B31 piping code class-recommendations?

[kcj]

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

 

[unclesyd]

I would check with ANSI and see who is certified to teach and also check the ASME courses.

http://www.ansi.org/education_trainings/overview.aspx?menuid=9

http://www.asme.org/education/disted/computer.htm

 

[JohnBreen]

Hello,

I also posted this on the ASME Code discussion board.

Hello,

In my opinion, 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.

 

[unclesyd]

I have to agree with JohnBreen if Don is going to teach the course.
I can personally attest that he knows the subject matter having seen many examples of his work.

 

[MJCronin]

kcj,

I agree with the above posts......

I also suggest that you take the time to review ASME B31.3 before you take any classes.

The book written by Charles Becht is excellent and well worth the investment. The CASTI text......ummmmmm....errrr a little pricey, in my opinion


MJC

"There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation." W.C. Fields

 

[kcj]

tks to all. I have written for info on the St Louis class, and am looking at the ASME computer package training. I am in Minnesota.

I have the CASTI book, and have seen the Becht.

I would probably get what I need for my situation by spending a week away with the books or computer training. However, as we all know, there is never an uninterrrupted week dedicated to learning if I stay in the office. Plus, I prefer person to person with the teacher and learn so much from the other attendees and their varied industries.

any additional opinions in the next few weeks appreciated also.

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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[LSThill]

Team Members

SPED

http://www.spedweb.com

The Process Plant Layout and Piping Design Course
Offered by the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers, in conjunction with the University of Houston.
For course fees click on the link under 'Peer Pages' in the left hand border.
To see the current schedule for the 'live' courses you can jump to the SPEDweb Home page and look under the 'Events' section by clicking here.
This one-of-a-kind course is designed to raise the level of expertise of your piping design staff and improve your company's competitiveness in United States and world markets.

This course provides your piping design staff with skills and knowledge of current trends in plant layout and piping design and is taught by a staff of piping professionals with over 250 years of combined piping design and plant layout experience.

Contact Nan Bentz at (713) 661-6578 to sign up for this course!
Click here to go to the SPED video tapes that cover this course.
Key Benefits
The Process Plant Layout and Piping Design Course has a 66 hour duration and provides education in the following areas
(see details by clicking on the link in the left hand border that points to 'Layout Content'):

Unit 1 Introduction to Plant Layout Design (4 Hours)
Unit 2 Plant Layout Specifications (2 Hours)
Unit 3 Plot Plans (4 Hours)
Unit 4 Compressors (8 Hours)
Unit 5 Drums (4 Hours)
Unit 6 Exchangers (4 Hours)
Unit 7 Furnaces (6 Hours)
Unit 8 Pumps (4 Hours)
Unit 9 Reactors (4 Hours)
Unit 10 Towers (6 Hours)
Unit 11 Pipe Racks (2 Hours)
Unit 12 Structures (2 Hours)
Unit 13 Underground Piping (4 Hours)
Unit 14 Instrumentation (2 Hours)
Unit 15 Storage Tanks (4 Hours)
Unit 16 Stress Aanalysis(4 Hours)
Unit 17 Computer-Aided Design (2 Hours)
About the Instructors
SPED faculty has a combined experience of over 250 years in the plant layout and piping design.
Faculty includes senior designers/engineers from leading Houston area companies:
Click here to see details about the instructors


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[bvi]

The St Louis course is taught by Don Frikken and Charles Becht.