ASME VIII-1 Code Design Requirements

Attendees who successfully complete this course will be able to:

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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 XX 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 XX ASME VIII-1 Code Interpretations.
• Workshop: review WPSs for ASME VIII-1 fabrication.
• Workshop: QC checks of ASME SA specifications and MTRs: ASME SA-105, SA-106 Gr. B, SA-333 Gr. 6, SA-516 Gr. 70, SA-240 Gr. 316/316L.
• Workshop: QC check of MTRs with multiple markings.
• Over XX practice questions to measure knowledge gained.
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Introduction to the ASME B&PV Code
General Requirements of Section VIII, Division 1
Design Criteria and Strength Theory of Division 1
General Design Rules
Shells for internal pressure
Heads for internal pressure

Introduction to Buckling

Design Rules

• Shells for external pressure
  
• Heads for external pressure
  
• Flat covers
  
• Openings

Sizing of Stiffeners
Design for External Loadings


Design of Nozzles for Piping Reactions

• WRC Bulletins 107, 297 and 368

Definition of Joint Categories and Joint Efficiencies

Fabrication Requirements

• Post weld heat treatment (PWHT)
  Tolerances
  Non-destructive examination (NDE)
  Welding requirements and weld details
  Carbon and low alloy material requirements
  High alloys
  
• Heat treated materials
  
  

Testing requirements
Overpressure protection requirements
Stamping and documentation requirements
Introduction to Flange design
Appendices
Comparison with Division 2

Research and development work being performed

• PVRC and elsewhere
  

Design Example Problems

All participants must bring the ASME VIII-1 code book to this class. This code book can be purchased from CASTI when you register for this course.