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PD442 ASME VIII Division 1
- ASME BPV Code & Section VIII
- Design for Internal & External Pressure
- Flange & Welding Requirements
- Testing & ASME Marking
ASME Section VIII Division 2
- Class 1 vs Class 2 Design
- Design-by-Rules & Analysis
- Flange & Nozzle Design
- Fatigue Evaluation
Thermal Design Combo
- Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger Design
- Air Cooled Heat Exchanger Design
- TEMA, ASME & API 661 Codes
- HTRI Software Training
Rotary Equipment Design
- API 610 Pump Configurations
- Component & Mechanical Seal Design
- Performance Curves & NPSH
- Vendor Evaluation & Documentation
Pipe Stress Analysis Combo
- ASME B31.3 Piping Stress Analysis
- CAESAR II Modelling & Load Cases
- Pipeline Analysis (B31.4 & B31.8)
- Supports, Springs & Expansion Joints
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A comprehensive curriculum designed to make you industry-ready from fundamentals to advanced design validation.
01
Engineering Fundamentals
Build a strong foundation in mechanical design principles, material selection, and load analysis.
02
Design Calculations
Perform step-by-step design calculations for pressure vessels, exchangers, and piping systems.
03
ASME Codes
Interpret and apply ASME Section VIII Div 1 & 2, B31.3, and related international standards.
04
Industry Documentation
Prepare datasheets, calculation reports, MDR packages, and technical deliverables.
05
Real Industry Examples
Study real project cases from EPC environments with practical design scenarios.
06
Decision Making
Develop engineering judgment for design optimization, safety factors, and cost efficiency.
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Software Workflows
Execute complete design workflows using PV Elite, CAESAR II, HTRI, and AutoCAD.
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Design Validation
Verify designs through FEA concepts, code compliance checks, and QA/QC review processes.
Course Details & Topics
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Introduction & Internal Pressure
- Introduction
- Understanding ASME BPV Code
- Structure of ASME Section VIII div-1
- Thin cylinder stress derivations
- Important code definitions
- ASME Section VIII div-1 - scope and limitations.
- Types of Loadings on Pressure Vessel (UG-22)
- Important Properties of pressure vessel materials.
- Introduction to UG-23 and ASME Section II Part D , Factor of safety
- Table U-3 : Year of Acceptable Edition of Referenced Standards in This Division
- Categories of weld Joints
- Joint Efficiency and Table UW-12 understanding
- Internal Pressure Calculations -
- Joint Efficiency and Table UW-12 understanding.
- Concept of MAWP.
- Liquid Static head calculations.
- Mill Tolerances- UG-16.
- Units and Conversion.
- Thickness calculation for internal pressure
External Pressure & Flanges
- External Pressure Calculations -
- Failures caused by External Pressure & Concept of External
- How external pressure works.
- Line of support concept
- Significance of L/Do and Do/t ratios
- Cylindrical shell , Spherical shell
- Thickness calculation procedures for External pressure
- Concept of Stiffener design for external pressure
- Rectangular Flange Design as per PD-5500
- Blind Flange Design calculations and finding deflection as per TEMA
- Nozzle Design
- Types of nozzles
- Nozzle neck thickness calculation criteria
- Nozzle neck thickness calculation as per UG-45 Theory and Manual problem
- Openings in pressure vessel UG-36
- Understanding the Reinforcement of Small multiple Openings
- Shape of Opening
- Openings in end closures
- Small opening criteria for cylinder, cones and flat heads
- Concept of reinforcement for Cyclindrical and conical shells as per -
- Concept of reinforcement for Dished Ends as per -
- Concept of reinforcement requirements in Flat heads
- Understanding of Concept- As per UG-37- for Set in nozzles
- Understanding of Concept- As per UG-37- for Set on nozzles
- Manual Problem solving for Set in Nozzle
- Concept of Multiple openings criteria for Vessels
- Manual Problem solving for Set on Nozzle
- Manual Problem solving for multiple openings
- Manual Problem solving for openings in flat head as per UG-39(b)
- Manual Problem solving for openings in flat head as per UG-39(d)-Alternative method
- Flange Design
- Types of Flanges as per its application.
- Selection OF Standard Flanges
- Scope Of Mandatory appendix -2
- Type of flanges as per Mandatory Appendix -2
- Flange design concept and steps as per mandatory Appendix -2
- Defining Flange Geometry for Integral flange
- Defining Flange Geometry for Loose ring and optional type.
- Blind Flange Design concept
- Blind Flange Design calculations and finding deflection as per TEMA
- Manual Problem for Integral Flange
- Manual Problem for Loose ring Flange
- Rectangular Flange Design as per PD-5500
- Blind Flange Design calculations and finding deflection as per TEMA
PWHT, Impact Testing & Hydrotest
- PWHT & PFHT
- Welding Procedure understanding
- HAZ and Residual stress understanding
- How stress relieving works
- Understanding the need and significance of PWHT (UCS-56)
- PWHT exemption requirements in ASME codes
- Procedures and methods for PWHT
- PFHT requirements of code
- Procedures for PFHT
- Heating / cooling rates
- Manual problems solving for PWHT and PFHT calculations
- Impact Testing
- Low temperature working of different material
- Governing thickness concept for impact testing
- Understanding Impact test requirement
- Impact test code exemptions
- Impact test acceptance criteria
- Material Thickness criteria for impact test
- Impact test exemption curves
- Manual Problem solving for Impact testing requirement
- Lifting Lug design
- Lifting Lug Design, Teunnio n design
- Lifting Lug Design-PvElite, code calc
- Hydrotest Requirements
- Pressure Testing requirements
- Important definitions - MAWP, LSR, Calculated Test pressure
- Hydrostatic Test requirement and significance
- Hydrostatic Test procedure and Code requirements
- Pneumatic Test requirement and significance
- Pneumatic Test procedure and Code requirements
- Calculating Test pressures, inspection pressures
- Understanding pressurization stages, Test temperatures and Test Time significance
- Proof Tests to establish maximum allowable working pressure
- Manual Problem solving and PV Elite hydrotest calculations
Wind, Seismic, Materials & Supports
- Wind, Seismic & Combined Loading
- Understanding Concept of Wind load
- Calculation of wind load as per IS 875
- Understanding concept Of Seismic load
- Calculation of seismic load as per IS 1893
- Concept of Combined Loading
- Manual Problem Solving for seismic Load + PV Elite calculations
- Manual Problem Solving for wind Load + PV Elite calculations
- Manual Problem Solving for combined loadings + PV Elite calculations
- Materials
- Properties of materials
- Microstructure of materials
- Types of Corrosion and corrosion Rates
- Material chemical compositions
- Effect of alloying elements on material properties
- Material product forms
- Material specifications
- Material selection guide
- All Weld Figures
- Various types of Weld joints
- Openings near welding UW-14
- Weld taper transition and gap between welds
- Supports
- Types of Supports
- Significance of following types of supports
- Stresses in Vessel due to Saddle Locations
- Procedure for saddle support location
- Calculation of stresses in vessel component as per Zick method (Div.2)
- Manual Problem Solving for calculation of stresses in vessel
- Manual Problem Solving for saddle support design
- WRC concept and sign conventions
TEMA & ASME UHX
- Introduction Heat Exchanger Types
- Significance of each type of heat exchanger
- TEMA
- Nomenclature
- Bundle pulling loads (Horizontal Units)
- Bolt Tightening Sequence
- Scope-TEMA
- Definitions of
- Tube Pattern
- Tube Pitch
- Minimum shell and cover thickness
- Baffle types and cuts
- Baffle clearances
- Baffle Thicknesses
- Longitudinal baffles thickness calculations
- Maximum Unsupported Tube spans/ For U-bends
- Impingement plate requirement and entrance areas
- Tie Rod size and Numbers
- Gaskets
- Tube Sheet thicknesses
- Tube Hole diameters and clearances
- Tube Hole grooving
- Tube - Tube sheet Joints
- Minimum thickness of Channel covers
- Minimum inside depth
- Pass partition plate thickness
- Bolt Spacing
- Entrance and exit areas
- Bypass Sealing arrangement
- Flow induced vibration
- Design considerations for vibration
- ASME UHX
- Scope
- Terminology
- Condition of applicability
- Rules for the design of Fixed Tubesheets
- Rules for the design of U-tube Heat Exchanger
- Rules for the design of Floating head Heat Exchanger
- Concept of shell bands
- PDS/HTRI Reports
- Understanding of PDS/HTRI report
- Important parameters from Mechanical design Point of view
- Bolt Torque
- Bolt Tightening torque calculations as per ASME PCC-1 and Dennis moss
- Manual Calculations and Validation with PV Elite software
PV Elite Training
- Introduction to PV Elite
- Modelling and design of components for internal pressures
- Modelling and Design of components for external pressure
- Modelling and design of All types of Nozzles
- Modelling and Design of types of Flanges
- Modelling of Various types of supports
- Modelling of lifting lugs and Trunnions
- Nozzles and Cleats modeling for Cleats and Attachments
- Modelling of internals, weights, linings, Insulations
- Modeling of Horizontal Vessel
- Modeling of Vertical Column
- Modeling of Jacketed Vessel
- De-rating of Flanges as per UG-44
- Modeling and Design of BEM type Heat Exchanger (Fixed Tubesheet Design)
- Modeling and Design of U tube heat exchanger (BEU)
- Modeling of Expansion joint as per Mandatory Appendix 26
- Modeling and Design of Floating head heat exchanger (AES)
- Concept of WRC and Attachment Parameters
- Design Procedure for Stacked Heat Exchanger
- Tips and Tricks in PV Elite
Nozzle Pro FEA
- Introduction
- Why Nozzle FEA is required to satisfy the code requirement
- Nozzle Pro Interface
- Base shell types
- Nozzle/attachment types
- Units
- Geometry finalization
- Loads
- Orientation
- Material input from MatPRO
- Weld size, pad size
- Mesh types and optimization
- Inserted nozzle and Trunnion details
- Plot only toolbar
- Results, summary, MiM output
- Report printing and report preparation
- Analysis of Nozzles
- Radial nozzle without Reinforcement pad
- Radial nozzle with Reinforcement pad
- Nozzle with insert plate
- Offset nozzle analysis
- Self-reinforcement (SRN) type nozzle
- SRN with insert plate
- Nozzle with internal projection
- Analysis of Attachments
- Rectangular cleats, lifting lugs
- C channel
- I beam shape
- Tee shape
- Square tube
- Lug type attachments
- Pipe Shoe & Saddle Analysis
- Stiffener Rings on Cylindrical Shells
- How to add Stiffeners to Nozzles
- Thick Expansion Bellow
Module 1 Introduction to ASME BPV Code & Section VIII
- Foreword
- Responsibilities
- Scope
- Comparison between Divisions 1 & 2
- Module 2
Module 2 Materials Requirements
- Code accepted materials
- Exceptions to material requirements
- Recertification of materials
- Basis for allowable stresses
- Other material properties
- Module 3
Module 3 General Design Requirements
- Stresses and Load Conditions
- Joint Types and Efficiencies
- Joint Categories
- Alternate Design Rules
- Rules for Pressure Vessel Designers
- Mandatory Appendices
- Nonmandatory Appendices
- Module 4
Module 4 Welding Requirements
- Weld Joint Categories
- Weld Joint Types
- Limitations on Weld Joint Types
- Joint Efficiencies
- Full and Spot Radiography Requirements
- Module 5
Module 5 Design for Internal Pressure
- Cylindrical Shells
- Spheres
- Formed Heads
- Flat Heads and Covers
- Openings and Reinforcement
- Module 6
Module 6 Design for External Pressure and Buckling
- Axial Compression
- External Pressure applied to
- Cylinders
- Formed heads
- Spheres
- Design of stiffening rings
- Module 7
Module 7 Bolted Flange Connections with Ring-Type Gaskets
- Flange Standards
- Flange Facings and Gaskets
- Use of Appendix 2
- Moments and Stresses
- Flange Rigidity
- Module 8
Module 8 Fabrication Requirements
- Cutting and forming
- Shape Tolerances
- Inspection Requirements
- Special Service Requirements
- Design of welded joints
- Postweld Heat Treatment (PWHT)
- Nondestructive Examination (NDE)
- Module 9
Module 9 Requirements for Carbon, High Alloy, and High Strength Steels
- Fabrication
- Specific Heat Treatment Requirements
- Toughness Requirements
- Toughness Testing Exemptions
- High Alloy Steels
- High Strength Steels
- Module 10
Module 10 Testing, Stamping, Data Reports, and Pressure Relief
- Pressure Test Requirements
- Hydrostatic
- Pneumatic
- Applying the ASME Mark
- Manufacturers Data Reports
- Pressure relief requirements
Introduction & Code Structure
- Introduction
- Understanding ASME BPV Code
- Why ASME Section VIII Div-2
- ASME Section VIII Div-1 Vs ASME Section VIII Div-2 - Key Differences
- Structure of ASME Section VIII Div-2
- Important code definitions (Annex 1-B)
- ASME Section VIII Div-2 - Scope & limitations
- ASME Section VIII Div-2 - Class 1 vs Class 2
- The Designer, The Engineer & The Certifying Engineer
- User's Design Specifications (UDS) & Manufacturer's Design Report (MDER) - Contents & Certification
- Factor of safety (Annex-3A, ASME Section II Part D)
- Year of Acceptable Edition of Referenced Standards (Table 1.1)
- Categories of weld joints (Figure 4.2.1)
- Joint Efficiency & Examination Group (Part 7 - Table 7.1
- Material Requirements (Part-3)
Material Requirements & Impact Testing
- Material Certification
- Ultrasonic Examination
- Magnetic Particle/Liquid Penetrant Examination
- Requirements for Bolting Materials
- Impact Test Requirements
- Requirement for Material Test Coupons for Vessels subject to Heat Treatment
- Material related concepts
- Impact Testing
- Low temperature working of different material
- Governing thickness concept for impact testing
- Understanding Impact test requirement
- Impact test code exemptions
- Impact test acceptance criteria
- Material Thickness criteria for impact test
- Impact test exemption curves
- Manual Problem solving for Impact Testing requirement
Internal & External Pressure Design
- Internal Pressure Calculations
- Requirements for Class 1 vs Class 2 Design Methodology
- Loads & Load Combinations
- Various acceptable Weld Joint Designs (Table 4.2.4)
- Requirements of various weld categories (A, B, C, D, E, F)
- Mill Tolerance on Plates & Pipes
- Tolerances on Shell & Dished End for Internal Pressure
- Important Definitions & Nomenclature
- Concept of MAWP
- Liquid Static head calculations
- Units & Conversion
- Thickness calculation for internal pressure
- External Pressure Calculations
- Failures caused by External Pressure & Concept of External Pressure
- How external pressure works
- Difference in Methodology for Div.1 vs Div.2
- Line of support concept
- Thickness calculation for External pressure
- Stiffener design
Design-by-Rules Nozzles & Openings
- Design-by-Rules (Part 4)
- Types of nozzles
- Nozzle neck thickness calculation criteria
- Nozzle neck thickness calculation as per para 4.3 & 4.4
- Methods of Nozzle Attachment
- Design of openings
- Concept of Multiple openings criteria for Vessels
- Manual Problem solving
- Design of openings under axial compression & external pressure
Flange Design
- Flange Design
- Types of Flanges as per its application
- Selection of Standard Flanges
- Scope of Para 4.16
- Type of flanges as per Para 4.16
- Flange design concept & steps
- Defining Flange Geometry for Integral flange
- Defining Flange Geometry for Loose ring & optional type
- Blind Flange Design concept
- Checking of Standard Flanges for External Forces & Moments
- Manual Problem solving
- Blind Flange Design calculations & deflection as per TEMA
- Rectangular Flange Design as per PD-5500
PWHT, PFHT & Lifting Lug Design
- PWHT & PFHT
- HAZ and Residual stress understanding
- How stress relieving works
- Understanding the need & significance of PWHT
- PWHT exemption requirements in ASME codes
- Procedures and methods for PWHT
- PFHT requirements of code
- Procedures for PFHT
- Heating / cooling rates
- Manual problems solving for PWHT & PFHT calculations
- Lifting Lug Design
- Lifting Lug Design
- Lifting Lug Design - PV Elite
- Hydrostatic & Pneumatic Testing
Hydrostatic & Pneumatic Testing
- Pressure Testing requirements
- Important definitions - MAWP, LSR, Calculated Test pressure
- Hydrostatic Test requirement & significance
- Hydrostatic Test procedure & Code requirements
- Pneumatic Test requirement & significance
- Pneumatic Test procedure & Code requirements
- Calculating Test pressures, inspection pressures
- Understanding pressurization stages, Test temperatures & Test time significance
- Proof Tests to establish maximum allowable working pressure
- Manual Problem solving & PV Elite hydrotest calculations
Wind, Seismic, Supports & Fatigue
- Wind, Seismic & Combined Loading
- Understanding Concept of Wind load
- Calculation of wind load as per IS 875
- Understanding concept of Seismic load
- Calculation of seismic load as per IS 1893
- Concept of Combined Loading
- Manual Problem Solving for seismic Load + PV Elite calculations
- Manual Problem Solving for wind Load + PV Elite calculations
- Manual Problem Solving for combined loadings + PV Elite calculations
- Supports
- Types of Supports
- Significance of supports
- Stresses in Vessel due to Saddle Locations
- Procedure for saddle support location
- Calculation of stresses in vessel component (Zick method)
- Manual Problem Solving for stresses in vessel
- Manual Problem Solving for saddle support design
- WRC concept and sign conventions
- Fatigue Evaluation
- Concept of Fatigue
- Fatigue Evaluation as per para 5.5.2.2
Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger (STHE) Fundamentals
- Modes of heat transfer
- Thermal expansion & differential thermal expansion
- Basic overview of different types of heat transfer equipment
- Classification of STHEs -
- Based on service
- Based on TEMA type
- Components of STHE units
- General guidelines of fluid allocation
- Basic heat transfer equations
- Tube pitch and tube layout patterns
- Types of baffles
- Flow arrangements -Read Less
- Counter-current
- Co-current
- Cross flow
Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger (STHE) Design & HTRI
- Series and Parallel arrangements
- Shell side flow fractions and their importance
- Type of tube-to-tube sheet joints and their importance
- TEMA
- ASME
- Mechanical design aspects of STHEs that have an impact on thermal design
- Purpose of thermal design & minimum data required
- Logical steps for doing manual thermal design calculations
- Vibration analysis in STHE units
- Using HTRI software for thermal design of STHE units
- Case study (One only
Air Cooled Heat Exchanger (ACHE) Fundamentals
- Modes of heat transfer in ACHE units
- Thermal expansion & differential thermal expansion
- Basic overview of different types of heat transfer equipment
- Classification of ACHEs -
- Forced
- Induced
- Natural draft
- Components of ACHE units
- Construction types -
- Plug type header
- Cover type header
- Split headers
- Pipe header
- Bonnet header, etc
- Flow arrangements -
- Counter-current to cross
- Co-current to cross
- Basic heat transfer equations
Air Cooled Heat Exchanger (ACHE) Design, Codes & Case Study
- Tube pitch
- Tube layout patterns -
- Staggered
- Inline
- Design codes - API 661, TEMA and ASME
- Brief information on mechanical design aspects
- Mechanical design aspects of ACHEs that have an impact on thermal
- design
- Purpose of thermal design & minimum data required
- Logical steps for doing manual thermal design calculations
- Using HTRI software for thermal design of ACHE units
- Some major requirements in ACHE units as per design codes
- Other aspects -
- Louvers and Winterization systems
- VFD systems
- Vibration sensors
- Motors
- Support structure height (ex. - for free air suction)
- Head room clearance
- AVP fans
- Factors that affect sizing of ACHE units
- Plot size
- Pipe rack width
- Power consumption
- Number of tube passes (header support structure on both sides)
- Modular supply
- Pressure drop
- Sizing philosophy - CAPEX only OR CAPEX + OPEX
- Case study (One only)
Introduction & Engineering Stages
- Introduction
- What is Engineering & Why It Is Required
- Design & Engineering Stages
- Design Codes and Standards
- Definition Of Key Terms
- Pump Performance Curve
- Pump Configurations As Per API 610
- Basic Design Of Components
- Commonly Used Seal Flushing Plans
- Accessories
- Material Of Construction
- Inspection & Performance Test
- Salient Features of Engineering
- Equipment Selection Criteria
- Design Cases
- Communication with Inter-discipline
- Communication With Bidders/Vendors/Client
- Role of Rotary Equipment Engineer
- Design & Engineering Stages
- Concept Select
- Front End Engineering And Design
- Basic Design Engineering Package
- Detailed Design And Engineering
- Design Codes & Standards
Design Codes, Key Terms & Pump Performance
- For API Pumps
- For Non-API Pumps
- For Accessories - Driver
- For Accessories - Mechanical Seal
- For Accessories - Coupling
- For Accessories - Machine Monitoring System
- For Dynamic Balancing of Rotating Components
- For Flanges
- Definition Of Key Terms
- Definitions As Per API 610
- Pump Performance & Performance Curve
- What is Pump Performance
- Suction Specific Speed Calculation
- NPSHA Calculation
- How To Plot & Read Pump Performance Curve
- Significance of Performance Curve
- Pump Configurations As Per API 610
- Overhung Type (OH)
- Between Bearing Type (BB)
- Vertically Suspended/Submerged (VS
- Basic Design Of Components
Pump Configurations & Component Design
- Pressure Casing / Rotor / Bearings / Mechanical Sea
- Basic Design Of Pressure Casing
- Pressure Casing Design Criteria
- Maximum Allowable Working Pressure
- Casing Nozzles - Size & Rating
- Pressure Casing - Allowable Nozzle Loads
- Co-ordinate System for Nozzle Forces & Moments
- Basic Design Of Rotor
- Rotor Design Criteria
- Dynamic Balancing & Balancing Grades of Rotor
- Critical Speed
- Vibrations
- Bearings Design
- Bearing Types
- Bearing Selection Criteria
- Driver Sizing
- Driver Rating Selection
- Fixed Speed Drive
- Why Variable Speed Drive
- Coupling Design
- Coupling Type
- Coupling Design Criteria
- Coupling Selection
- Coupling Guard
- Coupling Guard
- Mechanical Seal
Mechanical Seal, Baseplate & Materials
- Mechanical Seal Types
- Various Seal Plans & Associated Numbers
- Seal plans for Single Seal
- Seal Plans for Double Seal
- Mechanical Seal Designation Code As Per API 682
- Base plate Design
- Baseplate Design Criteria
- Baseplate API Numbers
- Material Of Construction
- Material Selection Criteria for Pump Components
- Inspection Requirement
- Radiography Test
- Magnetic Particle Test
- Liquid Penetrant Test
- Ultrasonic Test
- PMI Test
- Material Test Certificates - Type
- Material Test Certificates Criteria
- Testing Requirement
Testing, Selection & Documentation
- Hydrostatic Test
- Performance Test
- NPSH Test
- Mechanical Run Test
- Complete Unit Test
- Noise Test
- Equipment Selection Criteria
- Factors Affecting Equipment Selection
- Documents Requirement at Site
- Key Documents & Their Significance
- Equipment Datasheet Preparation
- Mechanical Datasheet for Pump & Mechanical Seal
- Technical Specification Preparation
- Technical Specifications for Pump & Auxiliaries
- Material Requisition Preparation
- Material or Enquiry Requisition
- Vendor Data & Document Requirement
- During Bid Stage / Pre-Order Stage
- Post Order Stage
- As-Built
- Design Cases for various Flow & Head Combinations
Design Cases, Bid Evaluation & Communication
- Pump Type Selection for Various Flow & Head Combinations
- Technical Bid Evaluation
- Bidders' Offer Review
- Technical Queries Preparation
- Technical Bid Evaluation Summary
- Purchase Order Preparation
- Mechanical Datasheet & Technical Specification
- Communication & Role of Rotary Equipment Engineer
- Communication - Interdiscipline
- Communication - With Bidders (Pre-order)
- Communication - With Vendor (Post-order)
- Communication - With Client
- Role of Rotary Equipment Engineer
Stress Analysis Fundamentals & ASME B31.3
- Important concepts of Stress Analysis: Part 1
- The concepts of Displacement Field, Stress & Strain Field
- Modulus of Elasticity and its significances
- What is 'Tensor' Stress as a Tensor
- Longitudinal stress, Radial stress, Circumferential (Hoop) stress
- Moment of Inertia
- Stress-strain curve and practical approach to look towards it
- Important concepts of Stress Analysis: Part 2
- 3D state of stress
- Mohr's circle
- Theories of Failures:
- Maximum Shear Stress Theory
- Von Mises Theory
- Importance of stress analysis
- Hand calculation example for stresses in the system (without software)
- ASME B31.3 Code Stress Equations: Part 1
- Primary stresses and their characteristics
- Secondary stresses and their characteristics
- Occasional stresses and their characteristics
- Which type of stress is more critical
- Mode of failure of each type
- ASME B31.3 Code Stress Equations: Part 2
- Why equations are written in a particular way
- What is the significance of + and - sign
- What is 'stress range'
- Stress relaxation
- Self-springing of material
- What are liberal stresses
- Scope and Exclusions of ASME B31.3
- Primary stresses equation and its allowable
- Secondary stresses equation and its allowable
- Occasional stress equation and its allowable
- Basic Load Cases
- How to write load cases and their nomenclature
- Various methods of combination such as scalar and algebraic
- Why a particular load case is written in a particular way
- How to write the load cases using Caesar II software
- Different types of load cases
- How the allowable stresses are understood by the software when a particular load case is called
- How to write the load cases when a spring is introduced in the system
- How to write load cases when force is present in the system
- Introduction to CAESAR II & Basic Modelling Techniques
CAESAR II Introduction & Basic Modelling
- CAESAR II is one of the finest stress analysis software using beam element, and this course explains its advantages, limitations, programming logic, and fundamental modelling techniques.
- Basic elements - True
- Hand calculation of thermal force and stresses, evaluating them with scissor to answer
- How software works
- Important features of configuration setup
- What is 'degree of freedom'
- Introduction to modelling commands
- Node and connecting Node - its application
- How to apply wind and earthquake loads
- Advantages and limitations of the software
- Difference between pipe element and rigid element
- CAESAR II Load Cases and Results
CAESAR II Load Cases, Results & Modelling
- This course continues from Course 5 and focuses on building load cases in CAESAR II software, covering load combinations, wind and earthquake applications, and result interpretation.
- Different features of the Wizard
- How to make the most out of the various advantages provided by the software
- How to apply wind, earthquake, and forces in the load cases
- How to interpret the results
- How to correlate the results with the code
- How to identify whether liberal stress is ON or not
- How to interpret the positive and negative sign convention in CAESAR II
- How to backtrack the sources of forces and stresses by integrating the results
- Miscellaneous: Modelling, Analysis and Results
- After completing the earlier courses, this course emphasizes experimentation, trial-and-error learning, and predicting results with CAESAR II to strengthen stress analysis skills.
- Study the effects of temperature, supports, and layout on the results
- How to reduce the forces and moments
- Basic techniques to solve a stress system and compare the results
- Learn handy commands like Copy, Duplicate, and Rotate
- Liberal stress and its effect on allowable stress
Manual Calculations & Expansion Loop Sizing
- Manual Stress Calculation Methods: Span calculation, Guided Cantilever Method and Flexibility
- This course teaches manual stress calculations including span determination, guided cantilever method, and flexibility evaluation, comparing hand calculations with CAESAR II results.
- Span calculation based on allowable stress, deflection, and natural frequency
- Theory and application of Guided Cantilever Method
- Solving problems using hand calculations
- Verification of results with CAESAR II software
- Understanding the accuracy and limitations of manual methods
- Graphical Methods for Expansion Loop Sizing & Verifying Results with Software
- This course covers graphical methods for expansion loop sizing, prediction of loops, and verification with CAESAR II, essential for piping engineers and designers at the FEED stage.
- Predict the number of loops on a line
- Calculate forces and moments on anchor bases using graphical methods
- Determine distance between anchor points on a pipe rack
- Decide the height of the loop
- Guidelines for sizing 3D expansion loops
- Validation of nomograph method with CAESAR II Wizard
- Advantages, limitations, and practical applications of graphical methods
Pipe Supports, Springs & Expansion Joints
- Pipe Supports and Their Applications
- This course explains different types of pipe supports, their applications, and best practices, focusing on translating stress analysis results into practical support designs.
- Different types of supports and their applications
- Where to use which type of support
- Do's and don'ts about support usage
- Reading arrow markings on stress isometrics
- Simple vs. complicated supports
- Primary supports and secondary supports
- Variable Spring Design
- Learn variable spring concepts including hot load, cold load, variability, catalog selection, and verification with CAESAR II.
- What is Hot load
- What is Cold load
- What is Variability of the spring
- How Hot load, Cold load and Variability are co-related
- What is Cold load setting
- What is Hot load setting
- What is Extended load range
- How to read Spring catalogue
- How to select spring from catalogue
- Various entries of Spring Wizard in detail
- How to write the 'Load cases' with spring
- Hand calculations verified with CAESAR II
- Constant Effort Springs
- Understand constant effort spring design, internal mechanism, vendor catalog selection, and validation with practical cases.
- How constant effort spring works
- Understand its internal mechanism in a simple way
- The mathematics involved in it
- Learn to read vendor catalogue
- How to select a constant of a spring through it
- How to write the load cases
- Perform a practical and verify our theory against the results obtained
- Expansion Joints: Types and Applications
- Explore types of expansion joints, pressure thrust elimination, bellow selection, and CAESAR II expansion joint wizard.
- The different types of Expansion joints
- Pressure thrust due to bellow
- How to eliminate it
- Tied bellow, untied bellow, pressure balance bellow
- Expansion joint wizard in CAESAR II
- How to read the catalogue of expansion joint
- How to select the bellow
- How to model a pressure balance bellow
SIF, Flexibility & Flange Leakage
- Stress Intensification Factor & Flexibility
- What is flexibility factor
- What is SIF
- How to calculate it using Appendix D of ASME B31.3
- Limitations of ASME B31.3 Appendix D
- Markl's work in SIF
- Overview of Finite Analysis method to get SIF
- The myths and truths about SIF
- How SIF is used in stress equations
- Should we consider SIF in Sustained and Occasional cases
- Mitre bends and their SIF
- How flexibility of the bend changes with its connection to flanges
- Discussing technical paper authored by the faculty
- Flange Leakage
- Causes of flange leakage
- Industry-approved practices to prevent leaks
- Impact of loads, alignment, and thermal effects
- How to analyze leakage risk in CAESAR II
- Practical guidelines for engineers
Stress Critical Lines, Reports & System Checks
- Stress Critical Lines / System Formation / Stress Report / Stress Isometrics
- How to identify stress critical lines
- How to make critical line list
- Documents needed to form a system
- How to form a Stress System
- Where to break the system
- What to read in reference documents
- How to extract report from CAESAR II
- How to prepare stress isometrics
- How to select and call support from support standard
- How to write a good stress report
- Checking of a Stress Calculation and Reading Stress Analysis Report
- Minimum or common check points in CAESAR II model
- Critical check points
- How to check the results by applying 'Thumb Rules'
- How to identify if the analyst has 'cheated or managed the results'
- How to check hard copy report
- Common errors
- Pipe Rack Loading / Platform Loading
Pipe Rack Loading & Critical Systems
- How to give UDL (Uniformly distributed loads)
- How and when to provide Point loads
- How to calculate minimum axial loads on anchor bay
- Thumb rules of loading
- Overview of Critical Systems
- Tank Piping
- Heat Exchanger Piping
- Column Piping
- Air Fin Cooler Piping
- Turbine and Compressor Piping
Pipeline Stress Analysis ASME B31.4 & B31.8
- Introduction to Pipeline Stress Analysis
- Pipelines and their failures
- Difference between Piping and Pipeline stress analysis
- Pipeline fittings
- Introduction of Pipe-Soil interaction
- Restrained and unrestrained sections
- Water hammer effects on pipeline
- Introduction to seismic wave propagation
- Pipeline buckling, soil liquefaction, etc
- ASME B31.4 & ASME B31.8 Equations
- Restrained / Unrestrained Pipeline concept
- Pipeline thickness calculations
- External pressure check for pipeline
- Poisson's shrinkage, pressure elongation, thermal expansion
- Why equations are written in a particular way
- Significance of + and - sign
- Scope and Exclusions of ASME B31.4 and B31.8
- Code equations
- ASME B31.4 & ASME B31.8 Equations (Pipeline Documents)
Pipeline Modelling, Soil Interaction & Manual Calcs
- Key points in Pipeline Design Basis
- Alignment sheets
- Pipeline P & ID
- Station Approach Drawing
- Monolithic Insulation Joint
- Pipeline Modelling Techniques using CAESAR II
- Creating a CAESAR II model accurately and quickly
- Case study with pipeline model including launcher, receiver, MIJ
- Pipeline Analysis and Results Interpretation
- Trial and error method to learn stress analysis
- Predicting results of small models and verifying with CAESAR II
- Understanding results and learning from experiments
- Understanding Soil-Pipe Interaction
- Overview of buried pipe behavior
- Soil properties and their significance
- CAESAR II buried module - Basic method and ALA method
- Comparison between the two methods
- Discussion on technical paper
- Pipeline Manual Calculations
- Pipeline thickness calculations as per ASME B31.4
- Pipeline thickness calculations as per ASME B31.8
- Pipeline thickness calculations for external pressure
- Buoyancy calculations
- Anchor force calculations
- Virtual anchor length calculation
- Support span calculations
Seismic Analysis of Buried Pipeline
- Seismic Analysis of Buried Pipeline (Module 1)
- Limitations of software to perform seismic analysis for buried pipelines
- Basics about earthquakes
- Types of seismic waves
- Boundary separation of tectonic plates
- Types of faults
- Seismic wave propagation calculations
- Seismic Analysis of Buried Pipeline (Module 2)
- Pipeline penetration resistance calculations
- Upheaval buckling calculations
- Crossing (Road / Rail) calculations
- Seismic Analysis of Buried Pipeline (Module 3)
- What is Geo-Hazard
- Landslides
- Soil Liquefaction
- Lateral Spread
- Fault / Fissures
- Blasting
- Water Hammer
- Karst, Sink Holes
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