Advanced Piping Stress & Flexibility Analysis (Self-guided)
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Course access: 12 months
This level has been developed to be completed in 6 months. However, the campus will be open 12 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.
Case studies
This is a “hands-on” course. Real cases (and solved) are presented to be developed with the course material.
Calculation sheets
Specific spreadsheets have been developed to simplify the calculation process. Calc sheets are downloadable.
Software license
Instructions for the trial download of the software are included.
Since the trial version of the software lasts for 30 days, we recommend reading and viewing the study notes and videos uploaded on the platform for ALL lessons before downloading the program.
Certificate of approval
A certificate of approval issued by ARVENG or ASME (your choice) will be submitted upon completion.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ’s):
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).
- Click on “Add to cart”
- Complete the purchase process using the payment options available.
- You will receive a confirmation email.
- Start training your skills!
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b. Directly on the cart screen, there is a button where you can increase or decrease the amount of products to buy. - State the Name and Surname of the participants in the observations field when completing the purchase.
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?
Acquire the vocabulary and the fundamentals of piping stress analysis.
Examine the main stress analysis methods.
Express or identify 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: 120 HS
Part I: Fundamentals (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
Part II: Case studies (60 hs)
The objective of this lesson is to provide the necessary tools to solve the proposed cases of the following lessons.
Introduction to PASS Start-Prof
Software overview
Main codes contained in PASS Start-Prof
Loading the main inputs in the software
Definition of operating scenarios and load cases
Analysis and visualization of results
Tests & Case studies
- Assimilation questions
- Case study
The objective of this lesson is that participants put into practice the concepts acquired, giving flexibility to rigid systems to keep the stress levels within allowable values.
Introduction
Loads and deformation
Flexibility in piping systems
Gain flexibility or decrease stiffness
Tests & Case studies
- Assimilation questions
- Case studies to increase flexibility in piping systems
The objective of this lesson is for participants to analyse the stress state of a piping system whose routing has been previously defined, comparing the induced stresses against the code allowable stresses.
Introduction
Different load types in piping systems
Movements at terminal points (Edge/border)
Stiffness and associated movements in boundary conditions
Tests & Case studies
- Assimilation questions
- Case studies: evaluation of stress levels of different piping systems
The objective of this lesson is to obtain the stresses induced in nozzles/equipment connections, later comparing them with the code allowable values.
In those cases where the loads induce greater than allowable stresses, ways of reducing them must be considered.
Introduction
Displacement, local and global stiffness, rigid elements
Other types of stiffness
Tests & Case studies
- Assimilation questions
- Case studies: evaluation of loads in a centrifugal pump
The objective of this lesson is to consider the additional considerations in the case studies presented for different piping systems.
This analysis includes the stress verification of the systems, the verification of deformations and the location of restrictions.
Introduction
Unexpected or underestimated movements
Simulation of characteristic rigid elements
Special considerations for restrictions in elbows
Local stresses at trunnions
Tests & Case studies
- Assimilation questions
- Case studies for improving stress levels in piping systems.
TRY THIS COURSE BEFORE ENROLLING!
You can study the structure, contents and methodology before enrolling. You can also watch the introductory videos and solve the test in Lesson 1! Leave us your contact information and we will send the instructions to access the Virtual Campus:
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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