Structural Integrity: Pressure Vessel Codes & Non-Destructive Evaluation

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

- Determine when and how to apply ASME BPVC vs. B31 piping codes to specific services.
- Interpret key code terminology, scope boundaries, and responsibilities for code selection.
- Use ASME Section II for materials and allowable stresses with due consideration of temperature and product form.
- Plan and evaluate NDE per ASME Section V, including method selection, personnel qualification, and acceptance.
- Prepare/review WPS/PQR/WPQR to ASME Section IX and understand welder/brazer qualifications.
- Design pressure vessels to BPVC Section VIII Div. 1 (internal/external pressure, openings, flanges, supports).
- Apply B31.3 piping rules for pressure integrity, flexibility/expansion, supports, and overpressure protection.
- Reference and employ complementary standards (ASME B16, API 510/570, PCC-1/2/3) in mechanical integrity programs.
- Document due diligence and code compliance from design through fabrication, testing, operation, and repair.