By participating in this course, you will learn how to successfully:

Identify the responsibilities of personnel involved in the design, fabrication, assembly, erection, examination, inspection, and testing of process and/or power piping

Describe the scope and technical requirements of the ASME B31.3 Code as well as differences in ASME B31.1.

Apply and implement the quality requirements that are defined in the ASME B31.3 and B31.1 Code.

Explain the principal failure modes of piping components and where to look for them

Describe the layout and simplified and formal analysis techniques

Who should attend?

This course is designed for engineers, managers and quality personnel who are involved in the design, manufacturing, fabrication, and examination of process piping that is being built to the requirements of U.S. Codes & Standards. 

Engineers entering the piping design and analysis field

Practicing piping engineers requiring background on Code compliance and trends in piping design, analysis, and fabrication

QA/QC personnel

Piping Designers involved in the design, layout, of pressure piping systems.

Identify the difference between “Design by Rule” and “Design by Analysis” codes.

Discover the principal failure modes of piping components and where to look for them.

Recognize the difference between pressure component design and structural design.

Investigate the importance of piping flexibility.

Discuss how to develop stress intensification factors.

Recognize how to qualify nonstandard fittings and joints.

Identify materials selection and limitations, fabrication rules and their bases

Explain welding qualification requirements, inspection, examination, and testing requirements

Identify the Code requirements for power piping maintenance

Explain the causes and modes of pipeline failure

Describe the considerations for material specifications, pipe manufacturing, and pipe joining

Estimate pipeline stresses from external loading

Explain how to evaluate pipeline defects

Identify pipeline repair techniques

Identify the elements of pipeline integrity

Explain how code requirements address these issues

Explain the differences between B31.8 and US DOT gas pipeline regulations