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Bases and Application of Piping Flexibility Analysis to ASME B31 Codes

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This interactive, two-day Master Class provides a thorough insight into the history and bases for the rules for piping design - including ASME B31.1 and B31.3.

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  • Salt Lake City, UT, USA May 14-15th, 2025

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The ability to interact with ASME instructors who bring real world experience, examples, and best practices to life in our learning experiences is a major reason learners choose face to face training. Networking with peers is also a valuable part of the time spent together during a course. We are excited to start offering these important courses again in person.

Schedule: ​This course commences at 8:30 AM and ends at 5:30 PM local time, each day, with breaks scheduled throughout. 

May Venue: This course will be held at the The Grand America Hotel in conjunction with ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Week.  Please follow this link for hotel reservations.

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The rules of the ASME B31.1 and B31.3 Standards have considerations that can have a significant impact on the design of systems and associated equipment. This interactive, two-day Master Class provides a thorough insight into the history and bases for the rules for piping design. The program provides a review of the detailed design procedures and a thorough explanation of the significant assumptions and available options. Through both presentation and discussion, attendees gain a greater appreciation and understanding of how these assumptions and options can impact their designs.

The class includes detailed example problems that demonstrate, for "real-world" piping, how the rules are to be applied, and how the options can influence the final design. Examples are reviewed showing how outputs from computer analysis can be broken down into understandable pieces and verified that the results are consistent with the actual behavior of the piping system.

By participating in this course, you will learn how to successfully:

  • Define the analytical basis of piping design rules contained in either the ASME B31.1 Power Piping Code or ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code.
  • Evaluate the significance of the modeling assumptions and how they affect the final design.
  • Apply the step-by-step design logic for reviewing stress analysis outputs and determine how to locate and resolve problems.
  • Interpret the significance of the calculated stresses and the importance of stress categories.

Who Should Attend

This Master Class is an essential resource for piping engineers/designers, developers of piping analysis design software, as well as managers/supervisors of piping design activities.

This Master Class is structured on the assumption that participants have a basic understanding of ASME B31.1 or B31.3 Piping Codes

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Day One


Review of Design Criteria and Piping Analysis Requirements

  • History of Piping Code Requirements
  • Analysis options advantages of different approaches

Basic of Analysis Modeling Assumptions

  • Design for Friction versus including in analysis model
  • Significance of Calculated Stresses
  • Significance of Calculated Loads and Load Cases
  • Interface with equipment and other piping systems

Parameters Affecting Interface Loads

  • Anchor Stiffness
  • Support Stiffness and Gaps
  • Expansion Joints
  • Non-linear restraints and boundary conditions

Detailed Review of Design Analysis Outputs


Day Two


  • Design Procedure
  • Expansion joints in analysis and hand calculations
  • Procedures and techniques for checking piping analysis
  • Importance of control points in piping models
  • Truly checking analysis vs. stopping when you get the answer you want to hear

Worked Examples

  • Large diameter models
  • Small piping and decoupling methods
  • SIF and Flexibility factors
  • Evaluating sensitivity of models
  • Summary and Wrap-up
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Instructor

Jim Meyer, P.E.

Principal/Lead Engineer, CDM Smith

Jim E. Meyer, P.E., has over 45 years of experience in refining petrochemical, chemical, power generation and industrial facilities. He is a principal engineer at CDM Smith, a full-service engineering and architectural firm.

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In-Person

Conducted in a physical classroom or lab with an instructor and peers.  

Note: ASME in-person activities will follow the state and local laws, regulations and guidelines regarding COVID-19 applicable to the location of the event.  Learn more here
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