 12CG0T01
with the following exceptions:
 Consider the flange adapter within the fittings records in the human spec for 12PD0H01. Per
Piping Note 93, the flange adapter requires a backup ring for mating to the ductile iron lap
joint flange. The flange adapter record should not be included in the Piping Commodity
Filter, because it is the backup ring that determines the compatibility of the bolted ends at
the applicable bolted joint, as in the case of a lap joint flange and a stub end, where the
flange adapter is analogous to the stub end and the backup ring is analogous to the lap joint
flange. Presently, Smart 3D requires the flange adapter to be implied by the corresponding
backup ring. This is achieved by specifying the Contractor Commodity Code of the backup
ring as the value of the Reportable Piping Commodity’s Contractor Commodity Code for the
flange adapter record in the Piping Commodity Filter. Note that this will require you to create
a backup ring part, where the geometric data and the weight data for the flange adapter
have been assimilated with that of the backup ring.
 Piping Note 89 specifies that HPDE fittings and pipe should be provided with long term UV
protection (2 – 3% carbon black). The spec may consider specifying a value of the Surface
Preparation property in the Piping Commodity Class Data to indicate that a UV stabilizer has
been applied to the HDPE fitting.
 Piping Note 91 specifies that butterfly valves may require HDPE spacers on each side of the
valve to permit disc rotation. However, the human spec has not specified the requirements

for the HDPE spacers. You are required to specify the appropriate records in the Piping
Commodity Filter.
 Piping Note 97 specifies that buried metallic components, if used, shall be protected from
corrosion by coating, cathodic protection, or other acceptable methods. If cathodic protection
is used, the following describes the means by which you should specify a flange insulation
kit.
Typically, the flange insulation kit will include one central insulating gasket; one full length
insulating sleeve per bolt; two insulating washers per bolt; and two metallic electro- plated
washers per bolt. The insulating sleeves and washers may be available in complete kits, with or
without a gasket.
If the flange insulation kit includes the gasket, then the flange insulation kit itself should be
defined as an optional gasket in the Gasket Selection Filter. The flange insulation kit should be
defined as an optional gasket, since the requirement for the flange insulation must be controlled
by the piping designer, and cannot be inserted automatically in the 3D model on the basis of a
rule, as specified by you.
Also, the sleeves and washers may be purchased as separate parts or as a one-piece molded
unit. In this situation, the unique gasket required for flange insulation should be defined as an
optional gasket in the Gasket Selection Filter, while the flange insulation kit, which only includes
the sleeves and the washers, should be defined as a reportable piping commodity for the
optional gasket.
In some situations, we recommend that an additional service gasket be used on each side of the
gasket provided with the flange insulation kit to obtain an effective seal. In such a situation, the
flange insulation kit would be defined as an optional gasket in the Gasket Selection Filter, and
the two service gaskets would be defined as reportable piping commodities for the flange
insulation kit.
Therefore, in conclusion, a flange insulation kit is inserted in the 3D model by the piping
designer selecting an optional gasket.
 Piping Note 126 specifies that stainless steel flat washers shall be used between the nut and
backup ring in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendation. If the washers used at
the backup rings differ from the washers used at the cast iron and ductile iron bolted joints,
you must create an optional washer record in the Washer Selection Filter.

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9 Piping Material Specification 12PD0H01
FM Class 150, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Fire Water,

UL/FM Approved, Underground; PIP PN 12PD0H01



SECTION 2
Additional Requirements for Human

Spec
In many cases, the materials engineer may not define the human spec clearly enough to provide
the data required to complete the piping specification. The following list identifies the types of
data that are typically not included in the traditional format of a human spec, but are required to
clearly document the requirements. It is essential that you, the piping specification writer, obtain
these requirements from the materials engineer.
 Minimum pipe lengths
 Bolt extensions
 'Out of spec' odd items that are considered to be 'standard'
 'Assumed' nipples
 'Assumed' taps

Index
A
Additional Requirements for Human Spec •
44
H
Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class
12CG0T01 • 38
12CS1T01 • 35
12PD0H01 • 40
1CS1S01 • 21
1LK0F01 • 25
1PP0H01 • 30
1PV0C01 • 33
1SP1S01 • 18
3CS1S02 • 7
P
Preface • 5
T
Translating a Human Piping Specification to
a Software Piping Specification • 6
W
What's New in Interpreting Human Piping
Specifications • 5

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About Process Industry Practices (PIP)

What's New in Interpreting Human Piping

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Translating a Human Piping

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Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 3CS1S02

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Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1SP1S01

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Class 150, 2205 Duplex SS (UNS S31803), 0.063" C.A.

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about the content of the human piping specifications contained herein.

Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1CS1S01

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Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1LK0F01

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Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1PP0H01

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Class 150, Polypropylene (Copolymer), 0.000" C.A. Process; PIP PN01PP0H01

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Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 1PV0C01

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PolyVinyl Chloride (PVC), 0.000" C.A. Process; PIP PN01PV0C01

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Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 12CS1T01

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Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 12CG0T01

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Human Spec for PIP Piping Materials Class 12PD0H01

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FM Class 150, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Fire Water,

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