ASME B31.3/PCC-2 Fabrication and In-Service Repairs
ASTM Specifications, ASME IX WPS, Inspection, Testing and Regulations
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In-Person Attendance at:
Holiday Inn Express Calgary NW - University Area
2373 Banff Trail NW
Calgary AB T2M 4L2 Canada
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Attendance Options
Remote Online Attendance:
participants attend remotely (from home or workplace) and interact with the live instructor through an online video meeting on the scheduled instructor-led training dates.
In-Person Attendance:
participants attend in-person (at the Holiday Inn Express Calgary NW - University Area location) and interact with the live instructor on the scheduled instructor-led training dates.
IMPORTANT:
Please be aware that there are two different CASTI courses available on the subject of ASME B31.3 Process Piping. Review the course description below and compare it to our ASME B31.3 Code Design Requirements course before registering.
Course Outline Comparison [+]
| ASME B31.3 Code Design Requirements |
ASME B31.3/PCC-2 Fabrication and In-Service Repairs |
| CSA B51 Pressure Equipment Code and Provincial Regulations | CSA B51 Pressure Equipment Code and Provincial Regulations |
ASME B31.3 Introduction
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ASME B31.3 Introduction
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Chapter I: Scope and Definitions
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Chapter I: Scope and Definitions
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Chapter II Design
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Chapter III: Materials
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Chapter IV: Standards for Piping Components
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Chapter V: Fabrication, Assembly, and Erection
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ASME B16.5: Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
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Chapter VI: Inspection, Examination, and Testing
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| Chapter VIII: Piping for Category M Fluid Service (brief introduction) | How Pipe, Tube, and Fittings Are Made ASTM/ASME Pipe, Tube, and Fitting Steel Specifications
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| Chapter IX: High Pressure Piping (brief introduction) | Introduction to Steel Metallurgy and Welding Metallurgy |
| Workshops | ASME PCC-2 Repair of Piping
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API 570 – Piping Inspection Code
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| Workshops | |
Who Should Attend
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. This course will also assist CSA W178.2 exam candidates who plan to write the code exam.
Learning Outcomes [+]
Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- navigate and identify the CSA B51, Alberta Safety Code Act, Pressure Equipment Safety Regulations (PESR), and other jurisdiction rules related to ASME codes and standards for new construction, in-service repair, and alteration of pressure piping;
- navigate, identify, and apply ASME B31.3 new construction fabrication welding rules of:
- Chapter III: Materials,
- Chapter V: Welding Fabrication,
- Chapter VI: Inspection and Examination, and
- Chapter VI: Leak Testing,
- navigate, identify, and apply API 570 and ASME PCC-2 welding repair rules of:
- ASME PCC-2: Piping Related Repair Articles, and
- API 570: Section 8, Piping Repairs.
- identify the differences between ASME B31.3, PCC-2, and API 570 piping welding requirements for new fabrication and in-service repair.
This course will assist manufacturers in meeting the personnel competency and training requirements of AB-518, Rev. 1, Pressure Piping Construction Requirements.
Course Outline [+]
CSA B51 Pressure Equipment Code and Provincial Regulations
ASME B31.3 Introduction
- B31 Pressure Piping Code Sections and Other Piping Codes
- ASME B31.3 Code Editions, 2024 Summary of Changes
- Code Interpretations and Code Cases
Chapter I: Scope and Definitions
- 300(b) Responsibilities, (c) Intent of the Code, (d) Determining Code Requirements
- 300.1 Scope, Content and Coverage
- 300.2 Definitions
- Piping Design Fundamentals: Principal Axis, Stress, and Mechanical Failure Theory
Chapter III: Materials
- 323.1 Materials and Specifications
- Appendix E Reference Standards
- 323.2 Temperature Limitations
- 323.2.2 Lower Temperature Limits, Listed Materials
- 323.2.3 Temperature Limits, Unlisted Materials
- 323.2.4 Verification of Serviceability
- 323.3 Impact Testing Methods and Acceptance Criteria
- 323.5 Deterioration of Materials in Service
- Appendix F, F323 Materials
- F323.4 Specific Material Considerations — Metals
Chapter V: Fabrication, Assembly, and Erection
- 328 Welding
- 328.1 Responsibility
- 328.2 Welding and Brazing Qualification
- 328.2.2 Procedure Qualification by Others
- 328.2.3 Performance Qualification by Others
- 328.3 Welding Materials
- 328.4 Preparation for Welding
- 328.4.2 End Preparation
- 328.4.3 Alignment
- 328.5 Welding Requirements Valve
- 328.5.2 Fillet and Socket Welds
- 328.5.4 Welded Branch Connections
- 328.6 Weld Repair
- 330 Preheating
- 331 Heat Treatment
- 332 Bending and Forming
Chapter VI: Inspection, Examination, and Testing
- 340 Inspection, Introduction
- 341 Examination, Introduction
- 345 Testing, Introduction
How Pipe, Tube, and Fittings Are Made
ASTM/ASME Pipe, Tube, and Fitting Steel Specifications
- A53 Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless
- A105 Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for Piping Applications
- A106 Standard Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
- A182 Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service
- A333 Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Steel Pipe for Low-Temperature Service and Other Applications with Required Notch Toughness
- A335 Standard Specification for Seamless Ferritic Alloy-Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
- A350 Standard Specification for Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Forgings, Requiring Notch Toughness Testing for Piping Components
- A312 Standard Specification for Seamless, Welded, and Heavily Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipes
Material Test Reports (MTR)
Introduction to Steel Metallurgy and Welding Metallurgy
ASME PCC-2 Repair of Piping
- Article 101: Scope, Organization, and Intent
- Article 206: Full Encirclement Steel Reinforcing Sleeves for Piping
- Article 209: Alternatives to Postweld Heat Treatment
- Article 210: In-Service Welding on to Carbon Steel Pressure Components or Pipelines
- Article 211: Weld Buildup, Weld Overlay, and Clad Restoration
- Article 304: Flaw Excavation and Weld Repair
- Article 305: Flange Repair and Conversion
- Article 306: Mechanical Clamp Repair
- Article 501: Pressure and Tightness of Piping and Equipment
- Article 502: Nondestructive Examination in Lieu of Pressure Testing for Repairs and Alternations
API 570 – Piping Inspection Code
- Section 8, Repairs
Workshops
Learning Assessment
Learning self-assessment is performed through discussions, problem solving exercises, and workshops.
Required Code Documents
All participants must bring the ASME B31.3 code to this class. If you require a copy, it can be purchased from CASTI when you register for the course.
Course Notebook
A digital course notebook will be provided to all participants by CASTI (printed hardcopy not available).
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Hours
Participants will receive a digital CASTI Certificate of Completion, awarding 32 CPD hours, for attending all 4 days of the scheduled training. Note: CPD (Continuing Professional Development) hours are equivalent to PDH (Professional Development Hours).
About the Instructor
John E. Bringas, P.Eng. is the Founder and President of Codes and Standards Training Institute (CASTI) since 1998 and CASTI Publishing Inc. since 1992. Mr. Bringas has been a professional engineer in metallurgy and materials since 1976 and has developed, written, and instructed over 40 codes and standards training programs worldwide since 1989.
Mr. Bringas has practiced metallurgical and materials engineering in the steel making, foundry, failure analysis, heat treatment, welding, visual inspection (equipment and welding), NDE, refinery, oil sands, pipeline, petrochemical, and power generating industries.
He has also been certified as an API 510, 570, 653, 571, 577, and 580 inspector, an AWS Certified Welding Inspector, an Alberta In-Service Pressure Vessel Inspector and Welding Examiner, NFPA Fire Engine Inspector, and a CGSB certified NDE examiner in UT and RT.
Mr. Bringas has been a technical committee member since 1978, including:
- ASTM A01 Steels, A05 Coated Steels, B02 Nonferrous Alloys, E04 Metallography, E28 Mechanical Testing, F42 Additive Manufacturing, J01 ASTM/NACE Committee on Corrosion
- AMPP (NACE) SC 06 Process Industries, SC 08 Metallic Material Selection & Testing, SC 10 Asset Integrity Management, SC 14 Oil and Gas – Upstream, SC 15 Pipelines & Tanks, SC 16 Oil and Gas – Downstream, SC 20 Internal Corrosion Management
- ASME BPVC, Section II, Ferrous Materials, Associate Member
- past ISO TC 17-SC 4 Steels, Canada Voting Member
- past SAE Carbon and Alloy Steels Committee Member
- past AWS Certification Committee Member
Mr. Bringas is the author of six ASTM and CASTI Handbooks and was Executive Editor of four CASTI Guidebooks on ASME Codes and four CASTI Handbooks covering corrosion of metals.
Mr. Bringas has been professionally recognized by being presented the:
- ASTM Award of Merit and Honorary Title of Fellow
- ASTM Frank W. Reinhart Terminology Award
- ASTM B02 Gary M. Kralik Distinguished Service Award
- ASTM B02 Committee on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys, Award of Appreciation
- ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys – Award of Appreciation – Steel Terminology
- AWS Alberta Section, Venerable Member of the Weld Zone
- ASM International, MacDonald Young Award, ASM Canada Council, Outstanding Contributing Member
- CWA, Medallion Award for Outstanding Contribution as an International Ambassador on behalf of the Canadian Welding Industry
