Fitness for Service Assessment According to API 579-1/ ASME FFS-1

By: Shervin Maleki
In-Company

Fitness for Service Assessment According to API 579-1/ ASME FFS-1

Unlimited Team-wide Access
Advance Technical Competences
Courses by Industry Authorities

Gain access

Additional

Quotation for your Team

Private Course for your Team
Industry Expert In-Company Training
Scheduling based on client requirements

About the course

Fitness for Service (FFS) assessment, particularly guided by API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, has emerged as a crucial framework in the realm of structural integrity management. In today's industrial landscape, where aging equipment and infrastructure pose significant challenges, mastering API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 becomes imperative.

This course delves into the core principles and methodologies of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, empowering engineers, inspectors, and asset integrity professionals to evaluate, analyse, and make informed decisions regarding the fitness of aging or damaged equipment. As equipment reaches different stages of its service life, understanding how to effectively assess and address flaws or damages becomes pivotal. This course equips participants with the knowledge and tools needed to safeguard equipment reliability, minimize downtime, optimize maintenance strategies, and ensure operational safety. By navigating through practical case studies and real-world scenarios, attendees gain actionable insights to address critical challenges and enhance the lifespan and performance of industrial assets.

This comprehensive course offers a deep dive into the essential facets of Fitness for Service (FFS) assessment aligned with the API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 standards. Beginning with an exploration of FFS fundamentals, participants embark on a journey through crucial topics such as stress analysis, damage mechanisms identification, assessment techniques, and structural integrity evaluation methodologies prescribed by API 579-1/ASME FFS-1. Delving into practical case studies and hands-on exercises, attendees gain proficiency in flaw assessment, corrosion evaluation, fracture assessment, and the intricacies of remaining life estimation.

The course consists of 26 hours of live sessions with the instructor. All training content is provided through your EngineeringTrainer account.

In-Company
26hr Content
26 PDH Credits
English
INCO4501

Meet your instructor

Instructor

Shervin Maleki

Structural Integrity Assessment, Mechanical Behaviour Analysis

Learning Outcomes

After this course, you...
• can recognise and categorise various degradation mechanisms impacting equipment integrity,
• understand the methodologies and guidelines outlined by API 579• 1/ASME FFS-1 for assessing equipment fitness for service,
• have mastered techniques for flaw assessment, including crack evaluation, corrosion and pitting assessment, and flaw characterisation,
• understand the fundamentals of failure including plastic collapse, fracture failure, fatigue damage and high• temperature component life assessment,
• know how to perform a Brittle Fracture Analysis: can analyse the susceptibility to brittle fracture and implement mitigation strategies,
• be able to use the industry standard techniques for estimating remaining life and predicting equipment reliability,
• know how to navigate through the intricacies of Level 1 and 2 assessments as per API 579-1/ ASME FFS-1 guidelines,
• be able to develop effective mitigation plans and decision• making based on FFS evaluations and their outcomes,
• have engaged with practical case studies and scenarios for hands• on application of API 579-1/ ASME FFS-1 principles.

Who should attend this course

• Engineers (Mechanical, Structural, or Materials): Seeking expertise in assessing equipment integrity and evaluating fitness for continued service.
• Inspection and Integrity Professionals: Involved in asset integrity management, inspection planning, and structural assessment.
• Maintenance and Reliability Engineers: Focused on optimizing maintenance strategies and ensuring equipment reliability.
• Asset Managers and Operations Personnel: Responsible for ensuring operational safety and efficiency of industrial equipment.
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Professionals: Interested in enhancing quality assessment methods and reliability evaluations.

Prerequisites

There are no specific prerequisites for this course. Having a foundational understanding or appreciation of pressure equipment could aid participants in grasping concepts more effectively during the course.