ASME VIII-1 Code Fabrication Requirements

Attendees 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 VIII-1 pressure vessels;
2. correctly reference the ASME VIII-1 code paragraph structure;
3. review listed ASME SA and SB specifications referenced in ASME II Parts A and B  and related and material test reports (MTRs), including multiple marking, to ensure they are acceptable for the material ordered;
4. investigate, analyze, interpret, articulate, and apply the welding fabrication rules of ASME VIII-1 and apply them to when reviewing qualified welding procedure specifications (WPSs) to ensure they are suitable to weld on ASME VIII-1 pressure vessels;
5. identify and navigate the basic rules for ASME VIII-1 inspection and examination rules; and
6. recall the basic rules for ASME VIII-1 pressure testing rules for hydrostatic and pneumatic tests.

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.

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

• Hierarchy of related regulations, codes, and standards
• Brief introduction to Pressure Equipment Safety Regulations (PESR)
• About the Jurisdiction Administrator and Authorized Inspection Agency
• WPS registrations

Responsibilities

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

ASME Material Specifications

• Introduction to ASME Steel Specifications

• ASME and ASTM material specification comparison and how they are different
• Common ASME II Parts A and B pressure vessel material specifications
• ASME product specifications vs general specifications and how they work together

• • • SA-106 (SA-530) seamless carbon steel piping for high temperature service
    • SA-333 (SA-999) carbon steel piping for low temperature service
    • SA-350 (SA-961) carbon steel forged fittings and flanges
    • SA-516 (SA-20) carbon steel pressure vessel plates for Moderate- and Lower-Temperature Service
    • SA-240 (SA-480) chromium and chromium-nickel stainless steel plate, sheet, and strip for pressure vessels and for general applications

• Material Test Reports(MTRs)
  • Review of sample MTRs
  • Understanding the importance of MTR data
  • Using MTRs to make critical purchasing, accepting, and rejecting decisions

Workshop:

QC checks of sample MTRs and ASME specifications

• ASME Sec. II Multiple Marking Rules
• ASME SA-105 and SA-350
• ASME SA-106 Grade B and SA-333 Grade 6
• ASME SA-515 and SA-516
• SA-240 Grades 316 and 316L; Grades 304 and 321

Workshop:

QC check of sample MTRs with multiple markings and ASME specifications

Materials and Low Temperature Requirements

• ASME II Parts A and B materials referenced in ASME VIII-1
• Design minimum temperature
• Requirements for low temperature toughness tests for metals
• Charpy impact testing procedure
• specimen size and test temperature

• Minimum temperatures without impact testing for carbon steel materials
  • Reduction in minimum design metal temperature without impact testing
• Charpy impact testing acceptance criteria

Workshop:

Determine impact testing exemption temperature

Welding Basics, Code Requirements, and WPS Qualification

• Carbon steel weld regions: weld metal, heat-affected zones (HAZs), and base metal
• Carbon equivalent, ASME material specifications, and various formulas
• Heat input of welding, controlled deposition of welding, and supplementary essential welding variables
• Effect on the HAZ and brittle fracture of carbon steels
• UW-2 and UW-9 Welded joints and restrictions
• UW-16 Minimum Requirements for Attachment Welds at Openings
  • Installation of set-through and set-on nozzles, including weldolet or threadolet
• ASME Sec. IX welding procedure requirements for carbon steels
  • WPS and welder qualifications and records
    • UW-26 and Alberta Pressure Welder Regulations
  • Welding materials, including AWS Filler Metal Specifications UW-5 and UG-4 to UG-15
  • UW-30 Lowest Permissible Temperatures for Welding
  • UW-33 Butt Welded Joint Alignment
  • UW-35 Finished Longitudinal and Circumferential Joints
  • UW-35(d) Maximum Allowable Reinforcement
  • UW-51 Radiographic Examination of Welded Joints
  • Preheating Welds: Nonmandatory Appendix R
  • UW-40 Procedures for PWHT
  • UCS-56 and Tables UCS-56-x Heat Treatment of Carbon and Low Alloy Steels
  • Table UCS-56.1 Alternative PWHT Requirements

Workshop:

Review WPSs to determine errors specific to ASME VIII-1 fabrication

Inspection and Examination for New Construction

• Responsibilities of the manufacturer, purchaser, owner's inspector, and authorized inspector, UG-90 to UG-93
• Examination requirements: evaluation and acceptance criteria of weld imperfections

  • UW-51 Radiographic Examination of Welded Joints

  • UW-52 Spot Examination of Welded Joints

  • UW-53 Ultrasonic Examination of Welded Joints

  • Mandatory Appendix 4: Rounded Indications Charts Acceptance Standard For Radiographically Determined Rounded Indications In Welds

  • Mandatory Appendix 6 Methods For Magnetic Particle Examination (MT)

  • Mandatory Appendix 8 Methods For Liquid Penetrant Examination (PT)

  • Mandatory Appendix 12 Ultrasonic Examination Of Welds (UT)

Workshop:

Practice using UW-51 and UW-52 Acceptance Criteria for Welds

Pressure Testing for New Construction

• General requirements for pressure testing
• Brittle fracture considerations for pressure testing
• Hydrostatic testing UG-99
• Pneumatic testing UG-100
• AB-522 Pneumatic Testing
• ASME PCC-2 Pneumatic Test Stored Energy Calculations

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.