General Mechanical Codes, Standards & Specifications

What are the Goals?

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Appreciate the meanings of different technical terms and concepts used in engineering Codes and Standards
• Choose the right engineering code for an intended application and carry out certain types of engineering calculations
• Be able to understand limitations imposed by various codes on material for construction for pressure components
• Understand Key Concepts of mechanical design, construction, Inspection and testing of pressure components
• Select the appropriate standard components

Who is this Training Course for?

• Design engineers
• Mechanical engineers
• Plant Managers with or without experience in application of Codes & standards
• Inspection Professionals
• Maintenance Engineers & technicians
• All professionals involved in Inspection and troubleshooting of operating plants

Daily Agenda

Day One: Concept of Codes and Standards

• What is Code?
• What is Standard?
• What is Good Engineering Practice?
• Why adopt Codes?
• Introduction to various normally used engineering codes

Objectives of Codes and Standards

• What is Code Philosophy?
• Assumptions in Codes and Standards
• Information provided by Codes and Standard
• Information not provided by Codes and Standards
• Role of engineering judgment
• Code Requirements, Recommendations and options / alternatives
• Code Grammar, what means by SHALL, SHOULD & MAY
• Codes singulars and plurals
• Code contents, Stated & implied stipulations in the Codes

Day Two: Various Design and Construction codes internationally adopted 

• Codes for Pressure vessels
• Codes for Piping installations
• Codes for Tanks
• Other Engineering Codes/ miscellaneous Codes

Day Three: Various in-service Inspection codes

• Codes for inspection of Pressure vessels
• Codes for inspection of Piping installations
• Codes for inspection of Tanks
• Difference between the construction codes and in-service inspection codes

Understanding of various codes

• Brief overview of Codes for Pressure vessels
• Brief overview of Codes for Piping installations
• Brief overview of Codes for Tanks
• Brief overview of Codes for inspection, Welding qualification and Materials

Day Four: Understanding of Various In-service Inspection codes

• Brief overview of Codes for inspection of Pressure vessels (API510)
• Brief overview of Codes for inspection of Piping installations (API570)
• Brief overview of Codes for inspection of Tanks (API 653)

What is Standardization?

• Why adopt standards?
• Concept of standardization
• Principles behind usability of standards
• Introduction to various normally used Standards

Day Five: Introduction to Various Standards

• Introduction to ASME B 16.5
• Introduction to ASME B 16.34
• Introduction to ASME B 36.10, 36.19
• Introduction to API 600 & 610

ASTM material standards