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PREFACE<br />

Materials personnel are usually the first <strong>to</strong> be assigned<br />

<strong>to</strong> a project and the last <strong>to</strong> close it. Their responsibilities<br />

of collecting tables, catalogs, specifications, and materi-<br />

als accounting system forms and supplies commence<br />

even before they depart for the jobsite, which could very<br />

well be in Mukluk, AI Mukalla, AI Khobar, Belo Horizonte,<br />

or just outside of Hous<strong>to</strong>n. To have all the required docu-<br />

mentation on hand at the jobsite is a real challenge.<br />

This handbook is designed <strong>to</strong> bridge the gap for piping<br />

data and materials s<strong>to</strong>rage procedures until a more<br />

formal specification has been issued by your project<br />

manager. It is intended <strong>to</strong> help train new materials per-<br />

sonnel on the project by answering questions they may<br />

be afraid <strong>to</strong> ask. The markings on fittings and pipe are<br />

explained in a non-technical language. Pipe schedules<br />

are provided <strong>to</strong> show equal schedules in certain sizes,<br />

but different call-outs such as standard and schedule 40.<br />

Tables describing the size and length of bolts for flanges<br />

and clamps are included, in addition <strong>to</strong> the size wrench<br />

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