September 8 - 11, 2015Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

New Orleans, Louisiana

Comprehensive 3½-Day Workshop

API 579-1/ASME FFS-1Fitness-for-Service Evaluation Methods

a course on the basic rules and principles forLevel 1 and 2 assessments of damaged pressure equipment.

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What is Fitness-for-Service?

According to API 579, Fitness-For-Service is defined as:

“…quantitative engineering evaluations that are performed to demonstrate the structural integrity of an in-service component that may contain a flaw or damage.”

This Fitness-for-Service guidance is much needed. Whereas the design codes, such as the B31 piping codes and the Boiler & Pressure Vessel Codes, do a good job of defining the initial design requirements, they generally don’t address the issues of in-service degradation. Similarly, the inspection codes historically have provided some guidance on, for example, evaluation of thin areas, but have not provided nearly enough depth to fully address the problem.

Within the context of API 579, Fitness-for-Service is applied to a wide range of pressurized components such as pipes, pressure vessels, and storage tanks. Although developed principally for refineries and petrochemical plants, it is applicable to a wide range of industries, including pipelines, pharmaceuticals,

power (nuclear and fossil), as well as fertilizer, acid and other chemical plants.

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PROBLEM SET!Course Description

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This course will provide training in the fitness-for-service evaluation methods of the API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Standard. Attendees will learn the basic rules and principles for Level 1 and 2 assessments ofdamaged equipment. This 3½ day course will cover all of the sections of API 579, from Part 3 (Brittle Fracture)to Part 13 (Laminations) and also review introductory material in Parts 1 and 2. Numerous hands-onexamples, case studies, quizzes and class-work assignments will provide a departure from a straight lecture format and maximize participant involvement. Numerous demonstrations and side-bar presentations are also

included to provide real-world techniques and solutions to fitness-for-service problems.

Expanded ContentOur unique course includes embedded demos and supplemental presentations scattered between technical presentations to give you first hand exposure to technologies and technical concepts important toFitness-for-Service assessment. Included are such diverse topics as:

• New scanning technology that facilitates Level 3 pit assessment

• Charpy testing and the effect of temperature on toughness

• New mini-boat sampling technology (scoop sampler)

• Use of composite pipe wraps to mitigate local thin areas

• Live acoustic emissions testing demo, and more…

Course Highlights• Applicability and limitations of the methods

• Damage mechanism review and discussion

• Step-by-step instruction in Level 1 and 2 methods

• Examples of Level 3 techniques

• NDT methods for use in inspecting damage mechanisms

• Quizzes and student-worked examples

• Worked examples and case studies of FFS evaluations

• Live demos, video-demonstrations, supplementary technical talks

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Topics Covered

Course Location: New Orleans, LA

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Assessment Procedure

Part 3: Brittle Fracture

+ Charpy testing & transition curve behavior

Part 4: General Metal Loss

Part 5: Local Metal Loss

+ Composite Pipe Wrap Demo

Part 6: Pitting Corrosion

+ 3-D pit scans for Level 3 pit assessment

Part 7: Hydrogen Blisters/Damage, HIC & SOHIC

Part 8: Weld Misalignment and Shell Distortions

+ Laser scanning to characterize shell distortions

Part 9: Crack-Like flaws

+ Acoustic Emission Testing Demo

Part 10: Creep

+ Creep Testing and Scoop Sampler

Part 11: Fire Damage

+ Material Testing and Characterization

Part 12: Dents & Gouges

Part 13: Assessment of Laminations

Expanded Content: "+" indicates a demo, video or supplemental presentation

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About the Instructor

Greg Garic, PE

Mr. Garic has over thirty years of experience in analysis and fitness-for-

service assessment. He has spent most of his career working in the areas of

structural integrity assessment and remaining life evaluation of pressure vessels and piping.

He has served as a member of the ASME Subcommittee on Flaw Evaluation, the ASME Pressure

Vessel and Piping (PVP) Conference’s Design & Analysis Committee, and the ASME Task Group on Post

Construction Issues. He is an associate editor of several PVP volumes relating to fracture mechanics

and fitness-for-service issues. Mr. Garic has taught numerous courses and seminars on topics related to

engineering mechanics, analysis, and fitness-for-service assessment.

Mr. Garic is a Principal of Stress Engineering Services and Managing Principal of the New Orleans office.

He has a B.S. and M.S. from the University of New Orleans in Mechanical Engineering and is also a

registered Professional Engineer in LA, MS, TX, KS, TN, AR, AL.

Who Should Attend?This course is directed towards engineers, inspectors, and

engineering management from refineries, petrochemical &

chemical plants, offshore, pipeline, power and other process

plants and industries concerned with fixed equipment integrity.

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast (included)

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Morning Session

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch (included)

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon Session *

* Friday - Course concludes at 1:00 PM, after lunch

Daily Schedule:

comprehensive

3 1/2DAY COURSE

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Course Fees

• Early Registration: $1,695.00 per person (through 8/1/15)

• After August 1, 2015: $1,895.00 per person

• Group Discount: $1,575.00 per person (when 3 or more enroll from your organization)

• Fee includes a copy of the instructor’s presentation along with daily continental breakfast and lunch (Tue - Fri)

• Continuing Education: 21 PDH credits will be awarded for

this 3½-day course

• Cancellations received by 9/1/15 will receive a full refund. Cancellations received after 9/1/15 will be charged a $100 cancellation fee. If the course is canceled, a full course refund will be given to those who have paid.

Location / Hotel Info

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel500 Canal StreetNew Orleans, LA 70130Phone: (504) 525-2500

Special Attendee Room Rates:

Single & Double: $149.00 per room | Triple: $174.00 per room | Quad: $199.00 per room

• Telephone reservations at (888) 627-7033 or (504) 525-2500. Callers must identify themselves

as Stress Engineering Event attendees to receive the special room rate.

How to Register

• Online registration is available at: www.stress.com/events/nola-api579 or complete and fax the enclosed registration form to (504) 889-8441

• For more information contact Joshua Thomas at (504) 889-8440 or joshua.thomas@stress.com

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Fitness-for-Service ▪ API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 CourseSeptember 8-11, 2015 ▪ Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

September 8 - 11, 2015Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

New Orleans, Louisiana

Comprehensive 3½-Day Workshop

API 579-1/ASME FFS-1Fitness-for-Service Evaluation Methods