CoverPrefaceContentsChapter 1. Factors Influencing the Design of VesselsChapter 2. Criteria in Vessel DesignChapter 3. Design of Shells for Flat-Bottomed Cylindrical VesselsChapter 4. Design of Bottoms and Roofs for Flat-Bottomed Cylindrical VesselsChapter 5. Proportioning and Head Selection for Cylindrical Vessels with Formed ClosuresChapter 6. Stress Considerations in the Selection of Flat-Plate and Conical Closures for Cylinderical VesselsChapter 7. Stress Considerations in the Selection of Elliptical, Torispherical, and Hemispherical Dished Closures for Cylinderical VesselsChapter 8. Design of Cylindrical Vessels with Formed Closures Operating Under External PressureChapter 9. Design of Tall Vertical VesselsChapter 10. Design of Supports for Vertical VesselsChapter 11. Design of Horizontal Vessels with Saddle SupportsChapter 12. Design of FlangesChapter 13. Design of Pressure Vessels to Code SpecificationsChapter 14. High-Pressure Monobloc VesselsChapter 15. Multilayer VesselsReferencesAppendicesAppendix A. Drawing ConventionsAppendix B. Welding ConventionsAppendix C. Pricing of Steel PlateAppendix D. Allowable StressesAppendix E. Typical Tank Sizes and CapacitiesAppendix F. Shell AccessoriesAppendix G. Properties of Selected Rolled Structural MembersAppendix H. Values of Constant C of Eq. 13.27Appendix I. Charts for Shell Thickness Under External PressureAppendix J. Properties of Various Sections and Beam FormulasAppendix K. Properties of PipeAppendix L. Strength of Materials

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