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BHMA (Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association) published this directory of certified builder products. Edition published in 2009, total of 368 pages.

The Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) Certification Program was developed as a means for producers of builders hardware to indicate compliance with American National Standards sponsored by BHMA. Participating manufacturers certify compliance with the standards based on a continuing program of passing the prescribed tests. The sponsored American National Standards listed in this directory are performance oriented standards having cycle, functional, strength, security, and finish test requirements. Third party testing is performed by a Nationally Recognized Test Laboratory. The program is open to all manufacturers of builders hardware whether or not they are members of BHMA.

The directory of Certified products is printed once a year, each edition superceding the previous edition. The effective date is displayed on the cover. Updates, which may be required during the year in the event additional products are certified, any listed products are decertified, or new licensees enter the program, are shown on the BHMA website only (www.buildershardware.com).

A system of type number descriptions is provided in the Standards for each product. For convenience, a brief summary of the types is provided in this directory. Listees are permitted to certify models which are slightly different than the published types, provided they describe the features in the directory, and the model meets all other applicable requirements of the standard.

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Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference

This test method is a standard procedure for determining the resistance to water penetration under uniform static air pressure differences. The air-pressure differences acting across a building envelope vary greatly. These factors should be fully considered prior to specifying the test pressure difference to be used.

Standard was published on March 1 by ASTM International.

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Field Standard Test Measures

This standard details the essential elements of field standard test measures by providing descriptions, construction requirements, as well as inspection, handling, and calibration methods. Bottom-neck scale test measures and prover tanks are not addressed in this document. The scope of this standard is limited to the certification of “delivered volumes” of test measures.

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API Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards Chapter 11.5 (Parts 1 to 3), Densite/Weight/Volume Intraconversion, First Edition

These intraconversion tables are applicable to all crude oils, petroleum products, and petrochemicals. These standards are intended for application to bulk liquid quantities.

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Part 1–Conversions of API Gravity at 60°F

Provides implementation procedures for conversion of API gravity at 60°F to equivalent densities in both in vacuo and in air values. This standard gives the following equivalents for any value of API gravity at 60°F:

• relative density at 60°F (old Table 3);
• absolute density at 60°F;
• absolute density at 15°C (old Table 3);
• pounds per U.S. gallon at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 8);
• U.S. gallons per pound at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 8);
• short tons per 1000 U.S. gallons at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 9);
• U.S. gallons per short ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 10);
• short tons per barrel at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 9);
• barrels per short ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 10);
• long tons per 1000 U.S. gallons at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 11);
• U.S. gallons per long ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 12);
• long tons per barrel at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 11);
• barrels per long ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 12);
• metric tons per 1000 U.S. gallons at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 13);
• metric tons per barrel at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 13);
• barrels per metric ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• cubic meters per short ton at 15°C in vacuo and in air (old Table 14);
• cubic meters per long ton at 15°C in vacuo and in air (old Table 14).

While not related to API gravity, the following are included for user convenience:

• U.S. gallons at 60°F to litres at 15°C (old Table 4);
• barrels at 60°F to litres at 15°C (old Table 4);

Part 2–Conversions for Relative Density (60/60°F)

Provides implementation procedures for conversion of relative density (60/ 60°F) to equivalent densities in both in vacuo and in air values. This standard gives the following equivalents for any value of relative density (60/60°F):

• API gravity at 60°F (old Table 21);
• absolute density at 60°F;
• absolute density at 15°F (old Table 21);
• pounds per U.S. gallon at 60°F in and in air (old Table 26);
• U.S. gallons per pound at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 26);
• short tons per 1000 U.S. gallons at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 27);
• U.S. gallons per short ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 28);
• short tons per barrel at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 27);
• barrels per short ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 28);
• long tons per 1000 U.S. gallons at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 29);
• U.S. gallons per long ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 30);
• long tons per barrel at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 29);
• barrels per long ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 30);
• metric tons per 1000 U.S. gallons at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• metric tons per barrel at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• barrels per metric ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• cubic meters per short ton at 15°C in vacuo and in air (old Table 31);
• cubic meters per long ton at 15°C in vacuo and in air (old Table 31).

While not related to relative density, the following are included for user convenience:

• U.S. gallons at 60°F to litres at 15°C (old Table 22);
• barrels at 60°F to litres at 15°C (old Table 22, Table 52).

Part 3–Conversions for Absolute Density at 15°C

Provides implementation procedures for conversion of absolute density at 15°C to equivalent densities in both in vacuo and in air values. This standard gives the following equivalents for any value of absolute density at 15°C:

• relative density at 15°C;
• absolute density at 60°F;
• relative density at 60°F (old Table 51);
• API gravity at 60°F (old Table 51); – density at 15°C (similar to old Table 56);
• conversion of apparent density at 15°C to absolute density at 15°C;
• cubic meters per metric ton at 15°C in vacuo and in air (similar to old Table 56);
• cubic meters per short ton at 15°C in vacuo and in air;
• cubic meters per long ton at 15°C in vacuo and in air;
• pounds per U.S. gallon at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• U.S. gallons per pound at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• short tons per 1000 litres (cubic meters) at 15°C in vacuo and in air (old Table 57);
• short tons per 1000 U.S. gallons at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• U.S. gallons per short ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• short tons per barrel at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• barrels per short ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• long tons per 1000 litres (cubic meters) at 15°C in vacuo and in air (old Table 57);
• U.S. gallons per metric ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 58);
• barrels per metric ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air (old Table 58);
• long tons per 1000 U.S. gallons at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• U.S. gallons per long ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• long tons per barrel at 60°F in vacuo and in air;
• barrels per long ton at 60°F in vacuo and in air.

While not related to relative density, the following are included for user convenience:

• litres at 15°C to U.S. gallons at 60°F;
• cubic meters at 15°C to barrels at 60°F (old Table 52).

Sustainability in building construction – General principles

This standard was published by International Standards Organization (ISO) in May 2008. It identifies and establishes general principles for sustainability in buiding construction. It is based on the concept of sustainable development as it applies to the life cycle of buildings and other construction works, from their inception to the end of life.

ISO 15392:2008 is applicable to buildings and other construction works individually and collectively, as well as to the materials, products, services and processes related to the life cycle of buildings and other construction works.

However this standard does not provide levels (benchmarks) that can serve as the basis for sustainability claims. It is not intended to provide the basis for assessment of organizations or other stakeholders.

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Specification for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels

This specification was developed by British Standards Institution (BSI) and has recently been published. In 904 pages you may find requirements for the design, manafacture, inspection, testing and verification of compliance for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels manufactured from carbon, ferritic alloy and austenitic steels, aluminium, copper and nickel used in a wide range of process and energy industry applications.

The Published Document provides the basis for vessel design and manufacture for Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) compliance. It contains:

• relevant dimensional diagrams and formulae for material determination
• requirements for materials, design, manufacture, inspection, testing and verification
• annexes and enquiry cases that provide guidance on its use in domestic and international markets.

The term ‘pressure vessel’ as used in this specification includes branches up to the point of connection to the connecting piping by bolting, screwing or welding, and supports, brackets or other attachments directly welded to the pressure-containing shell.

PD 5500 is applicable to vessels subject to electrical heating or heated process streams. It, excludes, however, those that are subject to direct generated heat or flame impingement from a fired process.

This publication includes all the amendments and corrigenda that were made to the previous edition – BS PD 5500:2006 – during last three years.

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Key 2009 revisions

• Revisions to material grouping designations in line with PD CR ISO 15608:2000
• Revisions to calculation of tubesheet ligament efficiency taking account of untubed area
• Improvements to alternative method for loads on nozzles in cylindrical and spherical shells
• Updating of references for new and revised European standards.

Enquiry cases have also been added, covering external loads on flanges, flexibility of the nozzle-vessel interface and guidance on alternative rules for nozzle reinforcement.

Table of contents

• Section 1:
  - Foreword
  - Scope
  - Interpretation
  - Definitions
  - Information and requirements to be agreed and to be documented
• Section 2: Materials
• Section 3: Design
• Section 4: Manufacture and workmanship
• Section 5: Inspection and testing
• Annexes
• Figures
• Tables
• Aluminium supplement
• Copper supplement
• Nickel supplement
• List of references
• Enquiry cases.