ASME B31.3 Code Fabrication Requirements

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

1. recall the local Safety Code Act laws, pressure equipment safety regulations (PESR), and jurisdiction (ABSA) rules related codes and standards for new construction or in-service repair of ASME B31.3 piping;
2. efficiently navigate the ASME B31.3 code;
3. identify the major differences between ASME B31.3 and B31.1 fabrication rules;
4. review listed ASTM specifications referenced in ASME B31.3  and related and material test reports (MTRs), including multiple marking, to ensure they are acceptable for the material ordered;
5. investigate, analyze, interpret, articulate, and apply the welding fabrication rules of ASME B31.3 and apply them to when reviewing qualified welding procedure specifications (WPSs) to ensure they are suitable to weld on ASME B31.3 piping;
6. identify and navigate the basic rules for ASME B31.3 inspection and examination rules; and
7. recall the basic rules for ASME B31.3 leak testing rules, including closure welds.

Engineers, inspectors, maintenance and QA personnel, NDE technicians, experienced tradespeople, who work for owner-user companies, EPCs, inspection companies, fabricators, maintenance service and repair companies, and inspection companies from refineries, upgrader plants, oil sands plants, SAGD plants, petrochemical plants, power plants, gas/oil pipeline companies, pulp mills, repair and maintenance shops, equipment manufacturers, third party inspection and NDE companies, and all supporting industries..

• Over 60 Connecting-the-Codes Examples, including step-by-step instructions showing "how to" apply the code rules, along with the code "look-up tables" highlighted, underlined, and answer circled to clearly demonstrate the "how to" example.
• Review of 24 ASME B31.3 Code Interpretations.
• Workshop: review WPSs for ASME B31.3 fabrication.
• Workshop: QC checks of ASTM specifications and MTRs: ASTM A105, A106 Gr. B, A333 Gr. 6, A312 Gr. 316/316L.
• Workshop: QC check of MTRs with multiple markings.
• Over 60 practice questions to measure knowledge gained.

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

• Hierarchy of related regulations, codes, and standards
• Brief introduction to CSA Part 1 and the Alberta Pressure Equipment Safety Regulations (AB-516 PESR User Guide)
• ABSA's role as the Jurisdiction Administrator and Authorized Inspection Agency
  

B31.3 Responsibilities

• Owner, designer, manufacturer, fabricator, erector, and owner's inspector

B31.3 Materials and Requirements

• B31.3 Listed, unknown and reclaimed materials terms and definitions
• ASTM Specification Listed Materials
• ASTM general specifications (A530, A999, A450) and how they work with ASTM product specifications (A106, A333, A350)

• ASTM Piping Product Specifications
  • A106 (A530) seamless carbon steel piping for high temperature service
  • A333 (A999) carbon steel piping for low temperature service
  • A350 (A961) carbon steel forged fittings and flanges

• Material Test Reports(MTRs)
  • Review of sample A105, A106, A333
  • Understanding the importance of MTR data
  • Using MTRs to make critical purchasing and acceptance/rejection decisions

Workshop

• QC checks of MTRs and ASTM specifications

ASTM and ASME Multiple Marking Rules

• ASME Section II, Part A, Mandatory Appendix III III Guidelines on Multiple Marking of Materials
• ASTM multiple marking rules in A182 (A961)
  

Workshop

• QC check of MTRs:
  • ASTM A106 Grade B and A333 Grade 6; and
  • ASTM A182 Grade 316 and Grade 316L

Introduction to B31.3 Impact Testing Rules

• Design minimum temperature
• B31.3 requirements for impact testing
  • ASTM A370 Charpy impact testing procedure for steel products
    • specimen size requirements, and
    • test temperature general requirements

• Review of Table 323.2.2 Requirements for Low Temperature Toughness Tests for Metals and related general requirements
• Review of Figure 323.2.2A Minimum Temperatures Without Impact Testing for Carbon Steel Materials and related general requirements
  • Reduction of impact testing exemption temperature in 323.2.2(c), (h), and (i)
• Review of Table 323.3.1 Impact Testing Requirements for Metals and related general requirements
• Review of Table 323.3.4 Charpy Impact Test Temperature Reduction for subsize specimens and related general requirements
• Review of Table 323.3.5 Minimum Required Charpy V-Notch Impact Values and related general requirements

Workshop

• Determine impact testing exemption temperature and acceptance criteria for:
  • ASTM A106 Grade B with subsize specimen, and
  • ASTM A312 TP304

Welding Metallurgy

• Regions of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) in carbon steel
• Carbon equivalent, ASTM specifications, and various formulas
• Heat input of welding
  • Effect on the HAZ and brittle fracture of carbon steels
  • ASME Sec. IX WPS supplementary welding variables for carbon steels
  • Effect on B31.3 impact testing requirements for carbon steels
    

Welding Requirements

• Welded Joints 311
• Welding Responsibility 328.1
• WPS Qualifications and Records 328.2
• Welding Materials, including AWS Filler Metal Specifications 328.3
• Cleaning, End Preparation, Alignment, Trimming, Root Spacing, Tack Welds, Peening 328.4
• Branch Connection Welds and Sizing 328.4.3(c),
• Flange Attachment Welds Fig. 328.5.2B and Fig. 328.5.4D
• Weld Repair During Fabrication 328.6
• Installation of set-through and set-on nozzles, including weldolet or threadolet
• Preheat requirements
• Postweld heat treatment requirements
• Brief review of ASME Sec. IX welding procedure requirements for carbon steels

Workshop

• Review of a WPS with P-No. 1 material to identify B31.3 code nonconformances

B31.3 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

Workshop

• Practice using Table 341.3.2 Acceptance Criteria for Welds

B31.3 Leak Testing for New Construction

• General requirements
• Preparation for leak testing
• Brittle fracture considerations for leak testing
• Hydrostatic testing
  • AB-519 Closure Welds
• Pneumatic testing
  • AB-522 Pneumatic Testing
  • ASME PCC-2 Pneumatic Test Stored Energy Calculations

Learning self-assessment is performed through classroom discussions, problem solving exercises, and workshops.

All participants must bring the ASME B31.3 code book to this class. This code book can be purchased from CASTI when you register for this course.