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This Code covers the design, fabrication, installation,inspection, and testing of pipeline facilities usedfor the transportation of gas. This Code also coverssafety aspects of the operation and maintenance ofthose facilities.

This Code is concerned only with certain safety aspectsof liquefied petroleum gases when they are vaporized andused as gaseous fuels. All of the requirements of NFPA 58and NFPA 59 and of this Code concerning design, construction,and operation and maintenance of piping facilitiesshall apply to piping systems handling butane,propane, or mixtures of these gases.

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Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31


Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems



ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31


AN INTERNA TIONAL PIPING C ODE ®



ASME B31.8-2018

(Revision of ASME B31.8-2016)

ASME B31.8-2018

(Revision of ASME B31.8-2016)


Gas Transmission

and Distribution Piping Systems



ASME Code for Pressure Piping, B31


AN INTERNATIONAL PIPING CODE®



Two Park Avenue • New York, NY • 10016 USA

Date of Issuance: November 20, 2018


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CONTENTS

Foreword viii

Committee Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Introduction xiv

Summary of Changes xvi


General Provisions and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

801

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

802

Scope and Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

803

Piping Systems Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

804

Piping Systems Component Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

805

Design, Fabrication, Operation, and Testing Terms and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7

806

Quality Assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12

807

Training and Qualification of Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13

Chapter I

Materials and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14

810

Materials and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14

811

Qualification of Materials and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14

812

Materials for Use in Low-Temperature Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15

813

Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15

814

Material Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15

815

Equipment Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16

816

Transportation of Line Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16

817

Conditions for the Reuse of Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16

Chapter II

Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19

820

Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19

821

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19

822

Preparation for Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19

823

Qualification of Procedures and Welders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20

824

Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20

825

Stress Relieving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20

826

Weld Inspection Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21

827

Repair or Removal of Defective Welds in Piping Intended to Operate at Hoop Stress Levels of 20% or More of the Specified Minimum Yield Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


22

Chapter III

Piping System Components and Fabrication Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23

830

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23

831

Piping System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23

832

Expansion and Flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30

833

Design for Longitudinal Stress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31

834

Supports and Anchorage for Exposed Piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34

835

Anchorage for Buried Piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34


836

Liquid Removal Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35

Chapter IV

Design, Installation, and Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36

840

Design, Installation, and Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36

841

Steel Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38

842

Other Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

51

843

Compressor Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

59

844

Pipe-Type and Bottle-Type Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

62

845

Control and Limiting of Gas Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63

846

Valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68

847

Vaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

69

848

Customers' Meters and Regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

70

849

Gas Service Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

71

Chapter V

Operating and Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

76

850

Operating and Maintenance Procedures Affecting the Safety of Gas Transmission and Distribution Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


76

851

Pipeline Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

79

852

Distribution Piping Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85

853

Miscellaneous Facilities Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

88

854

Location Class and Changes in Number of Buildings Intended for Human Occupancy . . . . .

91

855

Pipeline Service Conversions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

93

856

Odorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

93

857

Uprating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

94

Chapter VI

Corrosion Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

97

860

Corrosion Control — General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

97

861

External Corrosion Control for Steel Pipelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

98

862

Cathodic Protection Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100

863

Operation and Maintenance of Cathodic Protection Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100

864

Internal Corrosion Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100

865

Steel Pipelines in Arctic Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

102

866

Steel Pipelines in High-Temperature Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

102

867

Stress Corrosion and Other Phenomena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

103

868

Cast Iron, Wrought Iron, Ductile Iron, and Other Metallic Pipelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

103

Chapter VIII

Offshore Gas Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

105

A800

Offshore Gas Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

105

A801

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

105

A802

Scope and Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

105

A803

Offshore Gas Transmission Terms and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

105

A811

Qualification of Materials and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

107

A814

Material Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

107

A817

Conditions for the Reuse and Requalification of Pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

107

A820

Welding Offshore Pipelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

107

A821

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

107

A823

Qualification of Procedures and Welders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

108

A825

Stress Relieving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

108

A826

Inspection of Welds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

108


A830

Piping System Components and Fabrication Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

108

A831

Piping System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

108

A832

Expansion and Flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

109

A834

Supports and Anchorage for Exposed Piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

109

A835

Anchorage for Buried Piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

109

A840

Design, Installation, and Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

109

A841

Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

109

A842

Strength Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

110

A843

Compressor Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

114

A844

On-Bottom Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

115

A846

Valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

116

A847

Testing . .