The ASME B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems Code and Course Package includes everything needed to get started with ASME B31.8. Gain access to on demand gas transmission and distribution piping systems courses and the full B31.8 code all in one package.
ASME B31.8 is the most widely used code for the design, operation, maintenance, and repair of natural gas transportation and distribution pipelines. This course explains the present-day piping code provisions, the principal intentions of the code, and how the Code should be used.
By participating in this learning path, you will learn how to successfully:
- Explain the contents and scope of B31.8
- 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 of 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
For the full list of learning objectives and detailed descriptions for this learning path, please click on the links to the individual courses and the Code.
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers
- Code compliance personnel
- Operation and Maintenance Personnel
- Regulatory Personnel
Package materials (included in your purchase)
- Access to all course materials via ASME's Learning Hub (see individual course page(s) for specific materials included in each course)
- Downloadable and annotatable PDF of the included ASME standard(s) via ASME's Learning Hub