IPT’s Pipe Trades Handbook is North America’s most popular and widely used reference book. It was revised in 2006 to 534 pages. Used for on-the-job reference as well as numerous training and apprenticeship programs.
Robert A Lee is also the author of IPT’s Pipe Trades Training Manual.
SECTION ONE – PIPE DATA |
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| Pipe Manufacturing | p 2-6 | Stainless Steel Pipe | p 53-58 |
| Welded Pipe | p 2-3 | Stainless Pipe Sizes (Imperial) | p 54-56 |
| Seamless Pipe | p 4-6 | Stainless Pipe Sizes (Metric) | p 57,58 |
| National & International Standards | p 7-11 | Copper & Brass Pipe | p 59-61 |
| API Standard | p 7 | Copper & Red Brass Pipe Sizes | p 60,61 |
| ASTM Standard | p 7,8 | Cast Iron Pipe | p 61-64 |
| AWWA Standard | p 8 | Cast Iron Pressure Pipe | p 63 |
| AS Standard | p 8 | Cast Iron Soil Pipe | p 64-68 |
| BS Standard | p 8,9 | Silicon Iron Pipe | p 64 |
| CSA Standard | p 9 | Plastic Pipe | p 66-81 |
| DIN Standard | 9,10 | Thermoplastic Pipe | p 69 |
| GOST Standard | p 10 | Thermoset Pipe | p 69 |
| ISO Standard | p 10 | Laminated & Composition Pipe | p 70 |
| JIS/LR Standard | p 10,11 | Plastic Pipe Standards & Ratings | p 70-73 |
| LR Standard | p 11 | Pressure Ratings (psi) | p 71 |
| Pipe Properties & Characteristics | p 11,12 | Pressure Ratings (kPa) | p 72 |
| Schedule Numbers | p 13-15 | Thermoplastic Temperature Factors | p 73 |
| General Piping Design | p 14-17 | Temperature Correction Factors | p 74 |
| Threading Allowance | p 16 | Plastic Selection & Usage | p 75-77 |
| Actual & Nominal Pipe Sizes | p 16,18 | ABS Pipe | p 75 |
| Steel Pipe Sizes | p 18-45 | PVC Pipe | p 75 |
| Steel Pipe (Imperial) | p 18-32 | CPVC Pipe | p 76 |
| Steel Pipe (Metric) | p 33-45 | PE Pipe | p 76 |
| Pipe Lengths | p 46 | PP Pipe | p 77 |
| Pipe End Finish | p 46,47 | PB Pipe | p 77 |
| Pipe Identification | p 48-50 | PVDF Pipe | p 77 |
| ASTM Marking | p 48 | RTRP Pipe | p 78 |
| API Marking | p 49 | Solvent Cementing | p 78-81 |
| CSA Marking | p 50 | Threading Plastic Pipe | p 81 |
| Finishing Processes | p 51 | Grooved Plastic Joints | p 82 |
| Galvanizing | p 51 | Flanged Plastic Joints | p 82,83 |
| Corrosion Protective Coatings | p 51,52 | O-Ring Plastic Joints | p 84 |
| Wrought Iron Pipe | p 53 | Joining RTR Pipe | p 84 |
SECTION TWO – TUBE DATA |
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| Tube vs Pipe | p 86 | Still Tube | p 105 |
| Structural Tube | p 86,87 | Steel GP Tube | p 105,106 |
| Mechanical Tube | p 87 | Special Application Tube | p 106,107 |
| Pressure Tube | p 87-89 | Bundled Metallic | p 106,107 |
| BWG Gage | p 87,88 | Special Alloy Tube | p 107 |
| Aluminum Tube | p 89,90 | Plastic Tube | p 107,108 |
| Copper Tube | p 91-100 | Tube Bending | p 109-115 |
| Copper Tube Types K-L-M | p 91-95 | Compression Tube Bender | p 109,110 |
| Copper Color Coding | p 92 | Bending Near Fittings | p 110,111 |
| DWV/ACR Tube | p 96-98 | Recommended Wall Thickness | p 111 |
| Copper GP Tube | p 99,100 | Bending Steps | p 112,113 |
| Steel Tube | p 100-104 | Degree Bending | p 112,113 |
| Tube Specifications (Imperial) | p 101,102 | Bending Length Increase | p 114 |
| Tube Specifications (Metric) | p 103,104 | ||
SECTION THREE – VALVES |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Valve Types | p 118 | Reduced Port Ball Valve | p 133 |
| Gate Valves | p 118-121 | Butterfly Valves | p 134,135 |
| Solid Wedge Gate Valve | p 119 | Wafer Type Butterfly Valve | p 134 |
| Flexible Wedge Gate Valve | p 119,120 | Double Flanged Butterfly Valve | p 135 |
| Split Wedge Gate Valve | p 120,121 | Plug Valves | p 136,137 |
| Double Disc Gate Valve | p 120,121 | Lubricated Plug Valve | p 136 |
| Globe Valves | p 121-125 | Multi-port Plug Valve Arrangements | p 136,137 |
| Angle Body Globe Valve | p 122,123 | Relief & Safety Valves | p 137,138 |
| Y-Pattern Globe Valve | p 122,123 | Valve End Connection Variations | p 139 |
| Conventional Disc (Globe Valve) | p 123,124 | Valve Bonnet Assemblies | p 139-143 |
| Plug Disc (Globe Valve) | p 123,124 | Valve Socket Dimensions | p 140 |
| Composition Disc (Globe Valve) | p 124,125 | Threaded Bonnet | p 141 |
| Needle Valve (Globe Valve) | p 124,125 | Union Bonnet | p 141 |
| Check Valves | p 125-127 | Bolted Bonnet | p 141 |
| Swing Check Valve | p 125,126 | Pressure Seal Bonnet | p 141 |
| Lift Check Valve | p 127 | Welded/Clip Type Bonnet | p 142 |
| By-Pass Valves | p 127-129 | Special Bonnet Designs | p 142,143 |
| By-Pass Connections & Locations | p 127,129 | Valve Stem Design | p 143,144 |
| Diaphragm Valves | p 128-132 | Inside Screw Rising Stem | p 144 |
| Weir Type Diaphragm Valve | p 130 | Inside Screw Non-Rising Stem | p 144 |
| Straightway Diaphragm Valve | p 130,131 | Outside Screw Rising Stem | p 144 |
| Pinch Valves | p 131 | Quick Opening Sliding Stem | p 144 |
| Air Operated Pinch Valve | p 13 | Valve Identification & Marking | p 145-147 |
| Diaphragm Valve Materials | p 132 | Valve Installation | p 148-151 |
| Ball Valves | p 133 | Valve Dimension Tables | p 152-164 |
SECTION FOUR – FITTINGS |
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| Pipe Fitting Types | p 166-173 | Cast Iron Threaded Fitting | p 188,189 |
| Fittings (Elbows) | p 166-168 | Welded Fittings | p 190-206 |
| Fittings (Unions) | p 169 | Socket Weld Fittings | p 190-193 |
| Fittings (Couplings) | p 170 | Butt Weld Fittings | p 194-203 |
| Fittings (Tees/Wyes/Crosses) | p 171-173 | Weld Outlets | p 204-206 |
| Copper Solder Fittings | p 173-176 | Grooved Fitting Joints | p 207,208 |
| Threaded Fittings | p 177-189 | Tube Fittings | p 209 |
| Threaded Fitting Engagements | p 178,179 | Swagelok Designations | p 210,211 |
| Malleable Iron Threaded Fittings | p 180,183 | Swagelok Fittings | p 212-215 |
| Forged Steel Threaded Fittings | p 184-187 | ISA Fittings | p 215,216 |
SECTION FIVE – GASKETED JOINTS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Flange Types | p 218-225 | Flange Data (Class 900/Alloy) | p 232 |
| Weld Neck Flange | p 218 | Flange Data (Class 1500/Alloy) | p 233 |
| Slip-on Flange | p 218 | Flange Data (Class 2500/Alloy) | p 234 |
| Lap-joint (Van Stone) Flange | p 219 | Flange Gaskets | p 235-254 |
| Reducing Flange | p 219 | Metallic Ring Gaskets | p 235,236 |
| Socket Weld Flange | p 220 | Full Face & Flat Ring Gaskets | p 237 |
| Blind Flange | p 220 | Gasket Materials | p 238,239 |
| Spectacle Blind Flange | p 220 | Gasket Design Configurations | p 240-242 |
| Screwed/Orifice Flanges | p 221 | Flat Gaskets | p 240 |
| Flange Faces | p 222-225 | Reinforced & Multi-Ply Gaskets | p 240 |
| Raised Face | p 222,223 | Corrugated Metal Gaskets241 | |
| Large Male & Female | p 222,223 | Spiral wound Gasket (Flexatallic) | 241 |
| Large Tongue & Groove | p 223,224 | Metal Jacket/Serrated Gasket | 242 |
| Flat Face | p 223,224 | Metal Ring Gasket | 242 |
| Ring/Lap Joint | p 223,224 | Cutting Gaskets | 243,244 |
| Small Tongue & Groove | p 224,225 | Bolt Hole Layout | 245-249 |
| Small Male & Female | p 225 | Angle or Degree Method | 245-247 |
| Small Male & Female Threaded End | p 225 | Chord Chart Method | 247-249 |
| ASME/ANSI Flanges/Flange Markings | p 226,227 | Flange Bolting Specifications | 250-253 |
| Flange Data (Class 150/125) | p 228 | Bolting Cast Iron Flanges | 52,253 |
| Flange Data (Class 300/250) | p 229 | Bolt Size & Length | 253,254 |
| Flange Data (Class 400/Alloy) | p 230 | Wrench Size | 254 |
| Flange Data (Class 600/Alloy) | p 231 | ||
SECTION SIX – PIPE OFFSETS |
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| Offset Terms | p 256 | Tangent to Find Spread Length | p 267 |
| Offset Calculation Methods | p 257 | Equal Spread 90 Degree Turn | p 268,269 |
| Constant Multiplier Calculation | p 257,258 | Rolling Offsets | p 269-271 |
| Trigonometry Offset Calculation | p 259 | Rolling Offset Calculation | p 270-271 |
| Fitting Allowance | p 259 | Steel Square Calculation | p 272 |
| Calculating 45 Degree Offsets | p 259-262 | Trianqle Method Calculation | p 272 |
| Calculating Rise, Run, Travel | p 261,262 | Offsets Around Square Corners | p 273 |
| Equal Spread 2 Pipe Offsets | p 262-269 | Offsets Around Circular Objects | p 274,275 |
| Calculating Equal Spread Lengths | p 263-266 | Pipe Runs Around Tanks | p 276-278 |
SECTION SEVEN – TRIGONOMETRY |
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| Right Angle Triangles | p 280-284 | Trigonometric Functions | p 285 |
| Pythagorean Formula | p 280 | Trigonometry Formulas | p 286 |
| Right Angle Triangle Functions | p 282-284 | Trigonometry Table | p 287-292 |
SECTION EIGHT – PIPE LAYOUT |
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| Fabricated Fittings (Elbows) | p 294-297 | 16 Division Two Piece Miter | p 312,313 |
| Establishing Centerlines on Pipe | p 298,299 | Tee Layout – Saddle In (Simplified) | p 314-317 |
| Pipe Wrap-Around | p 300 | Tee Layout- Saddle On (Simplified) | p 318-324 |
| Sectoring Pipe | p 300,301 | Lateral Layout (Simplified) | p 324-328 |
| Mitered Turns | p 302-309 | Orange Peel Cap | p 328,329 |
| 2 Piece Miter | p 302-306 | True Wye Layout (Simplified) | p 330-333 |
| Cut Angle of Miter | p 302 | Template Layout | p 333-345 |
| Cut Back Distance | p 302 | Miter Turn Templates | p 334,335 |
| Factor of the Cut Angle | p 303,304 | 45 Degree Lateral Template | p 336-339 |
| Multi Piece 90 Degree Miters | p 307-309 | Tee Template Development | p 340-344 |
| Ordinate Lines | p 310 | Wye Template Development | p 344,345 |
| Multiple Ordinate Lines | p 311,312 | ||
SECTION NINE – PIPING PRINTS |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lines on Prints | p 347-360 | Flow Diagram | p 367,368 |
| Line Description & Function | p 347-349 | P&ID (Piping & Instrumentation) | p 369-371 |
| Piping Line Symbols | p 351,352 | Orthographic Projection | p 372,373 |
| Section Line Symbols | p 353 | Dimensions Elevation & Coordinates | p 373,374 |
| Single or Double Line Drawings | p 354 | Pictorial Pipe Drawing | p 374,375 |
| Line Identification Numbers | p 354,355 | Isometric Pipe Drawing | p 375-377 |
| Standard Piping Symbols | p 355-360 | Isometric Dimensioning | p 377-379 |
| Piping Notes & Specifications | p 361 | Spool Drawings | p 380-384 |
| Piping Abbreviations | p 362-364 | Bill of Material | p 380,384 |
| Reading Scale Drawings | p 365,366 | Double Line Orthographic Spool | p 381 |
| Development of Pipe Drawings | p 366 | Single Line Orthographic Spool | p 382,383 |
| Schematic Diagram | p 367 | ||
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