ASME B 31.3: The Process Plant Piping Code

This course provides a comprehensive overview of ASME B 31.3 and the minimum requirements of this internationally recognised standard. Delivered over three days, participants explore the requirements for design basis and calculations, material selection, Fabrication-Assembly-Erection and Testing-Inspection, along with other supplementary requirements for safe, sustainable and reliable design in Process Piping.
On completion of this course, participants can expect to:

• Have a comprehensive understanding of ASME B 31.3 scope, content/coverage, exclusions and designer’s responsibilities
• Identify and apply critical design parameters
• Classify the fluid service and apply the minimum design requirements for each
• Perform the principle design calculations including: wall thickness, flange rating, branch calculation, mitres, blank thickness and other necessary calculations for pressure piping in a process plant
• Achieve a professional view of minimum requirements for material selection (from a mechanical point of view)
• Understand the fundamentals of flexibility and stress analysis
• Identify the minimum requirements for fabrication, assembly and erection of piping systems
• Identify the minimum requirements for examination, inspection and testing of piping systems