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Pipe Stress Analysis and Flexibility Design

Hot piping grows, cold piping shrinks, and a layout that ignores this overloads nozzles and supports until something cracks. This programme covers pipe stress and flexibility analysis, from thermal movement and loads to supports and code compliance. Delegates leave able to read a stress analysis and judge whether a layout will behave.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain thermal expansion and the loads it creates.
  • Describe the code basis for pipe stress analysis.
  • Interpret stress, load and displacement results.
  • Assess loads on equipment nozzles.
  • Select supports, guides and expansion devices.
  • Recognise a layout that lacks flexibility.

Course outline

  1. 01Thermal movement in piping
  2. 02Loads and stress categories
  3. 03Code basis for stress analysis
  4. 04Flexibility and layout
  5. 05Nozzle load limits
  6. 06Supports, guides and anchors
  7. 07Expansion joints and loops
  8. 08Reading analysis results
  9. 09Common problem layouts
  10. 10Reporting and sign off

Who should attend

Piping, mechanical and project engineers and designers who lay out, analyse or review process piping.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Lusaka5US$1,800Register
5 to 9 Oct 2026Harare5US$1,800Register
12 to 16 Oct 2026Accra5US$1,800Register
19 to 23 Oct 2026Lagos5US$1,800Register
26 to 30 Oct 2026Dubai5US$1,800Register
2 to 6 Nov 2026Johannesburg5R18,000Register
9 to 13 Nov 2026Cape Town5R18,000Register
16 to 20 Nov 2026Durban5R18,000Register
23 to 27 Nov 2026Pretoria5R18,000Register
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Nairobi5US$1,800Register
7 to 11 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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