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B31.1 Power Piping Code ASME B31 Piping
Fabrication and Examination

PD013 ASME STANDARDS COURSE PD445 ASME STANDARDS COURSE

PI PI N G A N D PI PE LI N E S Public Courses This intensive, five-day course details the latest Power Piping Code This course familiarizes participants with the rules of the B31 Code
requirements key elements in creating the more effective piping sections (B31.1, B31.3, B31.5, and B31.9), which cover the various
systems today s competitive environment demands. It provides insight Fabrication and Examination rules. The course also stresses the
into how they have evolved and what future changes may be expected. importance of the relationship of the Fabrication and Examination rules to
Importantly, this course explores the background, rules and trends in the design of the piping system. The presentation includes case studies
piping design, analysis, and fabrication – all vital elements of power, of problems that occur as a result of not understanding these rules.
industrial and institutional plant construction and maintenance – within Participants leave with insight into the reasons for the creation of the
the context of meeting the requirements and intent of ASME B31.1 and its B31.3 Fabrication and Examination rules as well as their applications.
appendices.
You Will Learn To
Each attendee will receive a copy of the B31.1 Power Piping codebook.
• Describe materials selection and limitations
You Will Learn To • Explain fabrication rules and their bases
• Explain the differences between the B31 Code Sections
• Explain the principal failure modes of piping components and where to • Identify welding qualification requirements
look for them • Describe inspection, examination, and testing requirements

• Describe the difference between pressure component design and Who Should A end
structural design
Piping engineers and designers, fabricators and erectors, A C
• Identify layout and simplified analysis techniques personnel, engineers and maintenance personnel
• Explain how to qualify nonstandard fittings and joints and develop
Instructor Philip D. Flenner
stress intensification factors 2 Days, 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs
• Describe materials selection and limitations, fabrication rules and their Member $1,625 / List Price $1,725

bases
• Identify welding qualification requirements, along with inspection,

examination and testing requirements
• Identify the Code requirements for power piping maintenance

Who Should A end

Engineers entering the piping design and analysis field; practicing piping
engineers requiring background on Code compliance and trends in
piping design, analysis and fabrication; piping fabricators and suppliers
wishing to understand the relationship of fabrication and manufacture to
the design and construction of piping systems; A C personnel

Special Requirements

Attendees are required to bring a scientific calculator to the course.

Instructors Philip D. Flenner, Joe Frey, Ronald W. Haupt, Bob Wilson
5 Days, 3.8 CEUs, 38 PDHs
Member $3,195 / List Price $3,295

See pages 90–95 for dates and locations of ASME Public Courses
delivered in the USA during Spring 2017.

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