Piping Stress & Flexibility Analysis (Self-guided)
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Course access: 6 months
This level has been developed to be completed in 45 days. However, the campus will be open 6 months to give you more time.
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Instructor available
An specialist Instructor will be available throughout the entire duration of the course.
Downloadable resources
Study notes, case studies and extra material are downloadable for future reference.
Summary videos
Each lesson includes a summary video with then fundamental concepts dealt with in that lesson for better understanding.
Lesson included
All the lessons indicated in the CONTENTS tab are included.
Assessment questions
Multiple-choice assimilation questions and cases are presented in each lesson to fix fundamental concepts.
Certificate of approval
A certificate of approval issued by ARVENG will be submitted upon completion.
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How can I enroll in this course?
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- Choose the course you need from the drop-down menu (top right hand corner of the web).
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Are there discounts for groups/companies?
Yes! Contact us indicating your needs and we will find the most convenient alternative for you.
Who should attend?
This course is intended for graduates (or soon to be), designers, freelancers, technicians and engineers involved in: calculation, design, selection, manufacturing, safety, quality and maintenance of systems and equipment in industrial processes.
Previous knowledge of this subject is not required to attend to the course.
Training objetives
The main objective of this course is to transfer to participants the theoretical and practical skills required in projects, obtained from experience and sound engineering practices.
What to expect?
Recall the vocabulary and the fundamentals of piping stress analysis.
Examine the main stress analysis methods.
Discuss the importance of constraints and boundary conditions in piping systems.
Determine the tensional status of piping systems under displacement loads.
CONTENTS AND STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE: 60 HS
What is the mechanics of materials?
Basic concepts
Definition of loads and their types
Definition of stresses
Materials mechanics
Deformation
Stiffness
Hooke’s law
Tests & Case studies
- Assimilation questions
Stress-strain
Engineering stress-strain vs. true stress-strain
Properties obtained by means of a stress-strain curve
Types of stresses
Failure modes
Stress concentrators
Photoelasticity and Thermoelasticity
Tests & Case studies
- Assimilation questions
Piping systems
Classification of piping systems
Dimensional characteristics of pipes
Common joining methods
Piping Materials
Main piping organizations and codes
Differences between piping codes
Stress and flexibility analysis in piping systems
Challenges of piping stress analysis
Why a stress and flexibility analysis in piping systems?
Stresses in piping systems
Primary, secondary, tertiary stresses in piping systems
Stress intensification factors in piping systems.
In plane and Out plane
Criteria for estimating stresses in piping systems
Stress limits in piping systems according to codes
Combination of lads and stresses in piping systems
Tests & Case studies
- Assimilation questions
Stress and flexibility analysis in piping systems
How do you increase flexibility in a piping system?
Stages in a stress and flexibility analysis
Thermal expansion in pipes
Force induced by thermal expansion
Induced stresses and strains
Allowable stresses according to codes
Simplified analytical calculations
Stress and flexibility analysis with computers
Tests & Case studies
- Assimilation questions
Modelling considerations when performing stress and flexibility analysis
Degrees of freedom
Restrictions
Mathematical and physical considerations of a calculation software
Boundary conditions used in analysis
Numerical methods
Types of elements used in mathematical type simulations
Tests & Case studies
- Assimilation questions
Stress and flexibility analysis with computers
Commercial software
Considerations regarding the use of software
Complementary calculations to stress and flexibility analysis
Other software or tools used.
Tests & Case studies
- Assimilation questions
EXAMPLE OF A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY ARVENG:
EXAMPLE OF A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY ASME:
Upon successful completion of the course participants will earn 120 PDH’s, equivalent to 12 CEU’s.
This recognition can only be obtained with the ASME certificate.
PDH: Professional Development Hour
CEU: Continuing Education Unit
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About Instructors
Javier Tirenti
Senior Mechanical Engineer and Master in Business Administration (MBA). More than 20 years of experience in design, calculation, selection and fabrication of mechanical equipment and structures in general. Vast experience providing specific training sessions in both classroom and online approaches.
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