El desarrollo de los diferentes documentos que hagan parte de la especialidad mecánica, deberán efectuarse de acuerdo con las últimas ediciones de los Códigos y Normas relevantes para cada equipo o sistema diseñado.
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
American National Standard Institute (ANSI)
American Petroleum Institute (API)
· Spec.5L
Specification for Line Pipe
· Spec.6D
Specification for Pipe Line valves (Gate, Plug, Ball and Check valves)
· API 610
Centrifugal Pumps for Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industries
· API615
Sound Control of Mechanical Equipment for Refinery Services
· API 618
Reciprocating Compressors for Petroleum, Chemical and Gas Industry Services
· API 620
Design and construction of large, welded, low-pressure storage tanks
· API 650
Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage
· API 653
Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Reconstruction
· API 674
Positive Displacement Pumps-Reciprocating
· API 675
Positive Displacement Pumps-Controlled Volume
· API 676
Positive Displacement Pump Rotary
· API 682
Shaft Sealing Systems for Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps
· API 1104
Standard for Welding Pipelines and Related Facilities
· API 2000
Venting Atmospheric and Low-Pressure Storage Tanks:
Non refrigerated and Refrigerated
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
· B16.5
Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
· B16.9
Factory made wrought steel butt welding fittings
· B16.10
Face-to-face and end-to-end dimensions of valves
· B16.11
Forged steel fittings socket welding and threaded
· B16.20
Metallic Gaskets for Pipe Flanges
· B16.21
Nonmetallic flat gaskets for pipe flanges
· B16.25
Butt-welding ends
· B16.34
Valves – flanged, threaded and welding ends
· B31.3
Process Piping
· B31.4
Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and others Liquids
· B36.10
Welded and seamless wrought steel pipe
· B73.1M
Specification for Horizontal End Suction Centrifugal Pumps for Chemical Process
· Sec.I
Power Boilers
· Sec.II
Ferrous materials and welding rods
· Sec.V
Non destructive testing
· Sec.VIII
Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels
· Sec.IX
Welding and brazing qualifications
American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineering (ASHRAE)
American Society for Testing of Materials (ASTM)
· A-53
Standard specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot Dipped, Zinc coated, Welded and seamless
· A-105
Forgings Carbon Steel for Piping Components
· A-106
Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe
· A-193
Alloy-Steel / Stainless Steel Bolting A193/A193M
· A-194
Carbon and Alloy Steel Nut for Bolts A194/A1994M
· A-216
Steel Castings, Carbon, Suitable for Fusion Welding, for High Temperature Service
American Welding Society (AWS)
· AWS D1.1
Structural Welding Code-Steel
Manufactures Standardization Society (MSS)
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
· NFPA30
Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
Tube Exchangers Manufactures Association (TEMA)
Underwritters Laboratories Inc.(UL)