B31.8 Gas Transmission & Distribution Piping System
About This Course
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.
Learning Objectives
Explain the causes and modes of pipeline failure
Describe the considerations for material specifications, pipe manufacturing, and pipe joining
Estimate pipeline stresses from external loading
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
Material Includes
- Downloadable version of the presentation via ASME’s Learning Platform
- Access to the digital version ASME B31.8 Code during class (Current Edition)
Requirements
- This ASME Virtual Classroom course is held live with an instructor on our online learning platform. Certificate of completion will be issued to registrants who successfully attend and complete the course.
Target Audience
- Engineers
- Code compliance personnel
- Operation and Maintenance Personnel
- Regulatory Personnel
Curriculum
14 Lessons30h
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
Your Instructors
ASME
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Mahmoud Abdallah
Authorized Training Instructor, ASME
- ASME B31 Committee member,
- ASME Authorized Training Instructor,Â
- President of Society of Piping Engineers and Designers-Egypt Chapter
- Certified as Value Methodology Associate VMA from SAVE® InternationalÂ
- Head of Department -Plant Layout and Piping, thyssenKrupp Uhde.Â
- Certified as Pan-Arab Energy Management Professional.
