Workshop: Background to the ASME B31J Design Code

When doing a piping flexibility analysis conform ASME B31.3 it is compulsory to obtain the SIFs and flexibilities from B31J rather than using ASME B31.3 Appendix D. Join us in this instructor-led workshop to learn about the background to these values from B31J, how they were determined and to discover their impact on some typical piping systems.

What you'll learn

• know about the experimental methods used to determine the ASME B31J flexibility factors and SIFs

• learnt how ASME B31J fits into the historical perspective of SIF and flexibilities for a piping analysis.

• have seen a worked example with the relevance of ASME B31J SIFs and flexibilities on compressor and pump nozzle loads

• have seen a worked example of the relevance of ASME B31J SIFs and flexibilities on heat exchanger nozzle loads

• are aware of how B31J values should be applied within an EN 13480 code calculation