COURSE OVERVIEW

 

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Process Piping Design, Construction, Inspection, Maintenance & Mechanical Integrity (ASME B31.3 & API 570). It covers the ASME B31.3 piping code, ASME piping system standards and other piping system standards; the ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, ASME B31.4, ASME B31.5, ASME B31.8, ASME B31.9, ASME B31.11 and design and construction code selection; the furnace butt welded pipe, electric-fusion welded pipe, double submerged-arc welded pipe, seamless pipe and spiral welded pipe; and the piping components, piping elements, piping installation, pipe-supporting elements, fixtures and structural attachments. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the metallic pipe, fitting selection and material selection, materials, strength, fatigue and toughness; the requirements for low temperature toughness tests and carbon steel lower temperature limits; the pressure design, valve selection and layout and support; the thermal expansion and contraction effects, effects of support, anchor, piping flexibility, preheat zone, post weld heat treatment and heat treatment requirements; and the types of expansion joints, pressure thrust, installation of expansion joints, bellows movement, universal expansion joint, hinged expansion joint and other types of expansion joints. 

 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the fabrication and installation, welding procedure specification (WPS), welding processes, shielded metal arc welding and other welding techniques; inspecting, examining and testing various requirements and criteria and methods used in ASMI B31.3 including instrument piping and pressure relieving systems; the API 570 repairs and alterations, welding repairs, hot tapping, pressure tests and pneumatic and combination tests; the high pressure piping and implement proper inspection, repair, alteration and rerating of in-service piping; the external inspection checklist including leaks, misalignment and vibration; the various types of inspection like internal visual, thickness measurement and external visual; the inspections practices including frequency and extent of inspection, extent of CUI inspections, extent of small bore piping inspection and maximum allowable working pressure; the piping calculations and corrosion rate determination; and the design requirements, fabrication requirements, examination requirements, metallic leak test requirements in category M fluid service.