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Seismic Design and Retrofit API 579-1/ASME FFS-1
of Equipment and Piping Fitness-for-Service

PD394 PD395
Several National Standards and regulations (such as the National Fitness-for-service assessment is a multi-disciplinary engineering
Hazard Reduction Program NEHRP by FEMA, the ASME and UBC approach that is used to determine if equipment is fit to continue
Codes) have recently introduced explicit requirements for the seismic operation for some desired future period. The equipment may contain
design or retrofit of critical plant and facility systems and equipment. flaws, may have sustained damage or may have aged so that it cannot
be evaluated by use of the original construction codes.
This course provides plant owners in earthquake-prone areas who
are concerned about reducing public risk and financial loss caused API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 is a comprehensive consensus industry-
by earthquakes, with ways to implement cost-effective preventive recommended practice that can be used to analyze, evaluate and
upgrades to essential equipment. It covers the explicit requirements of monitor equipment for continued operation. The main types of
the latest national standards and regulations, including FEMA’s National equipment covered by this standard are pressure vessels, piping and
Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP), as well as ASME and UBC Codes, tanks. This course is timely, emphasizing the practical application of a
for the seismic design or retrofit of critical plant and facility systems and recently updated standard.
equipment.
This course will help participants understand and apply the API/ASME
Each participant will receive a copy of the B31E - 2008 Standard for fitness-for-service standard in their daily work. The material presented
the Seismic Design and Retrofit of Above-Ground Piping Systems in the course shows how the disciplines of stress analysis, materials
codebook. engineering and nondestructive inspection interact and apply to
fitness-for-service assessment. The assessment methods apply to
You Will Learn To in-service pressure vessels, piping and tanks.
• Identify requirements for the seismic design or retrofit of critical plant The course includes an extensive set of notes to supplement the
and facility systems and equipment to comply with the latest national
codes contents of the recommended practice, with numerous example
• Explain how to evaluate plant piping and equipment to ensure those problems that illustrate fitness-for-service assessment.
requirements are met, and practical methods to resolve items which You Will Learn To
do not meet requirements • Analyze, evaluate, and monitor pressure vessels, piping, and tanks
• Demonstrate a theoretical and practical understanding of seismic for continued operation
design and analysis and the applicable codes, standards and practices • Explain how to apply background information on fitness-for-service BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS Public Courses
• Explain how to apply the engineering methods necessary to assess assessment, especially as it applies to the refining and chemical
the seismic ruggedness of structure process industries, which are the primary focus of API 579
• Identify the main parts of the API/ASME standard, as well as the
Who Should Attend annexes
Senior engineers, structural managers and engineers as well as design • Explain the practical application of the techniques incorporated in API
piping and stress engineers 579-1/ASME FFS-1
Special Requirements Who Should Attend
Participants should have at minimum a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical This course is intended for engineers and engineering management
or civil-structural engineering or the equivalent. engaged in the operation, design, analysis and maintenance of plant
facilities.
Instructors George Antaki, Michael W. Salmon
4 Days, 3 CEUs, 30 PDHs Special Requirements
Member $2,295 / List Price $2,450 The participant should have at least a BS degree or equivalent
experience in engineering. A general knowledge of stress analysis,
materials behavior and fracture mechanics will be helpful.
Instructor Greg W. Brown
3 Days, 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
Member $1,895 / List Price $1,995

See pages 90–95 for dates and locations of ASME Public Courses
delivered in the USA during Autumn 2016.

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