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ASME B31.8 INTERPRETATIONS-2006 history
2012ASME B31.8 INTERPRETATIONS-2012 Code for Pressure Piping (Includes Interpretations 1-16: September 1981 Through March 2012)
2005ASME B31.8 INTERPRETATIONS-2009 ASME B31.8 INTERPRETATIONS VOLUME 15 Replies to Technical Inquiries January 2007 Through September 2009 Interpretations 15-1 Through 15-10