About the course
Pipe stress engineering is a broad area of expertise. To perform a pipe stress analysis you’re required to have knowledge from various subjects. From physical concepts to practical applicability, from design code specifications to piping best practices. This course will help you to become a knowledgeable pipe stress engineer that has an understanding of possible routes to solve a problem and how to execute them.
The course starts with a basic introduction of the physics, concepts and equations relevant for pipe stress analysis. With this foundation the course slowly builds towards performing a basic pipe stress analysis by hand in the context of both the commonly used ASME B31.3 and EN13445 design codes. Note that this course does not teach you how to use pipe stress software, but focuses on understanding the theory behind it and build the required engineering judgement.
This course utilizes videos, animations, exercises, quizzes and more to provide a steep learning curve and progress the participant’s engineering judgment.
After this course you will have a solid understanding of pipe stress engineering and is able to apply them when designing a system.
After the course you maintain 1-year unlimited access to the course. This allows you to perform modules again when you need to refresh the knowledge for your projects.
Selected course format
Classroom
- Face-to-face with instructors
- On-site or in Rijswijk
- Printed course materials
- Lunch included
- For teams
Self-paced
- Self-learning modules
- Online discussion forum
- Live sessions with instructor
- 1-year access
- For individual learning
Virtual Training
- Self-learning modules
- Online discussion forum
- Live sessions with instructor
- 1-year access
- For individual learning and teams
Course Objective
“To provide a deep understanding of the theory, design codes and methodologies required to perform pipe stress analysis and to enhance the student’s engineering judgment.“
- Learn from home
- Video Lectures by Experts
- Available 24/7
- PDH Hours qualified course
Program & Details
Welcome to the course
Your instructors
Live session schedule
How to use this course & join the live sessions
Personal Certificate requirements
- Module introduction
- Basic definitions and relations
- Geometric properties of piping
- Typical properties of piping
- Forces and moments on pipes
- Introduction to stress
- Pipe stress directions
- Hoop stress
- Axial stress
- Radial stress
- External forces and bending moments
- Shear stress
- Stress/strain theory
- Piping codes
- Introduction to code stress
- Material Codes
- Allowable values according to codes
- Summary
A module of this course “Thin versus Thick-walled piping” is available for free, so you can learn more about the teaching style and understand if the course fits your needs. This module covers differences between Thin and Thick-walled piping systems and the associated methods for wall thickness calculations. The “thin-walled assumption” is analyzed in detail and the implementation in the ASME B31.3 and EN 13480 design codes are compared.
- Module introduction
- Basic definitions and relations
- Straight pipe
- Thin walled vs thick walled
- Bends, Reducers and Tees
- Flanges
- Valves
- Nozzles
- Summary
- Module introduction
- Basic definitions and relations
- Support types
- Stiffness, gaps and friction
- Spring supports
- Steel structures
- Process conditions
- Imposed displacements
- Occasional loads
- Supporting a simple system
- Summary
- Module introduction
- Basic definitions and relations
- Load types
- Failure mechanisms
- Sustained Loads
- Occasional loads
- Operating Loads
- Expansion
- Fatigue
- Load cases
- Summary
- Module introduction
- Basic definitions and relations
- Flexibility analysis
- Stress Intensification Factors (SIFs)
- Code stress definition
- Overview code stress & allowable values
- Nozzle check
- Flange check
- Support check
- Displacements
- Piping stress software
- Summary
- Solving overstressed locations
Module introduction - Basic definitions and relations
- Solution Process
- Identification of overstressed locations
- Application of more detail in model
- Design improvements
- Expansion loops
- Bellows
- Summary
- Module introduction
- Basic definitions and relations
- Reporting a Pipe Stress Analysis
- Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Piping
- Buried piping systems
- Water hammer phenomena
- Summary
Results
After this course, you…
- Understand the physics and equations behind pipe stress analyses.
- Know how to determine material allowable values.
- Have a general understanding about supporting and piping equipment.
- Know which load cases are relevant for a pipe stress analysis.
- Have seen the different failure mechanisms that can occur in piping systems.
- Can perform a basic pipe stress analysis based on the EN 13480 and B31.3 by hand.
- Have a good overview of what different analyses are required for a complete pipe stress analysis.
- Understand the solution strategies to mitigate excessive pipe stresses or loads.
Intended for
- Junior pipe stress engineers with 0-3 years experience.
- Those using pipe stress software that want to know what is behind the analysis.
- Pipe designers that want to increase their analysis capabilities.
- Those performing analyses using the EN 13480 and ASME B31.3.
- Experienced pipe stress engineers that want to refresh their knowledge.
Prerequisites and level
- A basic understanding of piping systems is beneficial.
- Level: Intermediate
Self-Paced
This course is self-paced and is not subject to specific dates. The course contains 7 modules with a total of 24 hours of content which can be performed at your own pace. A Personal Certificate will be provided to you if you finish the course within the first month after purchase. This incentive will motivate you to perform the course quickly thereby improving your learning curve.
Virtual Training
Spring Program:
Kick-Off Session Tuesday 25 April 10:00 CEST
Session A Tuesday 9 May 10:00 CEST
Session B Tuesday 23 May 10:00 CEST
Workshop Tuesday 6 June 10:00 CEST
Session C Tuesday 20 June 10:00 CEST
Fall Program:
Kick-Off Session Tuesday 17 October 10:00 CEST
Session A Tuesday 31 October 10:00 CET
Session B Tuesday 14 November 10:00 CET
Workshop Tuesday 28 November 10:00 CET
Session C Tuesday 12 December 10:00 CET
You receive 1-year unlimited access to all modules. This allows you to perform modules again when you need to refresh knowledge for your work projects.
Access to the course.
After your purchase is confirmed you receive an account to the EngineeringTrainer online learning portal, where you find the course in your dashboard. After opening the course you will be guided step-by-step through the different modules. You receive 1-year unlimited access to the course. This allows you to perform modules again if this is beneficial for your work projects.
Learn by doing.
The course is mainly based on video content: video lectures and video software demonstrations. English subtitles is available and videos can be viewed as many times as desired. The video lectures help you to grasp the important technical concepts and in the video demonstrations the instructor uses the software and discusses all the steps and actions. You are recommended to follow the steps of the instructor in the software to optimize your learning curve.
Exercises & Software models associated with the content are available for download.
Participants of this course receive a personal digital certificate if they meet the following requirements:
completion of each module of the course,
filling in the Course Evaluation Survey.
Example certificate:
FAQ
Video lectures
Video demonstrations
Exercise .pdf-files for download
Exercise answers by means of demonstrations (video)
The majority of training material are videos. These are not available for download, but can be accessed directly with your account on the portal. Apart from quizzes the exercise files can be downloaded. These can include .pdf files with the exercise questions, software models or other file types. You receive 1-year unlimited access to the course. This allows you to watch content again if this is beneficial for your work projects.
We encourage participants to submit feedback and questions in the Questions forum of the course. These are answered directly in the forum or form the basis for new videos that are added to the online course.
Participants receive 1-year unlimited access to the course including new videos that are added during this year. Participants receive an email notification upon addition of new course videos.
If your computer and internet connection is able to play videos online (YouTube) you will be able to follow the course. Note that almost all browsers are supported, except for Internet Explorer.
Please contact us for questions on this matter.
Yes, this course qualifies for PDH hours as per the NCEES CPC Guidelines.
