ASMEBPVC.X-2015Fiber-ReinforcedPlasticPressureVesselsSECTIONX2015ASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodeAnInternationalCodeCopyrightedmateriallicensedtoUniversityofTorontobyThomsonScientific,Inc.(www.techstreet.com).Thiscopydownloadedon2015-07-1307:34:45-0500byauthorizeduserloganahlstrom.NofuXFIBER-REINFORCEDPLASTICPRESSUREVESSELSASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCommitteeonFiber-ReinforcedPlasticPressureVesselsANINTERNATIONALCODE2015ASMEBoiler&PressureVesselCode2015EditionJuly1,2015TwoParkAvenue•NewYork,NY•10016USACopyrightedmateriallicensedtoUniversityofTorontobyThomsonScientific,Inc.(www.techstreet.com).Thiscopydownloadedon2015-07-1307:34:45-0500byauthorizeduserloganahlstrom.NofuDateofIssuance:July1,2015ThisinternationalcodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandardsanditisanAmericanNationalStandard.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcom-mentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,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.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsofthisdocumentissuedinaccordancewiththees-tablishedASMEproceduresandpolicies,whichprecludes...