The QUEECA Experience

QUEECA is a Tempus project which aims at setting up and implementing a system of Quality Assurance of Engineering Education (EE) in Central Asia countries, finalized to the pre-professional accredition of engineering programmes (i.e. accredition of educational programmes as entry route to the eng. profession). The accredited programmes must satisfy the same pre-requisites for the award of the EUR-ACE quality label, i.e. the EUR-ACE Framework Standards (EAFS) and the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Higher Education.

Update on European Standards and Guidelines for Managing the Integrity of Bolted Joints

A number of standards and guidelines associated with integrity of bolted joints were updated or introduced in 2013 and 2015 will see the release of “The Energy Institute Guidelines for the Management of Integrity of Bolted Joints in pressurized systems.” The first guidelines were introduced in 2002 in response to a drive to reduce Hydrocarbon leakage in the UK Offshore Industry; the third edition sees the industry once again targeting Hydrocarbon Leak Reduction. This paper will give an overview of the Guidelines — and discuss the key changes on the previous versions and alignment with ASME PCC-1-2013 and ASME PCC-2-2011. Ongoing work is in progress on European Standards: July 2013 saw the publication of the harmonized calculation standard. En1591-1. Late 2013 saw the training and competence standard EN1591-4 published and this standard is now being implemented. A guide and sample calculations to EN1591-1 are being worked on under EN1591-6. The paper will discuss other developments in Europe with the aim of complementing and harmonizing with the work of ASME.

Update on European Standards and Guidelines for Managing the Integrity of Bolted Joints

2013 saw a number of significant issues of Standards and Guidelines associated with Bolted Joints and 2014 will see the release of “The Energy Institute Guidelines for the Management of Integrity of Bolted Joints in pressurized systems.” The first guidelines were introduced in 2002 in response to a drive to reduce Hydrocarbon leakage in the UK Offshore Industry; the third edition sees the industry once again targeting Hydrocarbon Leak Reduction. This paper will give an overview of the Guidelines — and discuss the key changes on the previous versions and alignment with the recently published ASME PCC-1-2013. CEN have also been active in issuing new key documents: July 2013 saw the publication of the harmonized calculation standard. En1591-1. Late 2013 saw the training and competence standard EN1591-4 published. The paper will discuss developments in Europe with the aim of complementing and harmonizing with the work of ASME.