B31 piping class-recommendations?? 1

[kcj]

this is cross posted in the piping also, but help!

I am looking for a good 3 to 5 day class on intro to B31 code. Specifically, my lapplication is to pipe under 6 inch being used for hydrostatic (oil hydraulic) piping. I don't have to meet B31, but use it as general practice.

Stresses, materials, welding, cleaning, etc.

Any recommendations for something first half of next year?

tks, kcj

 

[JohnBreen]

Hello,

Well, there are courses and there are courses. The best course would be one that has one of the B31 Committee members as the instructor.

If you are in mid-continent USA you are in luck as there will be a really good B31.3 training course April 26-30, 2004 in St Louis. Actually it would be worth the traveling to get there. For more info email dfrikken@becht.com

In Canada, see the CASTI Publising web sie for information.

Also, I would suggest that you look for a couple of recently published books on B31.3. These books are both really good and up-to-date.

Process Piping
The Complete Guide to ASME B31.3
by Dr. Charles Becht
(find it at the ASME publications web site)

Practical Guide to
ASME B31.3
by G. E. Woods abd R. B. Baguley
(find it at the CASTI Publishing web site)


None of this information is intended to "plug" any commercial website. Rather this information is offered in the spirit of trying to help a fellow "piping guy"

Best Regards, John.

 

[kcj]

got it from the piping thread, tks, kcj

 

[LSThill]

TEAM MEMBERS:

SPED

http://www.spedweb.com

ASME B31.3 Chemical Plant Petroleum Refinery Piping And Course
For course fees click on the link under 'Peer Pages' in the left hand border.
Understanding the "Why?" behind the ASME piping code requirements is important when applying the regulations to gray areas of piping design. This course provides background and an historical review of the design, materials, fabrication, examination and testing requirements, as well as practical knowledge of current methods and trends in piping design and construction, within the context of the requirements and intent of ASME B31.3

SPED are related to industrial process piping design. Society of Piping Engineering and Designer
Key Benefits

The B31 course has a 26 hour duration and covers the following areas:

Piping code history, basic philosophy and organization.
Piping design criteria: design conditions; design loads (pressure, gravity, thermal, seismic, wind, vibration, thermal hydraulic, anchor movement); failure mode; primary and secondary stress categories; load categorization; allowable stresses.

Pressure design: Wall thickness calculation; area replacement, bend-wall thinning variation from normal conditions; pressure-temperature ratings.
External loads design: Flexibility; fatigue; stress intensification; combined loads; cold spring; simplified analysis methods.

Pipe support design: support types; assumptions; load combinations; variable supports; lug and attachments.
System piping, pressure relief piping, hazardous material piping, instrument piping, non-metallic Piping.
Materials, fabrication, examination, inspection and testing questions and answers.

About the Instructor

Glynn E. Woods, P.E., course director, is a Senior Piping Engineer for Technip-Coflexip. He has experience in the field of piping design, stress, supports and failure analysis, as well as piping component design, analysis and testing. For more than 18 years, he has been providing this expertise for both new and operating plants - offering field experience arriving at safe, economical piping design as well as solutions to piping problems. Mr. Woods is a member of the ASME B31.3 Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping Committee and the ASME Mechanical Design Committee.



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http://www.thill.biz

 

[kcj]

tks. checking that also. k