22 – 23 May 2008 (2 days).
Code: EU441  Cost:  995€

Course Overview 
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the requirements of various codes and standards regarding inspection, repairs and alterations of pressure equipment, and in particular pressure vessels. The requirements of the National Board Inspection Code and the API-510 will be covered in detail, and a brief introduction to API-579, Fitness for Service will also be included. Simple flaw evaluation procedures will be considered.  The activities of ASME’s Post Construction Committee will be explained and documents published by this Committee will be discussed.

Course Outline

• Introduction to In-Service Codes and Standards
  • Introduction to Post Construction Activities; NBIC and API-510
• National Board Inspection Code (NBIC) Rules
  • Introduction to the NBIC
  • Parts RA, RB, RC, RD and appendices
• API-510 Rules
  • General rules
  • Inspection Rules
  • Repairs and Alterations
  • Appendices and example problems
• Introduction to API-579
  • Fitness for Service
  • Assessment for Brittle Fracture, General Metal Loss, Local Metal Loss, Pitting Corrosion, Blisters and Laminations, Weld Alignment and Shell Distortion
• ASME Post Construction Documents

Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for beginners, as well as experienced personnel wishing to update their knowledge.  It is particularly suited to pressure vessel users, manufacturers, repair organisations, inspection agencies and other parties involved with maintenance and repair of pressure equipment.

Instructor Biography
Kamran Mokhtarian, PE, has 40 years of experience in design, analysis and fabrication of pressure equipment. He presently performs consulting services to the pressure vessel industry. He is the Vice Chairman of ASME Code Subcommittee VIII, a member of ASME Post Construction Committee, ASME/API Joint Committee on Fitness-For-Service and a number of other professional organisations. He is also the Chairman of the Pressure Vessel Research Committee (PVRC).

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

For more information or to make a reservation, please contact:
Geraldine Damar, ASME Europe Manager
José Manuel de Oliveira, Registrations Coordinator

CEI Europe Office
300, Avenue de Tervueren, B-1150 Brussels, Belgium
Email: CEI-Europe@asme.org
Tel: +32.2.743.1543
Fax: +32.2.743.1578