Field Notes & Engineering Briefs
From the field. Cross-discipline catches, standards revisions, what we are learning.
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ASME B31.3 vs the line list: where the disagreement starts
ASME B31.3 governs allowable stress, but the values engineers use live in the line list. A short tour of four cross-discipline checks that catch the disagreement early.
Why FEL2 tie-points are where projects bleed
Tie-points between disciplines look like checkboxes on a deliverable list. They are not. Three FEL2 patterns that quietly cost months on capital projects.