COURSE

CATALOGUE
Autumn
2012 Europe Edition

ASME Training & Development

Setting the Standard for Continuing Education Solutions
 WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF
ASME TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
ASME Training & Development offers continuing education opportunities to engineers and technical professionals around
the globe. We train over 6,000 engineers annually through live and online learning programmes covering a diverse range
of engineering topics.

Our expert instructors deliver relevant and applicable courses from pressure vessels and piping to welding and power
plant construction.

This catalogue describes the public classes offered in Europe during the autumn of 2012. Any one of these classes can also be
brought to your company and tailored for your needs. Please also see the online learning opportunities that ASME offers.

For more information and to register, please visit: www.asme.org/education/europe or contact Europe Training and
Development by phone (+32 2 743.1543) or email ([email protected])

T H E A S M E A D VA N TA G E
Comprehensive course offerings in multiple learning formats
- Broad selection offering best practices in mechanical engineering and engineering management
- Multiple learning formats accommodate budgets, schedules and business requirements each offering CEUs and PDHs
Professional instruction by industry experts
Eminently qualified faculty. Most Code courses taught by ASME Code Committee members who understand and communicate
code or standard relevance and their impact on safety, quality and integrity
ASME approved, industry-experienced professionals deliver leadership and management courses
Unsurpassed leadership in curricula development
All ASME courses subjected to rigorous peer review to ensure accuracy, comprehensiveness and relevance
ASME has more than 50 years experience creating, producing and delivering training programmes and is recognised
as an Authorised Provider of Continuing Education and Training by IACET

TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Summary of Programmes by Location ................................................................................. 1

Courses............................................................................................................................... 115

Boilers and Pressure Vessels ........................................................................................ 24

Bolting ................................................................................................................................ 5

eLearning........................................................................................................................ 67

Fluids and Heat Transfer.................................................................................................... 7

Legal Issues For Engineers ............................................................................................... 8

ASME Corporate Programs .............................................................................................. 9

Nuclear........................................................................................................................ 1012

Piping and Pipelines .................................................................................................. 1314

Welding and Brazing ....................................................................................................... 15

Course Instructors ........................................................................................................... 1617

General Information................................................................................................ Back cover

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all engineering disciplines, while promoting the vital role of the engineer in society. ASME codes and standards, publications, conferences, continuing education and
professional development programmes provide a foundation for advancing technical knowledge and a safer world. For more information, visit www.asme.org.
S U M M A R Y O F P R O G R A M M E S B Y L O C AT I O N

Istanbul, Turkey 10-13 September 2012 Prague, Czech Republic 12-16 November 2012
Golden Park Hotel Lamartin Crowneplaza Prague
Cad. No.: 24 Taksim Koulova 15
Istanbul, Turkey 160 45 Prague 6, Czech Republic
Phone: + 90 212 361 4141 Phone: + 420 296537111
Web: www.hotelgoldenpark.net Web: www.crowneplaza.com/praguecyp
PD442 BPV Code: Section VIII, Division 1: Design and Fabrication PD606 NQA-1 Requirements for Computer Software Used in Nuclear
of Pressure Vessels p. 2 Facilities p. 12
PD448 BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 2: Pressure Vessels p. 2 PD442 BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 1: Design and Fabrication
of Pressure Vessels p. 2
PD635 ASME NQA-1-2008/1A-2009 Quality Assurance Requirements
Madrid, Spain 1-5 October 2012
for Nuclear Facility Applications p. 12
Mercure Madrid Santo Domingo
PD645 BPV Code: Section IX Welding & Brazing Qualifications p. 15
C/San Bernardo, 1
PD616 API 579 /ASME FFS-1 Fitness-for-Service Evaluation p. 3
28013 Madrid, Spain
PD643 B31.3 Process Piping Code p. 13
Phone: + 34 91 5479800
Web: http://www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-7938-mercure-madrid-santo- PD184 BPV Code Section III, Division 1: Rules for Construction
domingo/index.shtml of Nuclear Facility Components p. 10
www.mercure.com PD443 BPV Code, Section VIII Division 1 Combo Course p. 2
PD670 The Selection of Pumps for Optimum System Performance p. 7 PD441 Inspection, Repair and Alteration of Pressure Equipment p. 2
PD077 Failure Prevention, Repair & Life Extension of Piping, Vessels
and Tanks p. 4
Salzburg, Austria 26-28 November 2012
PD442 BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 1: Design & Fabrication Altstadt Radisson Blu (Courses presented in German)
of Pressure Vessels p. 2 Rudolfskai 28
PD615 BPV Code, Section III, Division 1: Class 1, 2 & 3 Piping Design Judengasse 15
Combo Course p. 10 A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
PD636 Basic Principles of Welding p. 15 Phone: + 43 662 84 8571-0
PD644 Advanced Design and Construction of Nuclear Facility Web: www.radissonblu.com/hotel-salzburg
Components per BPV Code, Section III p. 10 PD654 B31.3: Introduction to ASME Process Piping Code p. 14
PD643 ASME B31.3 Process Piping Design p. 13 PD659 B31.3: Introduction to ASME Process Piping Code and Overview
PD443 BPV Code, Section VIII Division 1 Combo Course p. 2 of Welding Under Section IX Combo Course p. 14
PD581 B31.3 Process Piping Design, Materials, Fabrication, PD655 Overview of Welding Under Section IX p. 3
Examination and Testing Combo Course p. 13
PD665 BPV Code, Section I: Power Boilers - Types, Design, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3-7 December 2012
Fabrication Inspection and Repair p. 4 NH Amsterdam Centre Hotel
PD445 B31 Piping Fabrication and Examination p. 14 Stadhouderskade, 7
PD441 Inspection, Repair and Alteration of Pressure Equipment p. 2 1054ES Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PD577 Bolted Joint Assembly Principles Per PCC-1-2010 p. 5 Phone: + 31 20 6851351
PD583 Pressure Relief Devices: Design, Sizing, Construction, Web: http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/the-netherlands/
Inspection and Maintenance p. 4 amsterdam/nh-amsterdam-centre.html
www.nh-hotels.com
PD457 B31.3 Process Piping Materials Fabrication, Examination
and Testing p. 13 PD634 Comparison of Global Quality Assurance and Management
System Standards Used for Nuclear Applications p. 11
Salzburg, Austria 15-18 October 2012 PD671 The Section of Valves for Optimum System Performance p. 7
Altstadt Radisson Blu (Courses presented in German) PD389 Non-Destructive Examination-Applying ASME Code
Rudolfskai 28 Requirements (BPV Code, Section V) p. 3
Judengasse 15 PD621 Grade 91 and Other Creep Strength Enhanced Ferritic Steels p. 14
A-5020 Salzburg, Austria PD674 International Business Ethics and Foreign Corrupt
Phone: + 43 662 84 8571-0 Practices Act p. 8
Web: www.radissonblu.com/hotel-salzburg PD448 BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 2: Pressure Vessels p. 2
PD442 BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 1: Design and Fabrication PD013 B31.1 Power Piping Codes p. 13
of Pressure Vessels p. 2 PD192 BPV Code: Section XI: Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power
PD658 Section VIII, Division 1: Design and Fabrication of Pressure Plant Components p. 11
Vessels and Overview of Welding Under Section IX Combo PD665 BPV Code, Section I: Power Boilers - Types, Design, Fabrication
Course p. 3 Inspection and Repair p. 4
PD655 Overview of Welding Under Section IX p. 3, 15 PD681 International Business Ethics and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Combo Course p. 8
PD633 Overview of Codes and Standards for Nuclear Power
Plant Construction p. 12
PD680 Understanding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act p. 8

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 BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS
Take this combo
BPV Code, Section VIII, and save up to course
V E S S E L S

695! BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 1: Design

Division 1 Combo Course and Fabrication of Pressure Vessels PD442
PD443 Based on the rules for pressure vessel design and construction, this
course is a comprehensive introduction to the requirements of Section
This course is a combination of Inspection, Repairs and Alterations
VIII, Division 1 including background, organisation, design, materials,
of Pressure Vessels (PD441) and BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 1:
fabrication, inspection, testing and documentation. It covers the more
Design and Fabrication of Pressure Vessels (PD442).
commonly applied subsections and paragraphs, and includes a practical
Instructor: Robert Kauer discussion of individual problems and situations. Designed primarily for
beginners, experienced vessel designers who would like to update their
Dates: 1-4.10.07.2012, Madrid 5 days 3.8 CEUs, 38 PDHs knowledge of the Code will also benefit from attending.
12-16.11.2012, Prague 5 days 3.8 CEUs, 38 PDHs
You Will Learn
Rates: Member 1.995 / List Price 2.095
The background of the Code
How to apply the Code rules to more common design and fabrication
P R E S S U R E

situations
Calculations for some of the loadings and situations not
Inspection, Repairs and Alterations addressed by the Code
of Pressure Vessels PD441 Preparation of design specifications, design reports, data
A comprehensive introduction to the requirements of various codes and reports, and other documentation
standards regarding inspection, repairs and alterations of pressure equipment, Who Should Attend
and in particular, pressure vessels, this course covers in detail the
requirements of the National Board Inspection Code and the API-510. A Those involved with the purchase, design, fabrication, or inspection of
brief introduction to API-579, Fitness-for-Service, will be included, and pressure vessels
simple flaw evaluation procedures will be evaluated. The activities of
ASMEs Post Construction Committee are explained and documents Instructor: Robert Kauer
published by this committee are discussed. Dates: 10-12.09.2012, Istanbul 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
1-3.10.2012, Madrid 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
You Will Learn 15-17.10.2012, Salzburg 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
Definitions used in repairs and alterations 12-14.11.2012, Prague 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
Roles and responsibilities of the user, repair concern and regulatory
A N D

Rates: Member 1.495 / List Price 1.595

body/authorised inspector
Also available as an online course EL501
How to obtain and use the national board "R" stamp
NBIC, Parts RA, RB, RC, and RD; API 510, Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7
Jurisdictional requirements and selection of contractor BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 2: Pressure
Planning for scheduled and unscheduled outages
Vessels PD448
Who Should Attend A practical comparison of the new rules with the old of Division 2 and
B O I L E R S

Users, manufacturers, repair organisations, inspection agencies and others some other international codes, including a discussion of why the new
involved with maintenance and repair of pressure equipment requirements were instituted, this course explains the design margins
and their effect on required thickness. While emphasising design and
Instructor: Robert Kauer analysis rules, it covers all aspects of construction.
Dates: 4-5.10.2012, Madrid 2 days 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs
15-16.12.2012, Prague 2 days 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs You Will Learn
How the requirements of Divisions 1 and 2 of Section VIII compare
Rates: Member 1.095 / List Price 1.195 Theories of failure and design margins of various codes
Also available as an online course EL503 General requirements of the new Division 2
Design rules and stress analysis methods
Coming Soon to Salzburg... Fatigue analysis
Materials and fabrication requirements
Courses Presented in German
NDE requirements, pressure testing and pressure
PD442 BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 1: Design & Fabrication of
relief requirements
Pressure Vessels
15-17 October 2012 Who Should Attend
PD654 B31.3: Introduction fo ASME Process Piping Code Individuals involved with design, analysis, fabrication, purchasing, repair,
26-27 November 2012 and inspection of pressure vessels, as well as supervisory and
PD655 BPV Code, Welding Under Section IX regulatory personnel
18 October 2012
28 November 2012 Instructor: Kamran Mokhtarian
PD658 BPV Code, Section III, Division 1: Design & Fabrication of Dates: 10-13.09.2012, Istanbul 4 days 3 CEUs, 30 PDHs
Pressure Vessels and Overview of Welding Under Section
IX Combo Course 3-6.12.2012, Amsterdam 4 days 3 CEUs, 30 PDHs
15-18 October 2012 Rates: Member 1.775 / List Price 1.875
PD659 B31.3: Introduction to ASME Process Piping Code and
Overview of Welding Under Section IX Combo Course Also available as an online course EL502
26-28 November 2012
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BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS

API 579/ASME FFS-1 Fitness-For-Service

B O I L E R S
Take this Evaluation PD616
B combo co4
PV urse In this course, participants will learn how to apply the rules of API
up to 15!
and save 579/ASME FFS-1 Fitness-for-Service Standard to evaluate the integrity
and remaining life of tanks, pressure vessels, piping systems and
pipelines. Topics covered include: the principles of fitness-for-service, an
evaluation process for each type of degradation mechanism, and a
review of the application of API 579/ASME FFS to brittle fracture, general
Section VIII, Division 1 - Design N EW metal loss, local wall thinning, pitting, blisters, mechanical defects, crack-
like flaws, fatigue, and fire damage.
and Fabrication of Pressure Vessels
and Overview of Welding Under Section IX You Will Learn
The latest techniques to determine the fitness-for-service of operating
Combo Course PD658

A N D
tanks, vessels, piping systems and pipelines
This course is a combination of BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 1: Design Practical application of the ASME and API rules for structural integrity
& Fabrication of Pressure Vessels (PD442) and Overview of Welding Under
of static equipment and pipelines
Section IX (PD655).
How to apply the step-by-step 3-level approach of API 579/ ASME FFS
Instructor: Robert Kauer, Franz Zeigler How to apply the latest developments in defect assessment
techniques
Dates: 15-18.10.2012, Salzburg 4 days 3 CEUs, 30 PDHs
Requirements

P R E S S U R E
Rates: Member 1.775 / List Price 1.875
Participants MUST bring a laptop loaded with MS Excel and be familiar
with MS Excel spreadsheets for repeated calculations. Participants will be
expected to work with computers during the course to input and work
with calculations.

Overview of Welding Under N EW Who Should Attend

Section IX PD655 Design and system engineers, integrity engineers
This course provides the knowledge and handling of welding under the Instructor: Ronald Frend
ASME BPV Code Section IX for welding and brazing. It imparts the information
relating to Code items for welding, followed by examples. At the end of the Dates: 12-15.11.2012, Prague 4 days 3 CEUs, 30 PDHs
course, each attendee will be able to prepare a WPS/ PQR, and WPQ, in
accordance with the Section IX Code for welding requirements. Each Rates: Member 1.675 / List Price 1.775
attendee will receive a copy of the ASME BPV Code, Section IX: Welding
and Brazing Qualifications codebook.

You Will Learn Non-Destructive Examination Applying

- The structure and proper use of Section IX

V E S S E L S
- Welding requirements ASME Code Requirements
- How to create a PQR, WPS and WPQ (BPV Code, Section V) PD389
- How to develop the required skills to review welding documents
This course provides an overall understanding of the basic principles and
Requirements applications of the major non-destructive examination (NDE) methods as
they relate to Boiler Code Sections V, VIII, and XI.
Attendees are required to bring a scientific calculator to the course.

Who Should Attend You Will Learn

Welding supervisors, welding engineers, welding instructors, QA/QC The use of basic NDE equipment and material
personnel, inspectors and personnel involved with WPS, PQR, and Principles, evaluation, reporting and ASME Code
WPQs, personnel responsible for design, calculation and fabrication requirements of NDE procedures
of pressure equipment who need to understand the welding require-
ments, repair and maintenance personnel requiring background on Code Techniques of visual, penetrant, magnetic particle,
compliance radiographic, ultrasonic, and eddy current testing

Who Should Attend

Instructor: Franz Ziegler
Design, structural, maintenance and materials engineers, and management,
Dates: 18.10.2012, Salzburg 1 day 0.8 CEUs, 8 PDHs supervisors and project managers
28.11.2012, Salzburg 1 day 0.8 CEUs, 8 PDHs
Rates: Member 595 / List Price 695
Instructor: Charles Hellier
Dates: 3-5.12.2012, Amsterdam 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
Rates: Member 1.495 / List Price 1.595

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 BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS

BPV Code, Section 1, Power Boilers: NEW

V E S S E L S

BPV Code: Failure Prevention, Repair and

Life Extension of Piping, Vessels and Tanks Types, Design, Fabrication, Inspection
PD077 and Repair PD665
Purchasing, fabricating, maintaining and repairing equipment at the Based on the rules for construction, this course covers code require-
lowest possible cost while assuring non-failure is always a priority. You ments including background, types, design materials, fabrication,
will examine case studies detailing companies that have saved millions of inspection, and testing of power boilers (high-pressure boilers). The rules
dollars through planned and supervised procedures. Attendees review for NBIC are discussed.
comparisons with similar situations in other plants where lack of avail-
You Will Learn
able experience and expertise resulted in unnecessary dismantling and/or
Code requirements, calculations, design specifications, local
replacement of the same parts or components. Attendees receive the
jurisdictions, and AI involvement
textbook, Fitness for Service & Integrity of Piping Vessels and Tanks by
Welding and brazing fabrication
George Antaki, and the codebook, PCC-2 Repair of Pressure Equipment
Fire-tube boilers, combustion chambers, stayed surfaces, feedwater
P R E S S U R E

and Piping.
heaters, miniature boilers and more
You Will Learn How to solve specific design problems through workshops, case
How to detect types and causes of failures studies and videos
How to interpret nondestructive test results properly
Who Should Attend
How to make the right decision on equipment life extension
Boiler engineers, operators, inspectors, installers, repairers and
How to analyse financial considerations before you repair/replace
contractors, ASME stamp holders, boiler, building and plant managers
Who Should Attend
Instructor: Stuart Cameron
Users, manufacturers, repair organisation and inspection agency repre-
sentatives involved in repair of alterations of pressure vessels, boilers, Dates: 1-5.10.2012, Madrid 5 days 3.8 CEUs, 38 PDHs
piping, tanks, compressors, turbines, heat exchangers, digesters, 3-7.12.2012, Amsterdam 5 days 3.8 CEUs, 38 PDHs
valves and gears Rates: Member 1.995 / List Price 2.095
Instructor: George Antaki
Dates: 1-3.10.2012, Madrid 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
A N D

Rates: Member 1.495 / List Price 1.595

Pressure Relief Devices: Design, Sizing,
Construction, Inspection and Maintenance
PD583
Possibly the most important single safety device on a boiler or pressure
vessel, the pressure relief device is all that stands between overpressure
B O I L E R S

conditions and catastrophic explosions. This comprehensive review of

the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection and mainte-
nance of pressure relieving devices currently in use on boilers and
pressure vessels details how to protect pressurized equipment from
exceeding the maximum allowable working pressure. Each Participant
will receive a copy of the ASME codebook, PTC 25-2008 Pressure Relief
Device, and a copy of Pressure Relief Devices: ASME and API Code
Simplified by Dr. Mohammad Malek.

You Will Learn

API RP 520 Part I, Sizing and Selection of Pressure Relieving Devices,
and API RP 520 Part 2
Construction and installation techniques
Testing and testing facilities
Records and maintenance and the VR certification programme
Code requirements for pressure relief devices covered by ASME BPV

Who Should Attend

Process engineers, testing and inspection personnel, maintenance and
reliability engineers, managers and operators

Instructor: Mohammad Malek

Dates: 4-5.10.2012, Madrid 2 days 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs
Rates: Member 1.045 / List Price 1.145

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 B O LT I N G

Bolted Joint Assembly Principles

B O LT I N G
Per PCC-12010 PD577
This course will train and test bolting personnel at the supervisory level.
It is a practical, not theoretical, review covering the principles of joint
reliability and the basics of torque and tension.

You Will Learn

Principles of joint design and reliability
Ways to accomplish load (torquing and tensioning)
Factors affecting proper load and how to compensate for problems
Proper selection and installation of gaskets
Various bolting methods and where to use them
Assembly procedures, work planning and preparation

Who Should Attend

Bolting and piping specialists, applications engineers and construction
personnel

Instructor: David E. Lay

Dates: 4-5.10.2012, Madrid 2 days 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs

Rates: Member 1.045 / List Price 1.145

Why Choose ASME Public Courses?

The ASME Advantage
1. ASME is a recognised provider of continuing education courses that help prepare you for the demands of todays
increasingly challenging environment

2. Relevant courses with practical, real-life applications developed specifically for mechanical engineers and technical
professionals help boost your technical competence and heighten your managerial expertise

3. High quality training programmes delivered by ASME-approved instructors who are recognised experts in their fields

4. Most code courses developed and taught by ASME Code Committee members who understand and can communicate
code or standard relevance and their impact on safety, quality and integrity

5. Multiple public training programmes ranging from fundamental to advanced levels, presented in convenient locations
across Europe

Shift your career into high gear with ASME Public Courses
For help with registrations, booking your hotel accommodations or additional information
about ASME Training & Development public courses in Europe, please contact:

Geraldine Damar, Manager Educational Programmes and Corporate Solutions

Telephone: +32 2 743.1543 email: [email protected]

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 eLEARNING
Save time and money to get the training you need to succeed. More than 100 ASME eLearning courses are available, delivered in a
e L E A R N I N G

variety of computer and Web-based learning platformseach accessible from a PC with internet access, anywhere around
the globe.

Online Instructor-Supported Courses Online Self-Study Courses

2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs ASME Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Standard - Introduction
EL541
Basic Gas Turbine Engine Technology EL540
Calendar for Instructor-Supported Courses
25.6.2012 6.8.2012
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (Y14.5 CD-ROMS)
Digital Instructors Kit: Advanced Concepts of GD&T ZDIKA1
20.8.2012 1.10.2012 Digital Instructor's Kit: Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and
15.10.2012 26.11.2012 Tolerance ZGDTIK
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Y14.5 Trainer Professional
10.12.2012 21.1.2013 Edition: One-User CD-ROM ZGDTC4
Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Trainer Professional Edition:
Multi-User CD-ROM ZGDTM4
Advanced Finite Element Analysis TOP SELLER EL508
Advanced Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) TOP SELLER
EL506 Online Assessment Based Courses ("ABC")
BPV Code, Section III Introduction TOP SELLER EL509 ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Accreditation Process ZABC9
BPV Code, Section III, Division 1: Class 1 Piping Design EL517 Changing Organisational Culture NEW ZABC8
BPV Code, Section III, Division 1: Class 2 & 3 Piping Design EL518 Energy Choices: The Facts, Challenges and Limitations of Energy
Sources ZABC1
BPV Code, Section III: Advanced Design and Construction EL524
Essentials -- A17.6 Standard NEW ZABC28
BPV Code, Section IX: Welding and Brazing Qualifications EL516
Essentials -- B30 Safety Standard ZABC27
BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 1: Design and Fabrication of Pressure
Vessels TOP SELLER EL501 Essentials -- B31.1 Power Piping NEW ZABC14
BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 2: Alternative Rules for Design and Essentials -- B31.3 Process Piping ZABC15
Fabrication of Pressure Vessels EL502 Essentials -- B31.8 Gas Transmission & Distribution Piping Systems
Comparison of Global Assurance and Management Standards Used in ZABC12
Nuclear Applications EL526 Essentials -- B46.1 Introduction to Surface Texture NEW ZABC39
Design for Product Success EL514 Essentials -- PTC-19.1 Test Uncertainty NEW ZABC31
Design of Buried High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipe EL519 Essentials -- PTC-25 Pressure Relief Devices NEW ZABC36
Developing Products EL530 Essentials -- BPV Code, Section V: Nondestructive Examination ZABC17
Drawing Interpretation TOP SELLER EL504 Essentials -- PCC-3 Risk-Based Inspection NEW ZABC34
Financial Resource Management EL533 Essentials -- BPV Code, Section IX: Welding & Brazing Qualifications
FRP Piping Fabrication and Installation Processes EL522 ZABC18
Inservice Testing of Pumps EL523 Essentials -- BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 3 ZABC11
Inservice Testing of Valves EL521 Essentials -- BPV Code, Section XII: Rules for the Construction
& Continued Service of Transport Tanks NEW ZABC10
Inspection, Repairs & Alterations of Pressure Equipment EL503
Essentials Bioprocessing Equipment (BPE) NEW ZABC13
Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics EL513
Essentials PVHO-1 Standard NEW ZABC16
Introduction to Finite Element Analysis TOP SELLER EL507
Ethics for Engineers: Doing the Right Thing When No One is Looking
Introduction to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing TOP SELLER
ZABC3
EL505
Execution: How to Get Results NEW ZABC7
Leadership and Organisational Management EL532
How to Get an N Stamp - Conformity Assessment, Requirements
Lean Manufacturing EL525
and Procedures ZABC4
Marketing, Sales and Communications for Engineers EL531
Introduction to ASME Standards NEW ZABC19 FREE
NQA-1 Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facilities EL520
Nano Systems in Separation ZABC23
Principles of Welding EL515
Nano-Materials in Metals NEW ZABC26
Project and Process Management EL536
Nanocoatings for Enhanced Thermal Engineering NEW ZABC21
Project Management for Engineers EL511
Nanocomposites Technology and Its Impact on Engineering NEW
Risk-Informed Inservice Testing Program EL527 ZABC22
Strategic Planning EL534 Fundamentals of Nanomanufacturing and Applications ZABC25
The Bolted Joint TOP SELLER EL512 Fundamentals of Nanometrology ZABC24
The Gasketed Joint NEW EL529 NQA-1 Part 1 18 QA Requirements NEW ZABC5
Two Phase Flow and Heat Transfer TOP SELLER EL510 NQA-1 Practical Application NEW ZABC29
Technical Writing for Engineers: Giving Readers What They Need
ZABC2
Total Quality Management NEW ZABC6
Essentials -- Y14.8 - Casting, Forgings and Molded Parts ZABC32
Essentials -- Section IV Heating Boilers ZABC35
Essentials -- PTC-6 Steam Turbines ZABC37

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AS M E C U R S O S FLUIDS AND
VIRTUALES EN ESPAOL H E AT T R A N S F E R
Cursos Virtuales Guiados por un Instructor The Selection of Pumps for Optimum

e L E A R N I N G
N EW
2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs Member $445 / List price $495 System Performance PD670
ASME produces codes and standards that are the most widely used in
Anlisis de Aceites e Interpretacin de Reportes de Laboratorio
the world for the design, operation, maintenance, and repair of pressure
ZI639
vessels and nuclear facilities.
Anlisis de Fallas Mecnicas en Equipos Mineros ZI648
This course will provide an in-depth study of the requirements necessary
Cdigo ASME B31.1 Tuberas de Vapor y Sistemas de Potencia
for the selection of pumps for optimum system performance. During the
ZI520
course you will receive guidance in making cost-effective decisions and
Cdigo ASME B31.3 Tuberas de Proceso de Refineras y Plantas tips for avoiding poor pump system operation. You will also learn how
Qumicas ZI570 pumps are used across different industries.
Cdigo ASME B31.4 Tuberas de Transporte de Hidrocarburos Lquidos This course covers topics, such as the flow of fluids (e.g. calculating
y otros Lquidos ZI590 the flow of fluids and pressure drop), the selection of centrifugal
Cdigo ASME B31.8 Tuberas de Transporte y Distribucin de Gas pumps, and the selection of positive displacement pumps.
ZI580
You Will Learn
Cdigo ASME Seccin IX - Soldadura: Desarrollo y Calificacin de
The various parameters required for calculating the flow of fluid
Procedimientos y Soldadores ZI540
through pipes
Cdigo ASME Seccin VIII Div. 1 Diseo, Construccin e Inspeccin The parameters required for selection of centrifugal pumps

/
de Tanques y Recipientes de Presin ZI511
How to select the right size of the pump for the process
Curso de Preparacin para Examen de Certificacin en Dimensiones How to select the appropriate capacity and pressure of the pump
y Tolerancias Geomtricas ZI638

F L U I D S
for the given application
El Anlisis de Riesgos y las Tecnologas del Mantenimiento Predictivo
ZI649 Who Should Attend
El Anlisis Vibracional en Equipos Rotativos y Mantenimiento Predictivo This course is designed for engineers, managers and quality personnel
- Nivel I ZI510 Instructor: TBA
Gerencia de Proyectos de Mantenimiento ZI644
Gerencia de Proyectos para Ingenieros, Profesionales y Tcnicos
Dates: 3-4.10.2012, Madrid 2 days 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs
ZI620 Rates: Member 1.045 / List Price 1.145
Gestin de Integridad de Recipientes, Calderas y Tuberas a Presin
ZI512
Gestin y Optimizacin de Inventarios en Mantenimiento ZI647
Inspeccin Basada en Riesgo I - Un Sistema Integrado de Anlisis de The Selection of Valves for Optimum N EW

A N D
Riesgo, Aptitud para el Servicio y Anlisis de Fallas ZI514
Inspeccin Basada en Riesgo II ZI621 System Performance PD671
Introduccin a la Tecnologa de Soldadura ZI515 ASME produces codes and standards that are the most widely used in
the world for the design, operation, maintenance, and repair of pressure
Introduccin a Manufactura Esbelta ZI636
vessels and nuclear facilities.
Introduccin a Normas y Cdigos para el mantenimiento de
Recipientes, Calderas y Tuberas ZI513 This course will provide you with an understanding of valves and how
they interact for optimum system performance. During the course you

H E AT
Introduccin al Anlisis con Elementos Finitos ZI630 will receive guidance in making cost-effective decisions and tips for
Las Herramientas de Calidad ZI637 avoiding poor valve system operation. You will also learn how valves
Mantenimiento Centrado en Confiabilidad - MCC ZI550 are used across different industries.
Mantenimiento Productivo Total (TPM) ZI635 The course is structured in a sequence, starting from basics to detailed
Metodologa de las 5s y la Administracin Visual ZI640 discussion of various aspects of valves. The objectives have been
designed to help you to develop a full understanding of valves starting
Seguridad Operativa en el Manejo de Equipos de Izajes ZI641
from selection, installation, operation, maintenance, to trouble shooting.
Sistemas de Alivio y Venteo, Seleccin de Vlvulas de Seguridad y Two case studies are provided to help check the learning.
Alivio Segn API 521 & 520 ZI642
T R A N S F E R

Soldadura de Oleoductos, Gasoductos y otras Tuberas segn API

You Will Learn
1104 ZI600 How to select the correct valve for a system
The most cost effective methods to control flow
Tribologa y Mantenimiento Proactivo ZI610
How to reduce equipment costs by proper selection of valves in the
system
Stopping potentially expensive system malfunctions due to improper
valve selection
Fechas de Cursos: How to control costs by avoiding improperly selected valves
How to install, operate and maintain valves
25 Junio 2012 6 Agosto 2012
Diagnosing and troubleshooting valve problems
20 Agosto 2012 1 Octubre 2012
15 Octubre 2012 26 Noviembre 2012 Who Should Attend
10 Diciembre 2012 21 Enero 2013 This course is designed for design engineers, process selection
engineers, procurement personnel, project engineers, operation and
maintenance engineers, and inspection engineers
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Instructor: TBA
go.asme.org/cursosenespanol
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 LEGAL ISSUES FOR ENGINEERS
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E N G I N E E R S

International Business Ethics N EW and save up to urse co

International 675
and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Business Ethics and
PD674
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Combo Course
The dramatic increase of international business since the 1980s has been
a highly complex and rather opaque process, despite the rhetoric both of PD681
globalization and the triumphant advance of capitalism. Enormous ethical
Created to save participants time and money, this course is a back-to-
challenges have emerged which need thoughtful and courageous practical
back offering of International Business Ethics (and Foreign
resolution.
Corrupt Practices Act) (PD674) and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
What are the roles and responsibilities of multinational corporations, for Managers (PD680).
especially considering compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act (FCPA)? Where ethical norms are in conflict, owing to different Instructor: Marcus Goncalves
cultural practices, which ethical norms ought to guide one's business
conduct in other nations and cultures? Adopting host country norms is a
Dates: 3-7.12.2012, Amsterdam 5 days 3.8 CEUs, 38 PDHs
way to respect the host culture. But shouldnt professionals resist host Rates: Member: 1.895 / List Price 1.995
country norms that are morally unethical?
This 3-day course provides a comprehensive coverage of international
F O R

business ethics, fostering awareness of how the actions of multinational

corporations employees and agents can greatly impact whether or not a
company is in ethical violation and, therefore, subject to the U.S. Foreign Understanding the Foreign N EW
Corrupt Practice Act. This course provides an overview of the FCPA, but
we strongly encourage participants to take the 2-day FCPA course
Corrupt Practices Act PD680
(PD680) as standalone, if you are already familiar with international The dramatic increase of international business since the 1980s has
business ethics issues and challenges, or ideally, together (PD681). produced enormous ethical business challenges which need thoughtful
and courageous practical initiatives to prevent business losses and avoid
Each student will receive a copy of Ethics for International Business:
I S S U E S

non-compliance with federal and international anti-corruption laws.

Decision Making in a Global Political Economy, by John M. Kline
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) was enacted for the
You Will Learn purpose of making it unlawful for certain classes of persons (and profes-
The value foundation for a global business and society sionals) and business entities to make payments to foreign government
officials to assist in obtaining or retaining business.
The importance of ethics in international business
This 2-day course addresses, in detail, the roles and responsibilities of
International human rights concepts and principles multinational corporations obligation to comply with this Act. FCPA
To devise strategies to foster international business ethics violations can be devastating, and with several large companies receiving
fines in upwards of $1 billion in 2010, its important for companies
To develop a series of ethical business guidelines conducting business internationally to understand and comply with the
FCPA. The actions of your employees and agents can greatly impact
How to improve control mechanisms in promoting global ethical
whether or not your company is in FCPA compliance. All employees,
business processes
L E G A L

whether staff associates or officers, who interact with foreign governments

How to make decisions when dealing with ethical dilemmas and businesses, must clearly understand the laws and how to follow
them. We offer practical training on how to work successfully with
Who Should Attend foreign businesses and governments without violating US laws.
Executives, international sales and marketing professionals as well as any Each student will receive a copy of The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practice Act
employee, whether staff associates or officers, who interact with foreign and the U.K. Bribery Act Pocketbook
governments and businesses, and who are interested in learning how to
successfully work with foreign businesses and governments without
You Will Learn
violating U.S. laws
The essentials of FCPA
Instructor: Marcus Goncalves How to create policies and procedures that address not only the FCPA,
but also major non-U.S. anti-corruption legislations, such as the U.K.
Dates: 3-5.12.2012, Amsterdam 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs Bribery Act;
Rates: Member: 1.425 / List Price 1.525 How to apply the FCPA and other anti-corruption legislation dilemmas
and how to avoid costly violations
To analyse business scenarios, transactions and partnership/alliances
to prevent FCPA violations;
How to work with foreign government officials without violating FCPA
To design effective protocols to monitor FCPA/anti-corruption compliance

Who Should Attend

Executives, international sales and marketing professionals and any
employees whether staff associates or officers who interact with foreign
governments and businesses, and who are interested in learning how
to successfully work with foreign businesses and governments
without violating U.S. laws

Instructor: Marcus Goncalves

Dates: 6-7.12.2012, Amsterdam 2 days 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs
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 NUCLEAR
N U C L E A R

BPV Code, Section III, Division 1: Rules for BPV Code, Section III, Division 1:
Construction of Nuclear Facility Components Class 1, 2 & 3 Piping Design PD615
PD184 This course provides information and instruction on the design and
construction of nuclear power plant piping systems consistent with
Providing a historical review of the many changes leading to the current ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Division 1, Subsection
edition of the Code, this course blends the technical and administrative NB. The course incorporates a brief historical perspective on the ASME
requirements that form the basis for the Section III Quality Systems. It is Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) as well as a general overview of
a useful overview of Section III, Division 1, designed to assist technical the Code. Additionally, this course focuses on the appropriate use of the
organisations, utilities, equipment and material manufacturers, installers ASME BPVC Section III, Division 1, Subsection NC and ND for the design
and insurance companies in the understanding of the Nuclear Code. and construction of Class 2/3 piping systems.
Copies of Section III, Subsection NB and NC, 2007 Edition for personal
use and for highlighting important paragraphs might prove helpful while
You Will Learn
taking the course.
Code requirements for Class 1 Piping Design Specifications
Class 1 Piping Design by Rule (NB-3600)
You Will Learn
Class 1 Piping Design by Analysis (NB-3200)
How to apply Appendices S-Z and AA, and New Appendices, Code
Cases, and new Codes under review or already published Class 2/3 Piping Design by Rule methods
The proper use of component supports (AISC N690, MSS SP-58) Class 2/3 pipe supports design requirements
What is required for accreditation and the types, terms, issuance and Selected individual piping component design requirements
renewal of certificates Design of a simple Class 2/3 piping system
Methods of quality assurance To describe non-Code but related nuclear piping design issues
How to create design specifications and reports, load capacity data
Who Should Attend
sheets, and design report summaries Design and mechanical engineers, QA and inspection personnel, reactor
Material requirements, organisations, and history, as well as new engineers, welding engineers and operations engineers
requirements for accredited material organisations This is an intermediate level course for mechanical and civil engineers
The impact of globalisation on Code applications who are or will be directly or indirectly involved in the design, analysis or
construction of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Safety Class 1,
Who Should Attend 2 & 3 piping systems. Participants are expected to have at least one year
Component, support, piping subassembly and parts manufacturers; experience in the design, maintenance or operation of a nuclear power
architects, engineers, constructors and designers; registered professional reactor facility
engineers involved in code certifying activities who must update their
qualifications in accordance with N626.3-1993 and Appendix XXIII; Instructor: Francois Claeys
quality engineering and quality assurance managers; lead engineers and
Dates: 1-3.10.2012, Madrid 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
auditors responsible for ASME Quality Assurance activities in the shop or
field; suppliers; and especially, material organisations supplying and Rates: Member: 1.495 / List Price 1.595
manufacturing material
Also available as online courses EL517 and EL518

Instructor: Manfred Dilly

Dates: 12-16.12.2012, Prague 5 days 3.8 CEUs, 38 PDHs Advanced Design and Construction of
Rates: Member: 1.995 / List Price 2.095 Nuclear Facility Components Per BPV Code,
Section III PD644
From suppliers shops to construction sites, this advanced course details
Code requirements for the design, fabrication, construction and life
extension of nuclear power plants. Covering all aspects of the nuclear
pressure boundary as well as the application of methods for fabrication
of nuclear pressure boundary components, it provides the required skills
for applying Code requirements for NDE techniques for radiography,
ultrasonic techniques and other forms of NDE. It also outlines the
requirements for performing hydro testing and leak testing. Case studies
examine real scenarios encountered in the nuclear industry.

You Will Learn

Advanced concepts related to design by analysis and rule
How to compare ASME BPV Code with other international codes
Welding and heat treatment requirements
What is required for non-destructive examination and testing

Who Should Attend

Nuclear power plant designers, stress analysts, QA and inspection
personnel, regulators, and reactor, welding, operations, and utility engineers

Instructor: San Iyer

Dates: 1-4.10.2012, Madrid 4 days 3 CEUs, 30 PDHs
Rates: Member: 1.775 / List Price 1.895
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NUCLEAR

Comparison of Global Quality Assurance & BPV Code, Section XI: In-service Inspection

N U C L E A R
Management System Standards Used for of Nuclear Power Plant Components PD192
Nuclear Application PD634 Covering all aspects of Section XI, this course highlights repair, replace-
ment, modification, and maintenance activities; pressure testing; and
Upon completion of this 2-day intermediate-level course, managers, the relationship between the Code and regulatory and enforcement
engineers and programme developers will have a better understanding of requirements. It addresses many controversial issues facing the nuclear
the ASME Section III Nuclear Power Code and the NQA-1 Nuclear Quality industry and presents a broad spectrum of opinions regarding practical
Assurance Standard as they apply to nuclear facility construction. Following application of Code requirements. Course materials include many
an introduction to ASME, it offers an overview of the ISO 9001 Quality published ASME Interpretations that explain how Code requirements
Management Standard and the IAEA GS-R-3 Management Systems can be applied to problems that have confronted other companies. The
Standard. It also compares the NQA-1a-2009 Standard with the ISO 9001: course also highlights significant changes in Code requirements in the
2008 and the IAEA GS-R-3 Management Systems Safety Series Standard, last ten to fifteen years. The course is designed both to provide an
and provides analysis of the areas of agreement and differences. introduction to Section XI for people who are not familiar with it and to
give experienced Section XI users an entirely new understanding of
You Will Learn some of the many confusing and controversial parts of Section XI.
Organisation and scope of the BPV Code, Section III Rules for
Construction of Nuclear Facility Components You Will Learn
ASME NQA-1a-2009 Nuclear Quality Assurance Standard contents In-service inspection requirements for Class 1, 2, and 3 systems,
and organisation components, and supports, and steel and concrete containment vessels
Overview of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safety Requirements for qualification of non-destructive examination
Standard GS-R-3, 2006-STI/PUB/1252 personnel and performance of non-destructive examination
Overview of ISO 9001-2008 Basic requirements for flaw evaluation and acceptance
Practical application of these quality assurance requirements for Section XI requirements for repair, replacement, modification,
the nuclear industry maintenance, and pressure testing, and how to use
recent revisions to Section XI to your advantage
Who Should Attend The relationship of 10CFR50.55a and NRC regulatory guides,
Design engineers, quality engineers, managers, management
bulletins, generic letters, and regulatory Issue
programme developers, project managers, regulators, procurement
personnel, plant maintenance personnel Summaries to in-service inspection, non-destructive
examination, repair, replacement and modification
Instructor: William K. Sowder
Who Should Attend
Dates: 3-4.12.2012, Amsterdam 2 days 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs Utility operating personnel responsible for in-service inspection,
non-destructive examination, evaluation, repair, replacement, and
Rates: Member: 1.095 / List Price 1.195 modification of nuclear power plants, as well as personnel responsible
for assessment of third-party inspection, regulation or enforcement

Instructor: TBA
Overview of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Dates: TBA 5 days 3.8 CEUs, 38 PDHs

(PRA) EL541 Rates: Member: 1.995 / List Price 2.095

Online Self Study Course
This brief, approximately two-hour online course covers the
Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) standard objectives and
provides an overview of the PRA standards framework.

You Will Learn

When the PRA standard should be applied
The interaction between technical requirements of the PRA standard
and the applications of PRA

Who Should Take This Course

Engineers, project managers, and engineering managers with risk as-
sessment responsibilities

For course rate, visit our Web site: www.asme.org/education/

and enter EL541 in search box.

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 NUCLEAR
N U C L E A R

NQA-1 Requirements for Computer Software ASME NQA-1-2008/1a-2009 Quality

Used in Nuclear Facilities PD606 Assurance Requirements for Nuclear
Focusing primarily on Subpart 2.7, QA Requirements for Computer Facility Applications PD635
Software, this course examines the requirements found in NQA-1 for using Managers, engineers, and programme developers who take this three-
computer software in nuclear facilities. Participants will learn to apply NQA- day course gain an enhanced understanding of ASME as an organisation,
1 to the practice of developing, using, maintaining or procuring software its codes and standards, and the ASME nuclear codes and standards as
used in nuclear facilities. they apply to nuclear facilities.
Each participant will receive a complimentary copy of the ASME NQA-
In addition to covering the NQA-1 Standard, it also provides a brief
12008 Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications overview of sections of Section III Rules for Construction of
(QA) codebook. Nuclear Facility Components of the BPV Code as they apply to quality
assurance for construction of nuclear facilities.
You Will Learn This is an intermediate level course for engineers, managers and quality
How ASME NQA-1 applies to computer software such as design and personnel who are, or will be, directly or indirectly involved in manufac-
analysis software including use of spreadsheets, custom developed turing, fabrication and examination of components or structures for
software, configurable software such as that found in digital instru- nuclear power facilities. Participants should have at least one year of
mentation and control systems, and acquired software including soft- experience in the design, construction and operation of, or have a sup-
ware dedication porting-supplier role for, nuclear power facilities and their components.
How to describe the regulatory requirements, standards, and guid-
ance associated with computer software used in nuclear facilities Participants will receive a copy of the ASME NQA-12008 Quality
Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications (QA) codebook
How to recognise the elements of a QA plan for computer software
and the participant workbook.
activities
How to prepare and conduct a computer software audit
You Will Learn
Who Should Attend ASME BPV Code, Section III: Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility
Design, software, and quality engineers; regulators; licensing and Components
procurement personnel; programme managers; and auditors ASME NQA-1a-2009 Nuclear Quality Assurance Standard
Participants should have a general understanding of the software
development life cycle and quality assurance process Who Should Attend
Design, process, and quality engineers; managers, management
Instructor: Norman P. Moreau prgramme developers, and project managers; licensing and procurement
personnel; regulators; and students and university personnel
Dates: 12-13.11.2012, Prague 2 days 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs
Instructor: William K. Sowder
Rates: Member: 1.095 / List Price 1.195
Dates: 12-14.11.2012, Prague 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
Rates: Member: 1.425 / List Price 1.525
Overview of Codes and Standards for
Nuclear Power Plant Construction PD633
This course introduces ASME, its Codes and Standards and the ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessels (BPV) Code as it applies to nuclear facilities.
It provides an overview of Sections III and XI of the BPV Code, and also
the Guides for the Operation and Maintenance for Nuclear Power Plants.
It also reviews Sections II, V and IX as they apply to nuclear facilities.

You Will Learn

The scope of ASME codes and standards applicable to construction
of pressure-retaining components
The purpose, organisation and requirements in Sections III and XI
of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel (BPV) Code, including the
requirements and process for ASME Nuclear Accreditation
The purpose, organisation and requirements of NQA-1 Quality Assurance
for Nuclear Facility Applications and the OM Standards and Guides for
the Operation of Nuclear Power Plants
The purpose, organisation and requirements in Sections II, V and IX
as they apply to nuclear facility construction

Who Should Attend

Engineers and managers involved in the design, analysis, and construction
of nuclear facilities as well as operations and maintenance, quality
assurance and quality control programs, inspection, procurement, product
design, process engineering and project management

Instructor: William K. Sowder

Dates: 5-7.12.2012, Amsterdam 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
Rates: Member: 1.425 / List price: 1.525

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 PIPING & PIPELINES

Take this combo

B31.1 Process Piping Materials, Fabrication,

P I P I N G
course
and save up to
B31.3 Process Piping 475
Examination and Testing PD457
Design, Materials, Fabrication, A comprehensive one-day supplemental course to PD014: B31.3 Process
Examination & Testing Piping Design, this course is designed to illustrate the relationship of the
fabrication and examination rules of the ASME B31.3 Code to the
Combo Course PD581 design and materials rules. Examples of problems that occur as a result
of not understanding the relationship of the ASME code to design rules
This is a back-to-back offering of Process Piping Design (PD643) and
and materials are featured. The primary goal of this course is to provide
Process Piping Materials, Fabrication, Examination & Testing (PD457). insight into the rules of ASME B31.3 Fabrication and Examination Code.
Instructor: Philip D. Flenner
You Will Learn
Dates: 1-5.10.2012, Madrid 5 days 3.8 CEUs, 38 PDHs

&
Materials selection and limitations

Rates: Member: 1.995 / List Price 2.095 Fabrication rules and their bases
Relationship between B31.3 design and the fabrication

P I P E L I N E S
and examination requirements
Welding qualification requirements
Inspection, examination and testing requirements
N EW
Who Should Attend
B31.3 Process Piping Code PD643 Piping engineers and designers, fabricators and erectors, QA/QC pesonnel,
This course provides an introduction to the ASME 31.3 Process Piping Code.
It covers the requirements of B31.3 for design, analysis, materials, fabrication, engineers and maintenance personnel who require a more in-depth
testing and inspection of process piping systems. It explores the rules for understanding of the fabrication and examination rules of the B31.3 Code
various components including fittings, connections, bends, valves and covering process plant piping systems
specialty components. Other topics include dimensions and ratings of
components, fluid service requirements for joints, piping flexibility and Instructor: Philip D. Flenner
support, welding, heat treatment, bending and forming, brazing and Date: 5.10.2012, Madrid 1 day 0.8 CEUs, 8 PDHs
soldering, assembly, erection, examination and inspection.
Rates: Member: 595 / List Price 695
You Will Learn
Identify the responsibilities of personnel involved in the design,
fabrication, assembly, erection, examination, inspection, and testing
of process piping B31.1 Power Piping Code PD013
Describe the scope and technical requirements of the ASME B31.3 Code This intensive five-day course details the latest Power Piping Code
Apply and implement the quality requirements that are defined in the requirements key elements in creating the more effective piping systems
ASME B31.3 Code todays competitive environment demands. It provides insight into how
they have evolved and what future changes may be expected. This
Requirements course explores the background, rules and trends in piping design, analysis,
Each student must bring his or her own calculator and fabrication all vital elements of power, industrial and institutional
plant construction and maintenance within the context of meeting the
requirements and intent of ASME B31.1 and its appendices. Participants
Who Should Attend receive a copy of the ASME B31.1 Power Piping, and are required to
This course is designed for engineers, managers and quality personnel bring a scientific calculator to the course.
who are involved in the design, manufacturing, fabrication and exami-
nation of process piping that is being built to the requirements of U.S.
Codes & Standards
You Will Learn
Principal failure modes of piping components and where to look for them
Instructor: TBA The difference between pressure component design and structural design
Layout and simplified analysis techniques
Dates: 1-4.10.2012, Madrid 4 days 3.0 CEUs, 30 PDHs
How to qualify nonstandard fittings and joints and develop stress
12-15.11.2012, Prague 4 days 3.0 CEUs, 30 PDHs
intensification factors
Rates: Member: 1.775 / List Price 1.875 Materials selection and limitations, fabrication rules and their bases
Welding qualification requirements, inspection, examination, and testing
requirements

Who Should Attend

Engineers entering the piping design and analysis field; practicing piping
engineers requiring background on Code compliance and trends in piping
design, analysis and fabrication; piping fabricators and suppliers wishing
to understand the relationship of fabrication and manufacture to the
design and construction of piping systems; and QA/QC personnel

Instructors: Robert Wilson, Joe Frey

Dates: 3-7.12.2012, Amsterdam -- 5 days 3.8 CEUs, 38 PDHs

Rates: Member 1.995 / List Price 2.095

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 PIPING & PIPELINES
N EW
Take this combo
P I P E L I N E S

Grade 91 and Other Creep Strength and save up to urse co

B31.3 Introduction 695
Enhanced Ferritic Steels PD621
CSEF steels can provide higher efficiencies in power and process plants
to ASME Process Piping
in high temperature services. But since they gain their exceptional high Code and Overview of Welding Under
temperature creep rupture properties based on a specific condition of
microstructure, rather than the primary chemical composition of the
Section IX Combo Course PD659
Created to save participants time and money, this course is a back-to-
materials, manufacturing and fabrication processes must be controlled
back offering of B31.3: Introduction to ASME Process Piping Code
very carefully to insure that the appropriate microstructure is achieved. (PD654) and Overview of Welding Under Section IX (PD655). For
Presented by leading industry experts in these steels who also participate description of Course PD655, see page 15.
in ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel and Piping Codes committees, this
course covers the proper use of CSEF steels such that adequate properties Instructors: Robert Kauer, Franz Ziegler
can be achieved and controlled.
Dates: 26-28.11.2012, Salzburg 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
You Will Learn
Rates: Member: 1.495 / List Price 1.595
History and background of CSEF steels
A N D

Metallurgy of Grade 91 and other CSEF steels

Design benefits
Failure histories
Manufacturing and fabrication, welding and PWHT
Inspection and assessment approaches B31.3: Introduction to ASME N EW
Who Should Attend Process Piping Code PD654
P I P I N G

Design, materials, mechanical, maintenance, and welding engineers; QC

This two-day course provides an overview and covers the main topics for
and inspection personnel; construction supervisors; regulatory process piping requirements according to the B31.3 Code: design and
personnel fabrication of piping components or piping flexibility analysis process,
including practice application of simplified methods and illustration of
Instructors: Jeffrey Henry (Madrid), Philip D. Flenner (Amsterdam) computer analysis methods.
Dates: 3-5.12.2012, Amsterdam 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
You Will Learn
Rates: Member: 1.425 / List Price 1.525 How to apply Code rules to common design and fabrication situations
Design calculations for various loading situations
Preparation of Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS), realization of
Welding Performance Qualifications (WPQ), and maintaining Procedure
B31 Piping Fabrication NEW Qualification Records (PQR)

and Examination PD445 Who Should Attend

This course familiarizes participants with the rules of the B31 Code sections Individuals involved with purchase, design, fabrication, or inspection of
(B31.1, B31.3, B31.5, and B31.9), which cover the various Fabrication & pressure vessels. A technical background is helpful, but engineering
Examination rules. The course also stresses the importance of the degree is not essential
relationship of the Fabrication & Examination rules to the design of the
piping system. The presentation includes case studies of problems that Instructor: Robert Kauer
occur as a result of not understanding these rules. Participants leave with
an insight into the reasons for the creation of the B31.3 Fabrication and
Dates: 26-27.11.2012, Salzburg 2 days 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs
Examination rules as well as their applications. Rates: Member: 1.495 / List Price 1.595

You Will Learn

Materials selection and limitations
Fabrication rules and their bases
Differences between the B31 Code Sections
Welding qualification requirements
Inspection, examination, and testing requirements

Who Should Attend

Piping engineers and designers, fabricators and erectors, QA/QC
personnel, engineers and maintenance personnel

Instructor: Philip D. Flenner

Dates: 3-4.10.2012, Madrid 2 days 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs

Rates: Member: 1.095 / List Price 1.195

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WELDING AND BRAZING

Overview of Welding Under N EW BPV Code, Section IX: Welding and Brazing

W E L D I N G
Section IX PD655 Qualifications PD645
This course provides the knowledge and handling of welding under the This course covers the layout, scope and use of Section IX of the ASME
ASME B&PV Section IX Code for welding and brazing. It imparts the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code through illustrative examples. It explains
information relating to Code items for welding, followed by examples. At and demonstrates the rules for qualification of welding and brazing
the end of the course, each attendee will be able to prepare a WPS/ procedures and personnel. Attendees learn about the basic rules for the
PQR, and WPQ, in accordance with the Section IX Code for welding use of Section IX in conjunction with other construction codes. These
requirements. Each attendee will receive a copy of the ASME BPV&C rules include the identification of responsibilities for procedure and
Section IX Welding & Brazing Qualifications codebook. personnel qualification as well as the activities that can be subcontracted
by the manufacturer.
You Will Learn The course also presents basic characteristics of the welding processes
The structure and proper use of Section IX as a basis for understanding the essential and nonessential variables
Welding requirements that are listed for the qualification of procedures and personnel. Some
basic metallurgy is presented to explain the philosophy supporting the
How to create a PQR, WPS and WPQ essential variable rules of the Code. Examples of welding procedure and

A N D
How to develop the required skills to review welding documents personnel qualification documentation are also presented to demon-
strate how the essential and nonessential variables are identified and
documented. Finally, a brief discussion and demonstration is conducted
Requirements to show how supplementary essential variables can be addressed when
Attendees are required to bring a scientific calculator to the course. impact toughness is required.

Who Should Attend You Will Learn

Welding supervisors, welding engineers, welding instructors, QA/QC

B R A Z I N G
Layout and scope of Section IX
personnel, inspectors and personnel involved with WPS, PQR, and WPQs,
personnel responsible for design, calculation and fabrication of pressure Qualification of procedures and personnel in Section IX
equipment who need to understand the welding requirements, repair Basic features of the commonly used welding processes
and maintenance personnel requiring background on Code compliance Concept of carbon equivalent and hardenability of steels
Nonessential variables and essential variables in the WPS
Instructor: Franz Ziegler
How to prepare and modify the PQR and WPS from fundamental data
Dates: 18.10.2012, Salzburg 1 day 0.8 CEUs, 8 PDHs Supplementary essential variables
28.11.2012, Salzburg 1 day 0.8 CEUs, 8 PDHs
Who Should Attend
Rates: Member: 595 / List Price 695 Engineers, supervisors, quality assurance/control personnel, auditors,
or anyone else working in the boiler, pressure vessel, petrochemical,
biopharmaceutical, or any other industry whose welding qualifications
are governed by Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code
Basic Principles of Welding PD636
This course provides an introduction to the principles of welding tech- Instructor: Sandor Somogyi
nology. It describes the process of welding; the electric circuits that are
used to generate welding arcs, material properties, and how it affects Dates: 12-14.11.2012, Prague 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
welded materials and structures. The course also provides an overview Rates: Member: 1.495 / List Price 1.595
of weld design concepts including efficient weld sizing and communi-
cation of welding information to welders through its procedures and
symbols on drawings.

You Will Learn

Use and application of common welding processes
Technical factors that describe each welding process
Advantages and disadvantages of each process
Weld examination methods and quality issues

Requirements
This course is a pre-requisite for PD645 BPV Code: Section IX
Welding and Brazing Qualifications

Who Should Attend

New technologists, engineers, managers and quality personnel who
wish to understand the fundamental principles of welding to control and
troubleshoot welding processes, reduce operating cost and improve the
quality of their product. It is an ideal prerequisite to the ASME BPV Code,
Section IX Course for those individuals with little or no prior welding
experience

Instructor: Sandor Somogyi

Dates: 1-3.10.2012, Madrid 3 days 2.3 CEUs, 23 PDHs
Rates: Member: 1.425 / List Price 1.525
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 COURSE INSTRUCTORS
I N S T R U C T O R S

George Antaki is a fellow of the ASME and serves on several ASME Joe Frey, staff consultant at Stress Engineering Services, Inc. (SES) is a
technical committees, including ASME B31 Mechanical Design Committee, licensed engineer who has worked for 24 years at Houston Lighting &
ASME Post-Construction Executive Committee, ASME Subcommittee on Power and Reliant Energy where he was responsible for providing
Repairs and Testing. He is chair of the Pressure Vessel Research Council engineering support for the FFS programme for all boilers, pressure ves-
Subcommittee on Dynamic Analysis and vice-chair of the joint ASME-API sels, and high energy piping. Frey also provided engineering support for
Committee on Fitness-for-Service. Antaki is a practicing mechanical several emergency repair projects at the company. Since joining SES, in
engineer, active in the field of equipment and systems design, procurement, 2004 he has worked several more emergency repairs, including eight fire
construction, inspection, maintenance, fitness-for-service, and failure assessments in the last three and a half years. He is currently the chair
investigation. He is the author of the recently published book, of the ASME B31.1 Power Piping Code Committee.
Piping and Pipeline Engineering.
Marcus Goncalves is a lecturer at Boston Universitys Administrative
Stuart Cameron, MBE, FREng, CEng and FIMechE, recently retired as Sciences Department and has more than 14 years worldwide management
Chief Engineer in Doosan Babcock after 40 years service, where he had consulting experience. He is the former CTO of Virtual Access
specific responsibility for technical risk management and investigations Networks, a startup which, under his leadership was acquired by Symantec.
throughout all parts of the Company, including compliance with existing Mr. Goncalves is also the former CEO of iCloud, Inc., which was later
and new legislation regarding pressure equipment. He has been involved acquired by GenExpo. He holds a Masters degree in Computer Information
in boiler and pressure vessels standards for over 25 years and is the UK Systems and a BA in Business Administration. As president of MGCG, Inc.,
expert on the ISO Committee for International Standards for Boilers and he specialises in leadership and innovation, knowledge, project, change
Pressure Vessels. Cameron is a member of ASME Council for Standards and risk management practices.
and Certification and sits on several Committees, including Power Boilers
and Boiler & Pressure Vessel Conformity Assessment. He is also a member Dyer Harris, Ph.D., P.E., is currently a Senior Consulting Engineer with
of the ASME Council on Standards and Certification. Cameron is a Fellow the Warren Group, and President of Equipment Engineering Services in
of the Royal Academy of Engineering and was awarded the MBE in 2011 Wilmington, DE. He has over thirty years experience in industrial thermal
for services to mechanical engineering. He is a Visiting Professor at the systems analysis, heat exchangers, process equipment, two-phase flow,
C O U R S E

University of Strathclyde and chairs its Industrial Advisory Board. and HVAC. As a research engineer for DuPont at the Savannah River Site
(SRS), Dr. Harris specialised in heat transfer at high thermal flux in reactors
Franois Claeys is principal mechanical engineer at Tractebel Engineering and heat transfer related to nuclear waste processing. As a consulting
S.A., which is a member of GDF SUEZ group. He has 25 years experience engineer, he analyzes, designs, and troubleshoots heat treatment
in piping and support analysis, seismic qualification, piping vibrations, in- processes for various industries. Dr. Harris has taught thermodynamics
service inspection as well as repair and replacement activities for nuclear, and heat transfer for the University of South Carolina-Aiken and Villanova
power and industrial utilities. He has extensive experience in Class 1 piping University, and currently teaches at the University of Delaware.
fatigue analysis and dynamic analysis in various projects like seismic
revaluation, snubber reduction programme and primary circuit re-evaluation Charles J. Hellier currently serves as senior director at HELLIER. He is
after SGR. Claeys is a member of the piping design working group of ASME also an independent consultant and principal of The Summit Group. He is
Section III Committee. He is also a Seismic Qualification Utility Group called upon frequently to provide independent third-party assessments
(SQUG) specialist. and to assist in the resolution of disputes as an expert witness. Hellier
has been active in the non-destructive testing and related quality and
Manfred Dilly is an engineer with over 39 years experience at KSB, a inspection fields for over 50 years. He holds an ASNT Level III Certificate
wide acting pump manufacturer, including long term work with ASME in five methods and is a board certified forensic examiner. He is the author
codes and standards, Core Technology KTA and Pressure Equipment of Handbook of Nondestructive Evaluation, published by McGraw-Hill.
Directive. Dilly was integrally involved in the preparation and performance
of 18 nuclear ASME surveys at KSB Frankenthal and Pegnitz, and intro- Jeffrey Henry has over 35 years of experience in the power industry, and
duced QA systems at their India, Frankenthal, and Brazil locations, and has been the director of ALSTOMs Materials Technology Center in
was a manager within the quality department until his retirement. He still Chattanooga, Tennessee, US, for 16 years. He is currently the chairman
works part time as a consultant. He represents KSB in the ASME group of ASME BPV II and chairman of the BPV II Task Group on the CSEF
of Interested Experts, managed by the ASME delegate Horst Michael. Steels.

Philip D. Flenner, P.E., is a senior welding consultant and founding member San Iyer, Ph.D., has over 20 years experience in the nuclear pressure
of Flenner Engineering Services, LLC. He has over 30 years of experience vessel and piping industry. He is currently the manager of the engineering
in welding qualifications and training, engineering training, power plant group responsible for the reactor design/analysis and fabrication with
repair methods, quality control and performance assessment, nuclear dry Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. Iyer has guided successful completion of
fuel storage and codes and standards. Flenner is a member of the ASME projects in nuclear pressure vessel and piping design, fabrication and
B31 Code for Pressure Piping Main Committee, the B31.1 Power Piping installation at reactor sites. He is part of the Design & Analysis Committee
Section Committee, and the ASME Section IX Committee on Welding in the Pressure Vessel & Piping Division of ASME.
and Brazing Qualifications as well as other national codes and standards
committees. Robert Kauer, Dipl. Ing., Dr. Ing., is currently head of the Plant Optimi-
sation Department at TV SD Industry Service GmbH. He has handled
Ronald Frend is a registered engineer with nearly 40 years of engineering, various national and international projects related to design, structural
consulting and management experience. The focus of his career has been reliability, fitness for service, and inspection programme development for
practical applications of maintenance and engineering. Frend is experi- nuclear and non-nuclear applications in pressure vessel and piping tech-
enced in a variety of predictive maintenance analytical techniques as well nology. He holds a US National Board Commission as ASME authorised
as in management skills. He has conducted specialised training in fitness inspector and is member of various national and European committees.
for service, management techniques, non-destructive testing and
inspection of static equipment, rotating equipment (operation, design and David E. Lay, BS, MBA, is the director of training for Hytorc, the largest
maintenance), resistance and gas welding, vibration analysis, infrared manufacturer of hydraulic bolting tools. He is the author of several
thermography and passive ultrasonics. multimedia courses that have been adopted as teaching standards for
union apprentice programmes in the millwright and pipefitter trades across
North America. He is a member of the Post-Construction Standards
Committee and the Bolted Flange Joint Subcommittee of ASME which
recently created the PCC-1-2010 Guidelines for Pressure Vessel Boundary
Bolted Flange Joint Assembly document.

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C O U R S E
Mohammad A. Malek, Ph.D., P.E., has more than 30 years experience
in the design, construction, installation, operation, maintenance, inspection,
and repair of boilers and pressure vessels. He has published numerous
technical articles and authored chapters in several books. He was chief
boiler inspector for the state of Florida from 1998 to 2006, and is an adjunct
professor at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee.

Kamran Mokhtarian, P.E., has 40 years experience in design, analysis

and fabrication of pressure vessels. He presently performs technical
consulting services to the pressure vessel industry. He is the vice chair
of ASME Subcommittee VIII, a member of ASME Post Construction
Committee, and ASME/API Joint Committee on Fitness-for-Service. He ASME In-Company Training
is the chair of the Pressure Vessel Research Committee.

Norman P. Moreau, P.E., is president and a senior management

I N S T R U C T O R S .
consultant for Theseus Professional Services, LLC., and has been involved
in software development and quality assurance for over 20 years.
Moreau is on the ASME Committee on Nuclear Quality Assurance
(NQA). He has made significant contributions in computer software and
records management. He was recently elected to be the chair of the
Subcommittee on Software Quality Assurance. He is vice chair of the
Subcommittee on Engineering and Procurement Processes.

Sandor Somogyi, Ph.D., is an independent consultant, acting as an

ASME and National Board Team leader. He has conducted over 1,000
ASME reviews in more than 60 countries for certification of boiler and
pressure vessel manufacturers. As a site welding engineer and inspector,
he directed and/or supervised manufacturing and assembly of pressure
equipment for chemical plants, refineries and gas pipeline compressor
stations, as well as nuclear and conventional power plants. Somogyi
actively participates in standards development in addition to accreditation
and certification programmes, and is a frequent lecturer for seminars
and training courses. Select from any of our courses to create a tailored training
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He works with manufacturers and suppliers to develop management
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ASME NQA-1-2008, ISO 9001: 2008 and IAEA GS-R-3. Sowder worked
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Robert Wilson is a practicing piping engineering consultant, president of
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Wilson is also the author of a textbook on piping design.

Franz Ziegler, Dipl.-Ing.(FH), an expert engineer at TV SD Industry

Service GmbH, is an inspector for pressure vessels and steam boilers.
He has more than 23 years experience in design approval and analysis
of technical installations and components (e.g. boilers, vessels, pipes,
pumps and valves), specifically, in reference to materials, manufacturing
process, quality assurance and welding technologies. Mr. Ziegler is an
ASME Authorised Inspector (AI), and consults for a number of German
vessel and boiler manufacturers. Since 1988, he has been an active
member of the German Association of Welding (DVS), for which he
conducts up to 500 welding performance qualifications per year, in
accordance with European regulations. Mr. Ziegler regularly provides
welding-specific training and education courses.
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