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Mechanical Trades Construction: Pipefitting Advanced Skill Building
Course: IMC245

First Term: 2016 Spring
 Lec + Lab   6 Credit(s)   6 Period(s)   6 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S- Standard


Description: Application and review of advanced principles and concepts for valve maintenance, hot taps, special piping, and pipe fabrication.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Explain how to replace packing and O-rings, open and close valve bonnet, and safely troubleshoot and maintain various types of valves. (I)
2. Demonstrate the step-by-step work process of a hot tap specialist in attaching fittings while pipeline is under pressure using methods of line stopping, free stopping and adding connections. (II)
3. Describe methods for assembling copper and plastic pipe and tubing. (III)
4. Differentiate procedures between brazing and soldering. (III)
5. Explain the use of compression and flared fittings, and grooved and compression formed joining methods. (III)
6. Use tables of ordinates or a calculator to layout and fabricate mitered bends, laterals, wyes, and ninety-degree intersections. (IV)
7. Explain special bends and intersections. (IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Maintaining Valves
   A. Packing
   B. O-rings
   C. Valve bonnet
   D. Troubleshooting
   E. Maintenance

II. Hot Taps
   A. Common Requirements
   B. Preparation
   C. Fittings
      1. Attachment
   D. Pipelines
      1. Pressurized
      2. Line stopping
      3. Freeze stopping
      4. Connections

III. Special Piping
   A. Assembly methods
      1. Copper pipe
      2. Plastic pipe
      3. Copper tubing
   B. Brazing and Soldering
   C. Fittings
      1. Compression
      2. Flared
   D. Joining methods
      1. Compression
      2. Grooved

IV. Advanced Pipe Fabrication
   A. Layout and fabrication
      1. Mitered bends
      2. Laterals
      3. Wyes
      4. Ninety-degree intersections
   B. Ordinate tables and calculators

 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 24, 2015

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