ASME B31.8 is the most widely used Code for the design, operation, maintenance, and repair of natural gas distribution and transmission pipelines.  This course explains the present-day piping Code provisions, the principal intentions of the Code, and how the Code should be used.  The emphasis is on transmission pipelines. Each participant will receive a copy of the most recent edition of the ASME Code book, B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution.

Day One

• Introduction
• Materials
• Welding
• Fittings, Longitudinal Stresses, Flexibility
• Pressure Design

Day Two

• Fracture Control, Construction, Testing
• Corrosion
• Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipe
• Pipeline Repairs
• Offshore Pipelines
• Sour Gas Pipelines
• Appendices

Day Three

• 8-S – IMP Supplement
• Integrity Assessments