| Introduction | |
| History of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes in the the United States | p. 1 |
| Scope | |
| U-1 Scope | p. 9 |
| Application of Section VIII, Division 1 | p. 13 |
| U-2 Code User Responsibilities | p. 14 |
| U-3 Other Standards | p. 15 |
| Design Considerations | |
| Materials | p. 17 |
| UG-10 Material Identified with or Produced to a Specification Not Permitted or a Material Not Fully Identified | p. 20 |
| UG-11 Prefabricated or Preformed Pressure Parts | p. 20 |
| UG-12 and UG-13 Fasteners | p. 21 |
| UG-16 General | p. 22 |
| UG-19 Special Construction | p. 23 |
| UG-20 Design Temperature | p. 24 |
| Design Pressure | p. 26 |
| Other Loadings | p. 28 |
| UG-23 Maximum Allowable Stress Values | p. 29 |
| Allowable Longitudinal Compressive Stress | p. 31 |
| UG-24 Castings | p. 33 |
| UG-25 Corrosion | p. 34 |
| Fabrication | |
| Fabrication by Welding | p. 35 |
| U-3 Weld Joint Classification System | p. 37 |
| Weld Joint Designs | p. 38 |
| U-12 Weld Joint Efficiency | p. 40 |
| P-Numbers | p. 44 |
| Weld Procedure and Welder Qualifications | p. 45 |
| Weld Fabrication Quality Requirements | p. 46 |
| Special Requirements for Welded Fabrications | p. 52 |
| Fabrication by Forging | p. 56 |
| Fabrication by Brazing | p. 57 |
| Special Fabrication Techniques | |
| Plate Heat Exchangers | p. 61 |
| Integrally Forged Vessels | p. 63 |
| Enamel Lined Vessels | p. 63 |
| Heat Exchanger Box Headers | p. 64 |
| Interlocking Layered Vessels | p. 64 |
| Materials | |
| Carbon and Low Alloy Steels | p. 67 |
| Welding Carbon and Low Alloy Steels | p. 70 |
| UCS-56, Heat Treatment of Carbon and Low Alloy Steels | p. 72 |
| Toughness Requirements for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels | p. 74 |
| Nonferrous Materials | p. 82 |
| High Alloy Steels | p. 84 |
| Cast Irons | p. 88 |
| Quenched and Tempered Steels | p. 90 |
| Construction Techniques Requiring Special Material Considerations | p. 95 |
| Material Selection | p. 98 |
| Cylindrical and Spherical Parts Subjected to Internal and External Pressure | |
| Theory | p. 101 |
| Thickness of Shells Under Internal Pressure | p. 103 |
| UG-28 Thickness of Shells and Tubes Under External Pressure | p. 111 |
| UG-29 Stiffening Rings for Cylindrical Shells under External Pressure | p. 122 |
| UG-30 Attachment of Stiffening Rings | p. 126 |
| UG-31 Tubes and Pipe When Used as Tubes or Shells | p. 133 |
| Heads and Transition Sections | |
| UG-32 Formed Heads and Sections, Pressure on Concave Side | p. 135 |
| Ellipsoidal Heads | p. 135 |
| Torispherical Heads | p. 136 |
| Hemispherical Heads | p. 137 |
| Conical Heads and Sections (Without Transition Knuckles) | p. 138 |
| Toriconical Heads and Sections | p. 140 |
| Additional Requirements for Heads | p. 140 |
| UG-33 Formed Heads, Pressure on Convex Side | p. 141 |
| Unstayed Flat Heads and Covers | p. 142 |
| Opening and Reinforcements | |
| UG-36 Openings in Pressure Vessels | p. 153 |
| UG-37 Reinforcement Required for Openings in Shells and Formed Heads | p. 155 |
| UG-39 Reinforcement Required for Openings in Flat Heads | p. 160 |
| UG-41 Strength of Reinforcement | p. 163 |
| UG-42 Reinforcement of Multiple Openings | p. 165 |
| UG-43 Methods of Attaching Pipe and Nozzle Necks to Vessel Walls | p. 166 |
| UG-45 Nozzle Neck Thickness | p. 167 |
| UG-53 Ligaments | p. 168 |
| Appendix 2--Rules for bolted flange connections with ring type gaskets | |
| General | p. 193 |
| Design Procedure | p. 194 |
| Flange Rigidity | p. 203 |
| Influence of Bolt Properties | p. 204 |
| Reverse Flanges | p. 208 |
| Quality Control | |
| Quality Control and Inspection | p. 215 |
| Quality Control Programs | p. 215 |
| Terms and Abbreviations | p. 221 |
| Quality Control Manual | p. 223 |
| Design Methods not Given in Division 1 | p. 251 |
| Applications of Section VIII, Division 1 to Operating Pressure Vessels | p. 253 |
| Engineering Data | p. 257 |
| Subject Index | p. 273 |
| Code Paragraph Index | p. 283 |
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