By the end of this course delegates will learn about:

Understand the materials, fabrication, inspection, and testing portions of ASME B31.3 for new construction and how it may be applied for post-construction inspection, repairs, and alterations

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas, and will include:

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussion

Introduction to Laws, Regulations, Jurisdiction & Related Codes & Standards

•Alberta Safety Code Act and hierarchy of related regulations, codes, and standards
•Brief introduction to the Alberta Pressure Equipment Safety Regulations (PESR)
•Brief introduction to the Alberta Pressure Welders Regulations
•ABSA’s Role as the Jurisdiction Administrator and Authorized Inspection Agency
•Brief introduction to ABSA forms for pressure equipment

Responsibilities

•Owner, designer, manufacturer, fabricator, erector, and owner’s inspector
•Brief Introduction to B31.3 Design Requirements for New Construction
•Design minimum temperature
•Quality factors for castings and welds
•Pressure design of straight pipe
•Pipe under-tolerance and how to order pipe accordingly.

Steels and ASTM Specifications

•Introduction to Steel Metallurgy, Fe-Fe3C diagram and how to use it with B31.3
•Grains, grain boundaries, grain size, and how they relate to the brittle fracture rules in B31.3
•Heat treatment of steel and related terms and definitions as used in ASTM standards.
•ASTM A941, review of B31.3 steel and heat treatment terms/definitions
•How they differ from ASTM A941, API 570 and NACE standards
•Roles of alloying elements in steels and stainless steels

Steels and ASTM Specifications (continued)

•ASTM Specifications, ASTM General Specification requirements (A530, A999, A450)
•How they work with ASTM piping product specifications
•ASTM Piping Product Specifications
•A106 (A530) seamless carbon steel piping for high temperature service
•A333 (A999) carbon steel piping for low temperature service
•A335 alloy steel piping for high temperature service
•A312 (A450) austenitic stainless-steel piping
•Material Test Reports
•Review of sample A106, A333 and A312 material test reports
•Understanding the importance of material test report data
•Using material test reports to make critical purchasing decisions.

Materials and Requirements

•3 Listed, unknown, and reclaimed materials terms and definitions
•3 Requirements for low temperature toughness tests for metals

Welding Metallurg

•Regions of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) in carbon steel
•Carbon equivalent, ASTM specifications and various formulas
•Heat input of welding
•Brief introduction to the welding metallurgy of authenticate stainless steel

Fabrication by Welding

•Responsibilities
•Weld and joint types
•Preheat requirements.
•Post weld heat treatment requirements
•Hardness testing requirements.

Inspection and Testing for New Construction

•Responsibilities of the fabricator, purchaser, and inspector
•Examination requirements: extent, supplementary and typical weld imperfections
•Examination methods for evaluating weld imperfections and acceptance criteria.

Leak Testing for New Construction

•General requirements, Preparation for leak testing
•Brittle fracture considerations for leak testing
•Hydro-static testing
•Pneumatic testing

Inspection Data Evaluation, Analysis & Recording

•Corrosion Rate Determination
•Maximum Allowable Working Pressure Determination
•Retirement Thickness Determination
•Assessment of Inspection Findings
•Reporting and Records for Piping System Inspection

Frequency and Extent of Inspection

•Piping Service Classes
•Inspection Intervals
•Extent of Visual External and CUI Inspections