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PIPING AND PIPELINES ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation
Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons
(CONTINUED) and Other Liquids
ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission
and Distribution Piping Systems
PD370 PD391 ASME STANDARDS COURSE PI PI N G A N D PI PE LI N E S Public Courses
ASME B31.8 is the most widely used Code for the design, operation, Pipelines play a vital role in our economy. Out of sight and usually out
maintenance and repair of natural gas distribution and transmission of mind, they bring us daily the liquid heating and motor fuels upon
pipelines. This 2½-day course explains the present-day piping Code which we depend. They draw little public attention until they
provisions, the principal intentions of the Code as well as how the Code malfunction and release their contents into the environment.
should be applied, with an emphasis on transmission pipelines.
Pipeline operators have a duty to preserve public safety and the
Each participant will receive a copy of the latest edition ASME codebook, environment. Similarly, responsible employees of a pipeline operator
B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution. have a duty to thoroughly understand and rigorously adhere to
principles of safe pipeline design and operation in order to keep the
You Will Learn To products flowing and to minimize the chances that any product will
ever be released unintentionally into the environment. Basic safe
• Explain the causes and modes of pipeline failure pipelining starts with the ASME B31.4 Code.
• Describe the considerations for material specifications, pipe
This course provides the foundation for properly applying the code in
manufacturing and pipe joining the interest of public and employee safety. Its goal is to familiarize
• Estimate pipeline stresses from external loadings pipeline operating personnel, public safety personnel, and state and
• Explain how to evaluate pipeline defects federal regulators with the important safety-related aspects of ASME
• Identify pipeline repair techniques B31.4.
• Identify the elements of pipeline integrity
• Explain how code requirements address these issues Each participant is provided with a course notebook containing copies
• Explain the differences between B31.8 and US DOT gas pipeline of the slides and viewgraphs and a copy of the current edition of the
ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries
regulations codebook.
Who Should A end You Will Learn To
Engineers, Code compliance personnel, operation and maintenance • Describe the basic elements of pipeline design, construction and
personnel as well as regulatory personnel maintenance
NOTE: This is a 2½-day course. The last day of the course ends around • Explain how to apply principles of safe pipeline design and operation
12:15PM.
Who Should A end
Instructor Michael J. Rosenfeld
2.5 Days, 1.9 CEUs, 19 PDHs Pipeline designers, pipeline contractors, pipeline operators, public
Member $2,073 / List Price $2,222 safety o cials and government regulators
Instructor W. Greg Morris, Michael J. Rosenfeld or Carolyn Kolovich
2 Days, 1.5 CEUs, 15 PDHs
Member $1,625 / List Price $1,725
See pages 90–95 for dates and locations of ASME Public Courses 65
delivered in the USA during Spring 2017.
Visit go.asme.org/ENAcourses
