Module Description
Gain expert-level knowledge in piping stress analysis with ASME B31.3 Subject Matter Expert Course – Advanced Stress Concepts. Designed for the future ASME B31.3 Subject Matter Expert, this module will equip you with the skills to differentiate sustained vs. self-limiting stresses, apply Stress Intensification Factors, and graphically and mathematically define key ASME B31.3 stress limits. This module focuses on primary and secondary stresses. Primary stress (i.e. sustained stress), is not self-limiting, while secondary stresses, such as thermal expansion, are self-limiting. It covers stress intensification factors (SIF) for fittings, the liberal allowable for unused sustained stress, and the Stress Range Factor (f) for cyclic loading. Case studies illustrate how ASME B31.3 ensures safe piping design through proper stress management and compliance with code requirements.
Learning Objectives
After completion of this course, the student will earn One (1) PE/PDH Credit towards being a Subject Matter Expert (SME).
When the student completes Module Three, Advanced Pipe Stress and ASME B31.3, the student will be able to:
- Differentiate between the sustained and the self-limiting stresses in any operating piping system from an actual operating pipeline.
- Define the role of Stress Intensification Factors on the stress state of a single specified Design Pressure and Temperature.
- Demonstrate the ASME B31.3 concept of Displacement Stress and Strains graphically and mathematically.
- Graphically describe the concept of “Self-Limiting."
- Mathematically define Liberal Allowable for any piping system and identify the mathematical model limits.
- Mathematically and graphically define the concept of Limits of Calculated Stress per ASME B31.3.
- Present, mathematically, the concept of Stress Range Factor, f, and be able to calculate the code-required N, the number of applicable cycles from a given cyclic piping system undergoing.
- And much more!
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