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ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission & Distribution Piping Systems (Virtual Classroom)

Gain an understanding of ASME B31.8 including design, operation, maintenance, and repair of natural gas distribution and transmission pipelines.

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ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission & Distribution Piping Systems (Virtual Classroom)

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Schedule: this course will run from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Eastern each day.

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 primarily on transmission pipelines.

You Will Learn To

Explain the causes and modes of pipeline failure
Describe the considerations for material specifications, pipe manufacturing, and pipe joining
Estimate pipeline stresses from external loadings
Explain how to evaluate pipeline defects
Identify pipeline repair techniques
Identify the elements of pipeline integrity
Explain how code requirements address these issues
Explain the differences between B31.8 and US DOT gas pipeline regulations

Who Should Attend

Engineers
Code compliance personnel
Operation and Maintenance Personnel
Regulatory Personnel

Course Materials (included in purchase of course)

Downloadable version of the presentation via ASME’s Learning Platform
Access to the digital version ASME B31.8 Code during class (Current Edition)

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Outline

Topics covered:

Introduction
Materials
Welding
Fittings, Longitudinal Stresses, Flexibility
Pressure Design
Fracture Control, Construction, Testing
Corrosion
Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipe
Pipeline Repairs
Offshore Pipelines
Sour Gas Pipelines
Appendices
B31.8-S – IMP Supplement
Integrity Assessments

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About the Instructor

Michael J. Rosenfeld, P.E., is Chief Engineer and Managing Member with RSI Pipeline Solutions LLC. He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan (1979) and an MS in mechanical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University (1981).

Mr. Rosenfeld is an experienced consultant on the subject of oil and gas pipeline fitness-for-service; pipeline integrity; pipeline design, materials, construction, and maintenance; and pipeline regulations and standards. His experience also involved failure investigations, root cause analyses, and industry-funded research. Mr. Rosenfeld first began working on pipeline integrity matters in 1986 while at Battelle Institute. He then joined Kiefner & Associates, Inc. (KAI) in 1991, serving as President from 2002 to 2011 and then Chief Engineer, until establishing RSI in 2019.

Mr. Rosenfeld is a current member of the ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission & Distribution Piping Section Committee, the ASME B31 Mechanical Design Technical Committee, the ASME B31 Standards Committee, and the ASME Board of Pressure Technology Codes & Standards. He was the primary author of the 2009 major revision to ASME B31G, is an ASME Fellow, and has authored or coauthored more than 90 publications and public presentations on pipeline-related subjects.

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