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PIPING AND PIPELINES

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ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation
B31.8 Gas Transmission Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons
and Distribution Piping Systems and Other Liquids

PD370 ASME STANDARDS COURSE PD391 ASME STANDARDS COURSE

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 of
maintenance and repair of natural gas distribution and transmission mind, they bring us daily the liquid heating and motor fuels upon which
pipelines. This 2½-day course explains the present-day piping Code we depend. They draw little public attention until they malfunction and
provisions, the principal intentions of the Code as well as how the Code 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 products
You Will Learn To flowing and to minimize the chances that any product will ever be
• Explain the causes and modes of pipeline failure released unintentionally into the environment. Basic safe pipelining starts
• Describe the considerations for material specifications, pipe with the ASME B31.4 Code.
manufacturing and pipe joining
PIPING AND PIPELINES Public Courses
• Estimate pipeline stresses from external loadings This course provides the foundation for properly applying the code in the
• Explain how to evaluate pipeline defects interest of public and employee safety. Its goal is to familiarize pipeline
operating personnel, public safety personnel, and state and federal
• Identify pipeline repair techniques
• Identify the elements of pipeline integrity regulators with the important safety-related aspects of ASME B31.4.
• Explain how code requirements address these issues Each participant is provided with a course notebook containing copies of
• Explain the differences between B31.8 and US DOT gas pipeline the slides and viewgraphs and a copy of the current edition of the ASME
regulations B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries codebook.
Who Should Attend 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
• Explain how to apply principles of safe pipeline design and operation
NOTE: This is a 2½-day course. The last day of the course ends around
12:15PM. Who Should Attend
Pipeline designers, pipeline contractors, pipeline operators, public safety
Instructor Michael J. Rosenfeld officials and government regulators
2.5 Days, 1.9 CEUs, 19 PDHs
Member $2,073 / List Price $2,222 Instructor W. Greg Morris or 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
delivered in the USA during Autumn 2016.

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