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Ma_nual for Determining
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the Remaining Strength
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of Corroded Pipelines
A Supplement to ASME 831 Code
for Pressure Piping
ASME B3 1G-1991
(REVISION OF ANSI/ASME B31G-1984)
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ASME 8316 91 . . 0759670 00829 67 1 . .
Date of lssuance: June 27, 1991
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ASME 831G 91 . . 0759670 0082968 3 . .
FOREWORD
(This Foreword is nota part of ASME B31G-1991.)
It is recognized by pipeline companies that sorne sections of high pressure pipelines,

particularly those installed a number of years ago, have experienced sorne corrosion.
Where.corrosion is found, pipeline operators have been deeply concerned about the need
for a method of determining tbe remaining strengtb of tbese corroded areas. If the
corrosion does not penetrate the pipe wall, what is the pressure containing capability of
the remaining pipe metal in terms of its ability to continue to operate safely at the
maximum .allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of the pipeline system? Tbus, one of
the needs of the pipeline indushy has been a procedure that will help operators, partic-
tilarly field personnel, make decisions on existing pipelines, when exposed for any pur-
pose, as to whether any corroded region may be left in service or whether it needs to be
repaired or replaced. Such determinations must be based upon sound research and ex-
tensive testing in arder to provide safe and conservative guidelines on which to base field
decisions. T.h e Manual provides procedures to assist in this determination.
Parts 2, 3, and 4 are based on Appendices G-6, G-7, and G-8 of the ASME Guide for
Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems, 1983 Edition. They are included in
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tl)is Manual for use by field operators to determine the remaining strength of corroded
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pipe. The technology is based on research done in the Columbus Iaboratories of the
Battelle Memorial Institute; specifically, their report Summary of Research to Determine
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the Strength of C01roded Areas in Line Pipe, July 10, 1971.

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A revision to the 1984 edition of the Manual was undertaken in 1989. The revision
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includes a number of clarifications and corrections. The computer program presented in

Appendix B and used to produce a printed table of maximum acceptable corrosion
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lengths for a given ·pipe diameter, and up to ten wall thicknesses of that diameter, was
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This Manual was approved by ASME and subsequently by the American National
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ASME CODE FOR PRESSURE PIPING, 831
OFFICEAS
R. E. Felgel, Chairman
L. E. Hayden, Jr., VIce Chairman
C. J. Gomez, Secretary
COMMITTEE PERSONNEL
P. A. Bourquln, Wolff & Munler lnternatlonal, Hawthorne, New York

A. J. Breugelmans, Lvndhurst, New Jersey
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J. D. Byers, Mobll Research & Development, Prlnceton, New Jersey
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J . J. Chappell, Anchor/ Darllng Valve Co., Williamsport, Pennsylvanla
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L. F. Clynch, CONOCb Mld-Continental Divlsion, Ponca Clty, Oklahoma
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P. C. DuPernell, Lancaster, New York
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R. E. Felgel, Hartford Steam Bollar lnspection and lnsurance Co., Hartford, Conneotlcut
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D. M . Flscher, Sargent & Lundy, Chicago, lllinols
P. D. Flenner, Consumers Power Co., Jackson, Mlchlgan
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P. H. Gardner, Hercules lnc., Wilmington, Delaw!lre
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R. W. Haupt, Pressure Plping Engrg Associates lnc., Foster Clty, California
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L. E. Hayden, Jr., Victaulic Company of America, Easton, Pennsylvanla
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R. R. Hoffmann, Federal Energy Aegulatory Commlssion, Washington, OC
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B. P. Holbrook, Rlley Stoker Corp., Worchester, Massachusetts
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H. M . Howarth, Trenton, New Jersey
W. B. McGehee, Sprlng, Texas
A. J. Shoup, Sr., Houston, Texas
G. W. Spohn, 111, Dlxie Constructora, Jnc., Gaffney, South Carolina
H. A. Sosnin, Jenklntown, Pennsylvania
D. H. Wade, Texas Utllities Electric Co., Dalias, Texas
831 .8 GAS TRANSMISSION ANO DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS SECTION

COMMITTEE
A. J. Shoup, Sr., Chairman, Houston, Texas

W. B. McGehee, Vice Chairman, Spring, Texas
C. J. Gomez, Secretary, ASME, New York, New York
W. C. Alexander, Shreveport, Louisiana
R. J . T. Appleby, Exxon Co., USA Thousand Oaks, .California
J. E. Beech, Texas Gas Transmission Corp., Owensboro, Kentucky
C. Boshuizen, T. D. Willlarnson lnc., Tulsa, Oklahoma
L. E. Brooks, Delta Gulf Corp., Shreveport, Louisiana
F. E. Buok, Grove Valva & Regulator Co., Oakland, California
J. S. Chln, ANA Pipeline Co., Detrolt, Michigan
W. L. Clayton, Entex lnc., Houston, Texas ·
P. J. Cory, Bowle, Maryland
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R. L. Dean, ConReg Associates, Bellaire, Texas

A. J. Del Buono, CMI-Princeton lnc., Princeton, Kentucky
P. W. Denning, Texas Gas Transmission Corp., Owensboro, Kentucky
M. J. Eppersori, Texaco lnc., Bellaire, Texas
J. J. Fallon, Jr., Public Service Electric & Gas Co., Newark, New Jersey
F. R. Fleet, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, Lombard, lllinois
M. A. Franci.s, LTV Steel Tubular Products Co., Youngstown, Ohio
. P. R. Goodholm, Visalia, California
J.-E. Hansford, Enron Gas Pipeline Operating Co., Houston, Texas
D. J. Hicks, Endeco Engineering Consultants, Tulsa, Oklahoma
D. T. Hlsey, ARCO Transportation Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska
M. C. Hocking, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Une, Houston, Texas
E. A. Jonas, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
J. J. Kieffer, Union Carbfde Corp., Tonawanda, New York
J. D. McNorgan, Southern California Gas Co., Los Angeles, California
A. l. Macdonald, Upland, California
R. E. Millar, Columbia Gas Systems Service Corp., Columbus, Ohio
R. A. Mueller, OXY USA lnc., Tulsa, Oklahoma
P. O. Mullens; Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartesville, Oklahoma
D. L. Price, Texas Eastern Gas Pipe Une Co., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
W. F. Quinn; El Paso Natural Gas Co., El Paso, Texas
A. T. Richardson, Tenneco Gas Transportation Co., Houston, Texas
C. G. Roberts, Willlams Brothers Engineering Co., Tulsa, Oklahoma
R. A. Schmidt, Ladish Co., Russelville, Arkansas
B. Taksa, Gulf lnterstate Engineering, Houston, Texas
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C. J. Tat eosian, Walnut Creek, California
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A, T. Tyler, Gulf lnterstate Engineering Co., Houston, Texas
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G. J. Wolf, Offjce of Pipeline Safety, U. S. Department of Transportation, Washington, District of
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R. A. Wolf,.Transok lnc., Tulsa, Oklahoma
J. M. Wood, Oklahoma Natural Gas Co., Tulsa, Oklahoma
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D. W. Wright, Sun Pipe Une Co., Tulsa, Oklahoma
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C. C. Wright, Jr., Paola, Kansas
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J. S. Zurcher, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Une Co., Houston, Texas
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D. M. Fischer, Chairman, Sargent & Lundy, Chlcago, lllinois

C. J . Gomez,Secretary, ASME, New York, New York
L. E. Hayden, Jr., Victaulic Company of America, Easton, Pennsylvania
R: R. Hoffmann, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, District of Columbia
H. A. Sosnin, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
831 FABRICATION ANO EXAMINATION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
P. D. Flenner, Chairman, Consumers Power Co., Jackson, Michigan

C. J. Gomez, Seeretary, ASME, New York, New York
P. C. DuPernell, Lancaster, New York
T. E. Estilow, Newark, Delaware ·
L. E. Hartsell, Fluor Daniel, Dalias, Texas
D. G. Hopkins, E 1duPont de Nemours & Co., Newark, Delaware
A. D. Nance, Evans, Georgia
R. l. Seals, Berkeley, California
H. A. Sosnin, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
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R. W. Haupt, Chairman, Pressure Piping Engrg Associates lnc., Foster Clty, California
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C. J . Gomez, Secretary, ASME, New York, New York ·

J. P. Breen, O'Donnell & Associates lnc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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A. C. Dzykewicz, Bristol, Rhode lsland

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J. A. Graziano, Farragut, Tennessee

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B. P. Holbrook, Riley Stoker Corp., Worcester, Massachusetts

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W. J. Koves, UOP lnc., Des Plalnes, lllinois

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P. L. U n, Fluor Englneers lnc., Ch!cago, llllno!s

T. Q. McCawley, Charlotte, North Carolina
E. Michalopoulos, Hartford Steam Boiler lnspection and lnsurance Co., Hartford, Connecticut
J. C. Minichlello, ABB lmpell Corp., Lincolnshire, lllinois
A. D. Nance, Evans, Georgia
T. W. Pickel, Jr., Martín Marietta Energy Systems lnc., Oak Rldge, Tennessee
E. C. Raed, Babcock & Wi!cox Co., Barberton, Oh!o
Q, N. Truong, Houston, Texas
G. E. Woods, Kfngwood, Texas
831 CONFERENCE GROUP

M. E. Bajandas, Department of Labor & Human Resources, Hato Ray, Puerto Rico
R. Beaucamp, Department of Labor, Lincoln, Nebraska ·
J. E. Brennan, Division of Boiler lnspection, Columbus, Ohio
W. E. Brown, State of Kansas, Shawnee Mission, Kansas
G. Bynog, Texas Department of Labor & Standards, Austin, Texas
R. Coomes, Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction, Frankfort, Kentucky
Z. C. Cordero, Michigan Department of Labor, Lanslng, Mlchigan
J. C. Cvar, Division of Boiler Safety, Dover, Delaware
A. W. Diamond, Department of Labour & Manpower, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
M. P. Fitzpatrick, Department of Labour & Human Resources, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
J. W. Greenawalt, Jr., Oklahoma Department of Labor, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G. Grodeck!, M!nistry of Consumar & Commercial Relations, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
R. D. Herman, Saskatchewan Labour, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
D. W. Johansen, Publlc Servlce Commission, Jefferson City, Missouri
A. Justin, State of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota
J. T. Little, industrial Commission of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona
W. T. Malloy, Washington Utillties & Transportation Commisslon, Olympia, Washington
R. G. Marini, New Hampshire Public Utillties Commission, Concord, New Hampshire
1. W. Mault, Labour & Manpower, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
A. W. Meiring, Department of Fire Preventlon & Building Safety, lndlanapolls, Indiana
E. E. Morgan, Bollar lnspection Section, Denver, Colorado
J. W. Morvant, Office of State Fire Marshal, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
R. F. Mullaney, Boiler & Pressure Vessel Safety Branch, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
W. A. Owen, North Dakota Public Service Commlssion, Bismarck, North Dakota
W. M. Picardo, Department of Consumar & Regulatory Affairs, Washington, District of Columbia
R. Sauve, Government of Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ·
P. Sher, Department of Public Utility Control, New Britain, Connecticut
H. E. Shutt, illinois Comnierce Commíssion, Springfield, lllinois
J. L. Smith, Alberta Department of Labour, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
R. L. Smith, Public Service Commission, Columbia, South Carolina
M. l. Snow, Jr., Department of Commerce and lnsurance, Nashville, Tennessee
E. L. Sparrow, Bureau of Pipeline Safety, Newark, New Jersey
D. Stursma, lowa State Commerce Commission, Des Moines, lowa
R. P. Sullivan, Department of Labor, Augusta, Maine
C. W. Thompson, Department of Labor, Little Rock, Arkansas
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R. W. Vindich, Department of Labor & lndustry, Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania

L. E. Waldrop, Public Service Commission, Montgomery, Alabama
C. H. Walters, Boller & Elevator Programs, Portland, Oregon
M. W. A. West, Department of Fisheries & Labour, Charlottetown, Prince Edward lsland, Canada
T. F. Wickham, Department of Labbr, Providence, Rhode lsland
R. A. Veo, Department of Labour and Manpower, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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8 31 NATIONAL INTEREST REVIEW GROUP
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American Boiler Manufacturers Association - R. J . Fletcher
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American lnstitate of Chemical Enginears - W. C. Carnell
American lron and Steellnstitute - J. R. Pegues
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American Petroleum lnstitute, Division of Refining - H. M. Howarth
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American Pipe Fitting Association - J. Thielsch
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American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers - H. R. Kornblum
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American Welding Soclety - H. A. Sosnin
Chemícal Manuf acturers Association - D. R. Frikken
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Compressed Gas Association - M. F. Melchioris
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Copper Development Association - A. Cohn
Ductile lron Pipe Research Association - T. F. Stroud
Edison Electric lnstitute - R. L. Williams
lnternational District Heating Association - G. Von Bargen
Manufacturers Standardization Society of t he Valve and Fittings lndustry - R. A. Schmidt
Mechanical Contractors Association of America - W. E. Maloney
National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - R. E. White
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners - D. W. Snyder
National Fire Protection Association - T. C. Lemoff
National Fluid Power Association - H. Anderson
Naval Sea Systems Command - T. W. Hull
Pipe Fabrication lnstitute - L. Katz
Slurry Transport Association - P. E. Snoek
Society of Ohio Safety Engíneers - J . M. Hollaran
Valva Manufacturers Association - R. A . Handschumacher
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CONTENTS
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Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Personnel ••••••••••• ••••• • ••• •••••••••• •••••• ••••••• 1 •••••••••••••• 1 ••••••••••••••••••• iv
Part 1 lntroduction ••••••••••••••••••• ' ••••••••••••• 1 •••••• 1 •••••••••••• 1

1.1 Scope .. .................. ................ ................... .. .. .. . 1
1.2 Litnitations .................. , .......... ... .. .......... ............ . 1
1.3 lnitial Development ............................ ........ ..... ... .. . 2
1.4 Methodology and Research Procedures ........................ . 2
1.5 How to Use the Manual .... ... ................... . ......... .... . 3
1.6 The Meaning of Acceptance ..... ....... ............... .... ....... . 5
1.7 Other Me~ns of Determining Safe Pipeline
Operating Pressure ........................................... . 5
1.8 Computer Programs ............................................. . 5
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Fig. 1-1 Parabolic Criteria for Classifying Corrosion
Defects According to Predicted Failure Stress 4
Fig. 1-2 Procedure for Analysis of Corroded Pipe
Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Part 2 Determination of Maximum Aflowable

Longitudinal Extent of Corrosion.. .. .. . . .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. 9
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Fig. 2-1 Corrosion Parameters U sed in A:nalysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fig. 2-2 Cutve for Determining the Value of B . .. .. . .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. . ... . 11
Part 3 Tables for Corros ion Limits . . ; ................. ............ :. .. 13
Tablas
Table 3-1 Values of L for Pipe Sizes ~ NPS 2
and < NPS 6............... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
and < NPS 10 . .. . . . . .. . ... ... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ... . . . . ......... 15
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.and < NPS 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
and < NPS 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
and < NPS 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table 3-6 Values of L ~or Pipe Sizes ~ NPS 24
and < NPS 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
and < NPS 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Table 3-8 Values of L for Pipe Sizes ;:;: NPS 36
and < NPS 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Table 3-9 Values of L for Pipe Sizes ;:;: NPS 42
and < NPS 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
· and < NPS 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
and < NPS 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
and < NPS 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Part 4 Evaluation of MAOP in Corroded Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

4.1 Computation of A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Appendices
Appendlx A BASIC Computer Program, CRVL.BAS, for
Determining Allowable Length L (Part 2) or
Alternative Maximum Allowable Operating
Pressure (Part 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendix B BASIC Computer Program, CRLGTHU.BAS,
Used in Generating Tables Like Those Which
Are Printed in Part 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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ASME B31G-1991 1.1-1.2
PART 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 SCOPE
The scope of this Manual includes all pipelines within the scope of the pipeline codes
that are part ofASMB B31 Code for Pressure Piping, i.e., ASME B31.4, Liquid Trans-
portation Systems for Hydrocarbons, Liquid Petroleum Gas, Anhydrous Ammonia, and
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This Manual is not applicable to new construction covered under the B31 Code Sec-
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tions. That is, it is not in tended that this Manual be used to establish acceptance standards
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for pipe that may have become corroded prior to or during fabrication and/or installation.
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This Manual is in tended solely for the purpose of providing guideline information for
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the designer/owner/operator. Thus, the specific use of this Manual is the responsibility
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1.2 LIMITATIONS
(a) This. Manual is limited to corrosion on weldable pipeline steels categorized as
carbon steels or high strength low alloy steels. Typical of these materials are those de-
scribed in ASTM A 53, A 106, and A 381, and API 5L. (The current API 5L includes
all Grades formerly in API 5LX and 5LS.)
(b) This Manual applies only to defects in the body of line pipe which have relatively
smooth contours and cause low stress concentration (e.g., electrolytic or galvanic corro-
sion, loss of wall thickness due to erosion).
(e) This procedure should not be. used to evaluate the remaining strength of corroded
girth or longitudinal welds or related heat affected zones, defects caused by mechanical
damage, such as gouges and grooves, and defects introduced during pipe or plate man-
ufacture, such as seams, laps, rolled ends, scabs, or slivers.
(d) The criteria for corroded pipe to remain in service presented in this Manual are
based only upon the ability of the pipe to maintain structural integrity under internal
pressure. lt should not be the sole criterion when the pipe is subject to significant sec-
ondary stresses (e.g., bending), particularly if the corrosion has a significant transverse
component.
(e) This procedure does not predict leaks or rupture failures.
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1.3 INITIAL DEVELOPMENT

In the late 1960s, a major Iong-lines gas transmission pipeline company in conjunction
with the Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio, began a research effort to
examine the fracture initiation behavior of various kinds of corrosion defects in line pipe.
This included detennining the relationship between the size of a defect and the level of
interna! pressure that would cause the defect to leak or rupture. The testing by the gas
pipeline company and Battelle demonstrated that there was indeed a possibility of de-
veloping methodology and procedures to analyze varying degrees of corrosion of existing
pipelines. From this, an operator could make a valid detennination as to whether the
pipelines could safely remain in service or should be repaired or replaced. As the aware-
ness of this research program grew, other transmission companies began to express con-
siderable interest.
Beginning in the early 1970s, the American Gas Association (AGA) Pipeline Research
Committee assumed responsibility for this activity and began developing methods for
predicting the pressure strength of line pipe containing various sizes óf corrosion defects.
The overall objective of these experiments was to examine the fracture initiation be-
havior of Yarious sizes of corrosion defects by determining the relationshi¡p betw~en the
size of a defect 81!d the level of interna! pressure that would ca-use a leak or rupture.
1.4 METHODOLOGY ANO RESEARCH PROCEDURES

The procedure contained in this Manual is based upon pressuring actual corroded pipe
to failure in an extensive series of full~size tests. Since there was pipe available that had
been removed from service and that had sustained corrosion damage, it. seemed more
logical to test these full-size, actual field specimens, either in place or in a large, full-
scale test cell, rather than base these guidelines upon purely laboratory tests using ma-
chined defects. Severa! hundred full-scale pipe tests were conducted on atl tYPes ·of
defects to establish general defect behavior. Mathematical expressions to calculate the
pressure strength of corroded pipe materials were developed on the basis of these ex-
tensive tests. These mathematical expressions, although semiempirical, were founded
upon well established principies of fracture mechanics. The basis principie of fracture
mechanics is that the resistance of the material to unstable fracturing in the presence of
a defect is related to the size of the defect and an inherent metal property called tough-
ness. The tougher the material, the larger the flaw that can be tolerated before failure
wlll occur. Also, the bigger the defect, the lower the pressure at which a leak or nipture
will occur. These two features may seem obvious, but they form the basis of fracture
mechanics in terms of determining the real strength of pipe containing defects. '
During 1970 and 1971, 47 pressure tests were conducted on several pipe sizes to
evaluate the effectiveness of the mathematical expressions in determining the strength
of corroded areas. The diameter of the pipe material examined ranged from 16 in.
through 30 in. and wall thickness varied from 0.312 in. through 0.375 in. The pipe ma-
terials have ranged in yield strength from about 25,000 psi for API 5L Grade A-25 to
about 52,000 psi for SLX Grade X-52.
The mathematical expressions developed from the earlier experiments have been mod-
ified based on later test results and now provide reliable estimates of the failure pressures
for corrosion defects over the range of materials covered in this study. The experiments
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on corroded pipe indicated that line pipe steels have adequate toughness and tbat tbe
toughness is not a ·significant factor. The failure of blunt corrosion flaws is controlled by
their size and the flow stress or yield stress of the material.
· Figure 1-1 shows the relationship between the full-size test failures and the criterion
for acceptance of corrosion pits in Iine pipe. The criterion is that they shall withstand ·a
presstire equal to a stress level of 100% of the specified mínimum yield stress (SMYS).
The Figure -is based on an assured parabolic profile of the corroded regions and presents
the maximum corrosion depth, divided by the pipe wall thickness, plotted against the
corrosion length, divided by the square root of the pipe radius times wall thickness. Each
of the data po1nts plotted represents one full-size pipe experiment on corroded pipe, and
the number next to the data point represents the stress at failure pressure expressed as
percent SMYS. There are only 3 data points (experiments) that failed at pressure levels
below 100% SMYS, indicating the lack of severity of corrosion defects in general (note
that all three would be rejected by this criterion). The solid line shown on the Figure is
the line that identifies failure pressures of less than 100% SMYS. There are a number
of data points that are below this Iine, but all of them represent failures above 100%
SMYS ..The fact that these are above 100% SMYS simply indicates that the criterion is
very conservative.
The acceptable region in the plot is the shaded regían below and to the left of the
. salid Iine. The Tables in Part 3 are based on corrosion depths and lengths determined
by this salid Une. Corrosion pits that have depths and lengths that fall above the curve
are not acceptable, in accordance with the criteria presented herein, and the operating
pressure either has to be reduced, or the corrosion pit removed or repaired.
1.5 HOW TO USE THE MANUAL

Part 2, Determination of Maximum Allowable Longitudinal Extent of Corrosion, sets
forth the equations for determining the severity of the corroded areas. lt tells the operator
how to measure the longitudinal extent and maximum depth of the corroded areas. One
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evaluating a corroded area. Therefore, Part 3, Tables for Corrosion Limits, evaluates Eq.
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simply by going to a table after measuring the longitudinal extent and maximum depth
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Locate the table appropriate for the pipe O.D. and wall thickness. Look down the left
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column and find the depth of corrosion that is equal to or the next number larger than
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the measured maximum depth of the corroded area. Read across to the column headed
by the wall thickness or next number lower than the pipe's nominal wall thickness to |
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· determine the maximum allowable longitudinal extent of the corroded area for the depth
of corrosion. If the measured longitudinal extent of the corroded area is equal to or less
than the maximum allowable longitudinal extent of the corroded area determined from
the Table, the pipe strength is suitable for the present MAOP 1 anci is capable of con-
taining a test pi:essure that will produce a stress of 100% SMYS of the pipe material.
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As used in this manual, the term MAOP shall represent maximum steady state operating pressure for pipelines
within the scope of ASME B31.4 and ASME B31.11 and maximum allowable operating pressure for pipelines
·within the scope of ASME B31.8.
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The tables produce results which may be more conservative than Eq. (2) of Part 2.
The table~ could show that the corroded area is unsuitable for the current MAOP, but
Eq. (2) máy show that it is. Therefore, it is possible for the corroded region to be rejected
by the tables, but found suitable by using Eq. (2).
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be possible to establish suitability by one of the methods mentioned in para. 1.7. Another
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Regardless of which alternative is chosen, in all cases where the corroded region is to
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be left in service, ·measures should be taken to arrest further corrosion. Such measures
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protection leveL
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Figure 1-2, Procedure for Analysis of Corroded Pipe Strength, shows the steps nec-
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essary to proceed through the evaluation of a corroded area on a pipeline in order to
determine if any corrective action is needed. The steps shown in the dashed boxes are
valid means ·of determining a safe operating pressure (or MAOP), but the procedures
for conducting these steps or the acceptance levels are not in this Manual.
1.6 THE MEANING OF ACCEPTANCE

(a) Any corroded region indicated as acceptable by the criteria of this Manual for
service at the established MAOP is capable of withstanding a hydrostatic pressure test
that will produce a stress of 100% of the pipe SMYS.
(b) Any corroded region indicated as acceptable for se1vice at a reduced MAOP is
capable of withstanding a hydrostatic pressure test at a ratio above the MAOP equal to
the ratio .of a 100% SMYS test to 72% SMYS operation (1.39:1). If a larger ratio is
desired, the reduced MAOP can be adjusted accordingly.
1.7 OTHER MEANS OF DETERMINING SAFE PIPELINE OPERATING PRESSURE

(a) · The operator can make a more rigorous analysis of the corroded area to determine
the remaining strength by performing a fracture mechanics analysis based upon estab-
lished principies and practices using the actual profile of the corroded region.
(b) The operator can reestablish the MAOP by a complete hydrostatic pressure test
that produces a mínimum stress of 100% SMYS, or establish a Iower MAOP based on
the pressure of a successful test conducted at a lower pressure.
(e) The procedures and acceptance criteria for conducting these alternative accept-
ance tests, either fracture mechanics analysis or hydrostatic tests, are not included in this
Manual.
1.8 COMPUTER PROGRAMS

Appendix A is a BASIC computer program, CRVL.BAS, developed by Mr. Richard
L. Seifert and is based on the equations in Parts 2 and 4. It can be used to expedite the
evaluation procedure. Severa! examples of the program output are shown.
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Greater . .
than 80%
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depth of corroded area
and compare to· nominal
10%
or less
wall thickness
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Between
10and 80%
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Mea su re
Length longitudinal Length
greater extent of the equal to or
than value r- corroded area ~ less than
from r- and compare to value from
appropriate the value from appropriate
tabla appropriate tabla
table Part 3
Part 2
compare MAOP
MAOP
to maximum
pressure P' - same or
smaller
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calculated
from equation
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MAOP
larger
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mechanics analysis
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FIG,1·2 PROCEDURE FOR ANALYSIS OF CORRODED PIPE STRENGTH
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Appendix Bis a BASIC computer program, CRLGTHU.BAS by Mr. Seifert, which is

an upgrade of CRLGTH.BAS, which was contained in the first printing of this Manual.
CRLGTH.BAS was used to produce sorne of the tables in Part 3. It required that the
BASIC program be modified slightly each time it was used. The new program
CRLGTHU.BAS does not require modification. It will produce a printed table of max-
imum acceptable corrosion lengths for a given pipe diameter, and up to ten wall thick-
nesses of that diameter. An example of a printed table by this program is included at
the_end. of Appendix B.
_ Both CRVL.BAS and CRLGTHU.BAS were written in BASIC for a specific computer/
printer combination and can be utilized by most state-of- the-art microprocessors. How-
ever, minor modifications may be necessary for use on other equipment or for other
purposes.
These computer programs are reproduced herein solely for the convenience of the
Manual user, &nd ASME and the auther make no claims as to their accuracy or effec-
tiv(mess.
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A.SME 831G-1991 Part 2
PART 2
DETERMINATION OF MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
LONGITUDINAL EXTENT OF CORROSION
The depth of a corrosion pit may be expressed as a percent of the nominal wall
thickness of the pipe by:
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80% of the nominal wall thickness of the pipe should not extend along the longitudinal
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axis of the pipe for a distance greater than that calculated from:
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L = 1.12BvTh (2)
(L may also be determined from Tables 3-1 through 3-12 in Part 3.)
where
L =maximum allowable longitudinal extent of the corroded area, in., collinear with
LM in Fig. 2-1
D = nominal outside diameter of the pipe, in.
B =a value which may be determined from the curve in Fig. 2-2 or from:
B -
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V( d/t
1.1 d/t - 0.15
)2- 1 (3)
except that B m ay not exceed the value 4. lf the corrosion depth is between 10%
and 17.5%, use B = 4.0 in Eq. (2).
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Longitudinal axis of pfpe
r-LM: Measured longitudinal extent of the

I/ corroded area
FIG. 2·1 CORROSION PARAMETERS USED IN ANALYSIS
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PART3
TABLES FOR CORROSION LIMITS
The tables in 'this Part are calculated from the equations in Part 2. They provide a
ready reference of maximum corrosion lengths for a spectrum of pipe diameters, wall
thicknesses, and pit depths. These Tables may be used to determine the maximum al-
·Iowable longitudinal extent of a contiguous area of corrosion as given in Part 2.
(a) The corroded area must be clean to bare metal. Care should be taken when clean-
ing corroded areas of a pressurized pipeline.
(b) Me·asure the maximum depth of the corroded area d and the longitudinal extent
of the corroded area as shown in Fig. 2-1.
(e) Determine the size (NPS) of the pipe and nominal wall thickness.
(d) Thrn to the page in the Table corresponding to the size (NPS) of the pipe.
(e) Locate the row showing a depth equal to the measured maximum depth of the
corroded area. If the exact measured value is not listed, choose the row showing the
NEXT GREATER DEPTH.
(f) Sean across to the column showing the wall thickness of the pipe. If the nominal
wall thickness is not Iisted) use the column for the NEXT THINNER WALL. The value
L found at the intersection of the wall thickness column and depth row is the maximum
allowable longitudinal extent of such a corroded area.
(g) The tables in Part 3 produce results which may be more conservative than those
obtained from the equations in Part 2. Therefore, the tables could show that a given
corroded area is unsuitable for the current MAOP, but the use of the equations in Part
2 may show that it is acceptable.
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TABLE 3-1 VALUES OF L FOR PIPE SIZES ~ NPS 2 ANO < NPS 6
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Deoth, Wall Thickness, t, in.
d, In. 0.083 0. 109 0.125 0.141 0. 154 0.172 0.188 0.218
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0.05 SIJ6 7116 9!1~ 11116 13!J~ 1 1%

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0.08 5116 Ya 7116 lfl 91J6 11116 13/16

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0.13 s¡l6 % 'h
0. 14 3/a 7116
0.15 5116. 7116
0.16 %
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TABLE 3-2 VALUES OF L FOR PIPE SIZES ¡;¡: NPS 6 AND < NPS 10
Depth, Wall Thickness, t, in.

d, in. 0.083 0.12S 0.1S6 0.188 0.203 0.219 0.2SO 0.312
0.010 35/1&
0.020 11fz 41fl6 49116 S
0.030 7fa 1% 3% S S3/1b S% Slf.
0.0 40 % 1'14 F/a 21Sfl& 3% 4% S% 6 7116
0.050 'lz ISfl& 1% 115fl6 2Sfl & 23!. 3% 67!.6
0.060 1fl6 n¡l• 1% P/16 1% 21fl6 2 11/16 4%
0.070 116
11 15fl6 15116 1 711& 1"/16 2 1/a 3%
0.080 •;,. ll/¡6 1 1/a 111. l'/" p¡. 2 11/16
0.090 1/z lf. 11/a 11/4 J9fl6 21!.
0.100 '11& "116 % 11/a 1% 2
0.1 10 9fl6 13fl6 'la 1 11· 1%
0.120 9¡16 3f. n¡l• 1Sf16 11/a 1%
0.130 116
11 31. % 11/16 17116
0.140 o o • •• % 116
11 l3fl6 ISII& 13fs
0.150 911& % lf. % 111.
0.160 •;16 "116 13116 p¡,.
0.170 5fe '1. 11/a
0.180 % 1'!.•
0.190 "116
0.200 % ISfl&
0.210 %
0 .220 · • . .r . ·. n¡l &
. 0.230 13fl6
0.240 3f.
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TABLE 3·3 VALUE~ OF L FOR PIPE SIZES ~ NPS 10 ANO < NPS 16
d, in. 0.156 0.219 0.250 0.307 0.344 0.365 0.438 0.500
0.020 su;,,
0,030 4 5/16 6% 73/a
0.040 27116 51Sf16 Pie 6lfo 8% 8%
0.050 Pie 3 112 41s¡,, 8 1/a 8% 8% 93/4 10%
0.060 Flt6 29/16 33/e 5'4 8% 8% 93/4 10%
0.070 P/16 2'/a 211fl6 4 1/e 5 112 65/a 9% 10%
0.080 11/ln 1 13116 2 1/4 35/¡6 43116 4% 8% 1Olfe
0.090 15/16 19!.6 115116 2 13/16 3lf1 J15f¡6 6% 93/a
0.100 ' 'A~ 17/16 P/c 27116 3 3 3/a 41Sfl6 6 15116
0.1 10 3/4 p¡,, 19/16 23/16 2% 21Sf¡6 4% 5%
0.120 ••;., 1lft6 1'!.6 2 2318 2% 3 11/14 4 13/t6
0.130 1 15116 11lll6 23116 2% 3S!J6 4'14
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0.250 1 y,, 13/t6 1'/t6 11Sj¡6
0.260 11fl6 1% l lfz Fle
0.270 11th 17116 ,.,,,
0.280 111!6 11¡'16 Pie
0.290 P/a 11 1116
0.300 ..... 15116 1%
0.310 1 1f4 19/16
0.320 .... . 1lfl6 1%
0.330 13A6 FA6
0.340 H~ 1%
0.350 ..... 11A6 1%
0.360 P/16
0.370 11/4
0.380 11fc
0.390 P/16
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Depth, Wall Thickness, 1, in.
d, in. 0.188 0.250 0.312 0.344 0.375 0.438 0.500 0.625
O.U20 7%
0.030 7% 8' 5116
0.040 4'/z 8's;,. 10 10 1/l 11
0.050 3 1116 6 10 10112 11 11% 12 11116
0.060 2% 4 1/a 77116 10 1/z 11 11% 12 11116
0.070 2 3 114 5 1/4 6% 81)116 11'/a 12 11116 14lf,.
0.080 PI• 2lf. 4 3116 S'la 6% 101116 12 11116 14Y,6
0.090 1 lf¡ 21/a 3'12 4 1/• 5'1•• 77116 11 7116 141116
0.100 1% 21/a 3'116 3% 4s¡,. 6 8'12 141/16
0.110 1 1/4 1'5116 231. 31/• 3% 5 1/n 6'/a 13%
0.120 1% 1% 2'h 2 1Sfl6 31/s 4 1h 5% 109!16
0.130 1 v•• 1% 2'1• 2 11/16 3 1116 4 5lf•• 8%
0.140 15/16 1 1h 2% 27/16 2n11& 3% 4% 77116
0.150 1fa P/s 1'Sflo 2 1/4 2% 31/a 4 1/4 69/16
0.160 P/16 1 13116 2 1/a 2 7116 3'1a 3% 5' 5Ao
0.170 P/16 111116 2 2'!. 21s¡,, 3% S%
0.160 114 1% 1% 2Va 2 11. 3% S
0.190 11116 1'12 11/4 2 2•¡,. 33116 4%
0.200 1 7116 111116 1 1Sf•• 27116 3 43/a
0.210 P/a 15fa 1'1116 2 5116 2% 4Va
0.220 ¡s¡,. 11h p¡. 2lt.. 2 11116 3%
0.230 11/4 F/1• 1"1•• ;;!'la 2•1•• 3 11116
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0.340. P/a 1 11/16 27/,.

0.350 1'116 1 11116 2%
0.360 1% 2Sfl6
0.370 1•!•• 2 1/4
0.380 11/z 2 11••
0.390 1 7/16 2'/s
0.400 . 1 7/,. 2 1116
0.410 2
0.420 115116
0.430 F/s
0.440 1'1.
0.450 11lt••
0.460 p¡.
0.470 111116
0.480 111116
0.490 1%
0.500 19/,.
0.510
17
Table 3-5
. ASME 831G 91
• 0759670 0082990 7
• ;
ASME 831G-1991
. TABLE 3-5 VALUES OF L FOR PIPE SIZES ;:.: NPS 20 ANO < NPS 24

d, in. 0.219 0.250 0.344 0.406 0.469 .0.500 0.562 0.625
0.030 9% 10
0.040 8 1116 10 1P/4
0.050 4% 6 11116 11% 123/ 4 13% 143116
0.060 39/16 4% 1 PI• 12% 13% 143116 15
0.070 2'1a 3 11116 79/16 12% 133/4 143116 15 . 15 13116
0.080 2ij'l6 3 1116 5% 8% 133/4 143116 15 15 13116
0.090 2lf16 2 11/16 4 3/4 6 13/16 103116 12 13/16 15 15 13116
0.100 115116 2% 4 1116 5 11116 715/16 91/z 141!a 15 13!16
0. 11 0 Jl/4 21/a 3% 4% 6% 7111i6 10% 15 1/z
0.120 1% 115116 3 1/4 45/16 53!4 69!16 8 11116 11%
0.130 1112 113116 3 3 15116 5 1116 53/• 77116 911116
. 0.140 Jl/a 111116 2 3/4 39/16 4% 5 116
3 69116 85116
0.150 1'1.! 19116 291t6 3%6 4 1116 43!4 5% 75116
0.160 131i6 1 7116 2% 31ft6 3 7/s · 43!s 5% 6%
0.170 111i6 ll/s 21J.t 2% 3% 41!16 4 15/16 611i6
0.180 1% 21fa 2 11116 3 /167 3 11613 4% 591i6
0.190 p¡,. 2 29fl6 3lfl6 39!.6 4Sfl6 53116
0.200 11/s 1% 2 7116 31116 3% 4 1116 4%
0.210 1 131i6 25116 2% 33/16 3% 49/16
0.220 1 111i6 23116 23k 3 1116 3% 45/16
0.230 1% 21!a 2% 2% 3 1/z 4 1/e
0.240 19!i6 2 2112 2% 35116 315116
0.250 o o t f ~ 1112 115/16 2 7116 2 11116 3 3116 33/4
0.260 17116 1% 2 5116 29/i6 3 1116 3%
0.270 P/s 1% 21!4 2 7116 2 15/16 3 7116
0.280 1 111i6 2 1/a 2% 2 1lfl6 35/16
0.290 1% 2 1116 21J.t 2 3/4 33116
0.300 . 191i6 2 231i6 2% 3 1/e
0.310 1112 115/16 21/e 291i6 3
0.320 F/16 1% 2'116 2 7116 2 7/a
0.330 113116 2 23/s 2 13116
0.340 PI• 1 15/i6 25116 23/4
0.350 111116 F/s 2 1/4 25/e
0.360 1% 113116 2 3/16 29116
0.370 1 9/16 PI• 21/s 2 112
0.380 1 11116 2 1/16 2 7/16
0.390 1% 2 2 3/a
0.400 Pli• 1 15116 2 5116
0.410 F/s 2 1/4
0.420 113116 2 3/1~
0.430 1% 2%
0.440 PA 211Í6
0.450 2
0.460 115116
0.470 115116
0.480 F/s
0.490 1 13/16
0.500 P/4
0.510
18
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ASME 831G-1991
. ASME 8316 91
• 0759670 0 082991 9
• Tabla 3-6
. Depth, Wall Thickness, t, in.

d, in. 0,250 0.312 0,375 0.438 0.469 0.500 0.562 0.625
0.030 11 ...· ..
0.040 11 12t/4 13 7ft6
0.050 751J& 12tf,¡ 13 71J6 14% 15 15th
0.060 51ft& 91ft6 13 7fl6 14tl2 15 151fz 167/t&
0.070 4 6 7fl6 1on;,6 14 fz 1
15 15 112 16 7fl6 173fs
0.080 3% 5 '/e 73/4 12 1h 15 15'12 16 7/16 17%
0.090 2 15ft6 4 5fl6 6% 91fe 1 PIJ6 14 167ft& 173fa
0.1 00 2% 33(.¡ sv. 734 '8 11/t& 1Olfe 15 711& 173fa
0.1 10 2% 3% 4% Gt;. 7 11. 8 7fu, 11% 16'SfJ6
0.1 20 21fe 31ft6 4 118 5'h 61f• 73ft6 9 1h 12%
0.130 2 21lfi& 3
3 f• 41S!J& 59A& 65ft& 8'18 10%
0.140 113/16 29116 3 7/16 4 711& 51116 5 11/t6 7 3fJ6 9'/a
0.150 111lí6 23fa 33fJ6 4 1fa 4% 51fl& 6 711& 8 1ft&
0.160 Pft& 21f4 3 31lft& 41f· 43f. 5% 7'1•
0.170 Wz 21/a 2U/I& 39ft6 4 47116 5111& 6%
0.180 Pfa 2 2% 3% 3 31. 4'/e 5t/a 61fa
0. 190 Pf16 Ffa 2 1h 3'!J& 3 112 3% 431. 5 1tA6
0.200 11f4 p¡. 2% 3 3 5/t& 3 11ft& 4 711& 5511&
0.210 1 1lfl& 2'1• 2% 33/t6 3112 4 3/t& S
0.220 ... .. . 19116 2% 2 11ft& 3 35ft& 4 41f.
0.230 1Yl 2 1/16 2 9fl& 2% 331t6 3t 3/t6 4%
0.240 • Fft& ttSf1& 2112 2'1• 3 1116 3% 45fl&
o.i5o 1% 23/a 2% 2 15/1& 3112 4 1/a
0.260 P/.1 2 1/4 2% 21)116 33/a 315/t&
0.270 111/t& 23ft& 2 7116 2111t6 3 3/t& 31lft6
0,280 .. ... 1% 21/a 2 5116 29/t& 3% 3%
0.290 19/16 2 21.4 2 1h 3 3 112
0.300 l'h 1 15fl6 2lfl& 2% 2% 3'/s
0.310 F/a 21fs 25/16 2 13/16 3'1•
0.320 1 /t&13
2 2% 2 1111& 33/16
0.330 ; .... p¡. 1 15116 2 31t6 2% 3'11&
. 0.340 ... .. 1 11611
1% 2 1fs 2 1h 3
0.350 1% 1tlj¡G 2tfi6 2'l'l6 2%
0.360 Pf. 2 23/a 2 13ft&
0.370 1 11116 1 ISfl6 2 5ft& 23/4
0.380 1% 21f4 2%
0.390 1 13fl6 21/t6 29fl6
0.400 p;. 2 1/a 2'12
0.410 21ft& 2 7/16
0.420 2 23/a
0.430 1' 51t6 25ft&
0.440 F/a 2%
0.450 2lft6
0.460 21fa
0.470 2 1/e
0.480 2 1116
0.490 ••• • f 2
0.500 1 15/t&
0.510
--
19
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Tabla 3-7 ASME 8316:.. ~91 • 0759670 00 829 9 2 o ASME B31G-1991
TABLE 3-7 VALUES OF L FOR PIPE SIZES ""' N PS 30 ANO < NPS36

d, in. 0.250 0.312 0.375 0.438 0.500 0.625 0.688
0.030 12'1.
0.040 12'14 13 11116 15
0.050 81116 13 11116 15 16 1/4 17%
0.060 5 1'116 10Ya 15 16 1/4 17%
0.070 4'12 71/16 12 1/a 16t;. 171/a 19% 20%
0.080 31~ 5"1o6 8"1o6 14 17% 19% 20%
. 0.090 3'1. 4 1lfo6 61Sfl6 l01/16 15 11/i• 19% 20lfe
0.100 215/16 4'116 5% 81116 11% 19% 20%
0.110 2% 3% 51116 7 9'í'l6 l8 15/1• 20%
0.120 2% 3% 4% 6'1a 8 1fo6 147116 20%
0.130 21116 3% 4 1116 5 112 71fl6 1 F/a 15 11116
0.140 21fo6 2% 3% 5 6% 101116 131fo6
0.150 1% 2"1o6 39116 4% 5 11116 9 11 '1.
0.160 1% 2 1/z 35116 4 1/4 5Sfl6 81fo6 g1s¡16
0.170 1"lo6 2'/a 3 1/a 4 41Sfl6 71Já 9
0.180 19116 2 1/16 21Sfl6 3% 4% 61lfl6 81f>6
0.190 1 7116 2 1116 2lf. 391>6 4% 6% 79/16
0.200 P/a 2 2% 3'1s 4 1/a S1Sfl6 71116
0.210 1~~ 21/, 31116 315/16 5% 6%
0.220 1°116 2% 3 31/4 ss¡¡. 6%
0.230 l"m 2'!.1 2 7/a 39/16 51JI6 SIS/j6
0.240 1~á 21116 2% 31fe 41lfl6 5%
0.250 21fo6 2% 3 1/4 4% 53/a
0.260 2 29/16 3 1/a 47116 5 1/a
0.270 115/16 27116 3 411. 4 15/16
0.280 1'1116 2% 2'/a 411J6 4lf.
0.290 1% 2 1/4 21lfl6 311/16 4911 ~
0.300 111116 2 1116 2"m 31lfl6 4 1/a
0.310 2 1/a 2% 3 11/16 4 1/4
0.320 2 2'1> 39116 4 1/a
0.330 11Sfl6 27/16 37116 4
0.340 1% 2% 3Sfl6 37/a
0.350 lll/16 2'1• 3'1. 3lJ.
0.360 21116 3 1/a 3%
0.370 2 1/a 31fo6 391i6
0.380 2 1/16 2 15116 37116
0.390 2 2% 3%
0.400 11s¡, 6 21lfl6 31/4
0.410 21/4 31/16
0.420 2 11116 31/a
0.430 29116 3
0.440 2 1h 2"11<
0.450 2'1o6 2'1a
0.460 2% 2 11116
0.470 25116 211.
0.480 2s/16 2 11116
0.490 2'1• 2%
0.500 21116 2'116
0.510 2 112
0.520 27116·
0.530 21/a
0.540 251i6
0.550 2Sfl6
0.560
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2()
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. ASME 831G 91 . . 0759670 0 0 82993 2 . .
ASME B31G-1991 ' Tabla 3-8

d, In. 0.250 0.261 0.312 0.375 0.406 0.469 0.562 0.688
0.030 13'1•• 14 1!.

0.040 13'116 14'1· 15 16'1••
0.050 9 13'1s 15 16'1•• 17'1• 18'1••
0.060 6% 6'1. 11'/a 16'1•• 17'1• 18'1•• 20'1•
0.070 4""• 6\1•• "13'1. 17% ll:FI,. 20'1•
0.060 6'/.o 9'h 11 '16 18'1•• 2011\! 22'1••
0.090 5'1• 7% 9'1•• 13"1•• 20'1. 22'1••
0.100 6'1,. 7Ya 10V. 18''1.. 22'1••
0.110 4 1/s 5% 6•¡,. 8'1• 14% 22V,.
0.120 3\', s•;,. 5 1 'tu, 7"1•· 11 '1. 22'1•·
---
0,130 27116 2% 3'1.· 4•1•• 5 'h 6''1•• 9'V•• 17'1••
|
|
0.140 2'14 2"1•• 3'!• 4'/a 4 1 VIh 6'1•• 8'1. 14Vo•
|
0.150 2 1116 2'h 2'11•• 3''~•• 4'1•• 5"1·· 7'1• 12Y...
||||
0.160 115/,. 2;/,. 2\', 3% 4'1• 5'1• 7'1,. 10"1,.
|
2'1•• 3'1,.
|||| ||
0.170 11ll,. 2'1'•• 3:¡. 4'1\! 6% 9''1··
0.180 11
1 116 2 1116 2'1•• 3% 6'1•• 9
|
0.190 1% 1111•• 2Y,. 3'1•• 5''1.. 8'~••
| ||
o·.2oo 1 11z 1 1 v•• 2'1•• 3 114 5'1.. 7'1.
|
|
0.210 IV. 2'1.. 3'1• 5Y•• 7'h
| | |
0.220 1% 1''1•• 2''1•• 4'1o 6'1•
|
0.230 2'1> 2 111u. 3'/, 4 11/lh
--
0.240 2'1• 2 11/u, 3Y. 4'1..
0.250 2'1• 2"1•• 3% 4 11.
1
0.260 2'1•• 2 11 3'1• 4'1•
0.270 2'1•• 2'1. 3 3 1Vu.
0.280 2 sv••
0.290 l 'V,. S
0,300 Flo 2'/o 2 11/u, 4''1...
. 0.310 2 4 111••
0.320 4'1,
0.330 4V.
0.340 4 114
0.350 ) 4'ti!
0.360 2'"•· 4
0.370 2 '\1,_ 3'1.
0.380 2 y, 3'1.
0.390 2 111•• 3"1,.
0.400 2•1,. 3'~••
0..410 2'1, 3'11
0.420 2'1u. 3\la
0.430 3'1,.
0.440 3'1,
0.450 J'ts
0.460 3't,.
0.470 3
0.460 2''1••
0.490
0.500 2'Y'"'
0.510 2'1•
0.520 2"1•·
0.530 2%
0.540 ·
0.550
0.560
21
ASME 8316 9 1 . . 075967 0 00 8 2 994 4 . .
Tabla 3-9 ASME B31G-1991
Depth, Wall Thíckness, t, in.

d,ln. 0.344 0.406 0.438 0.469 0.500 0.562 0.625 0.688 0.750
0.030
0 .040 17
0.050 17 193116
0.060 17 19lf16
0.070 1OIS!i6 193116
0.080 85f16 12% 16 9116 19% 20lf2 2Pf~ 22 15116 241116 25%
0.090 6 7fa
9% 12 1116 14 13fl6 1891!6 2Pf. 22 15/,6 24Yif, 2stm
0.100 5 15f16 8 311& 9% 11 1f2 13% 20'116 22 15/16 24111& 2 5%
0.110 5~ 71f16 8~ 99!i6 11'1& 153fa 22 7116 241A6 25Ya
0.120 4 11A6 6 5f16 7 1f4 8 5116 91h 129fl6 171fJ6 24 1A& 251fa
0.130 45fl6 5 11fl6 6'12 73,4¡ 8% 10% 14 18% 25 1fs
0.140 4 53fl6 5 151i6 6111Í6 7 1/2 9th 12Vi6 15'116 2Q1,~
0.150 3 11ft& 4 13ft& 5 7fl6 6% 1) 13/t6 ath 10% 13Sfl6 16 13ft6
0.160 3 7/16 4 7ft& 5Yt6 5% 6 5/i& 3
7 f~ 9 91Í6 1 FYI6 149ft6
0.170 31f4 4 311& 4 11116 5 1/4 Slfa 7 3ft6 8lf.s 10% 12%
0.180 1
3 A6 3 fl615
4 7ft6 1
4 Sf16 6ttft6 8 tflr, 9 1 Yss 11%
0.190 2% 3 1tli6 3
4 116 4 11ft& 61/.¡ 7 th 9 totvl6
0.200 2% 3112 3 15ft& 4 7/ 16 5% 71ft& 83/a 9%

0.2 10 2 9ft6 3% 33/4 4 3/16 59116 6% 77/a 93/16
0.220 2 7116 331!6 39/t6 4 s•A6 6 51Í6 73/a 8%
0.230 23fs 3 111& 3131J6 4lfl6 5 1A6 6 7 8 1/a
0.240 2 1/4 2 15/t& 3% 4 4 13/16 5 11116 611fl6 7lf1
0.250 21fa 2Uft6 3 tf2 3% 4% 5 7fl6 63fa 73/e
0.260 21ft& 211116 3% 31lft6 47116 5.1/4 61116 7
0.270 1 15ft6 2 9!.6 3 3116 39/t& 4'1. 5 51)116 6llf16
0.280 2 13116 31fa 3 7fl6 41fa 4 13116
0.290 2t1fl6 3 iW16 3 15/16 4%
0.300 2 9116 2% 33ft6 3 13116 4%
0.310 2% 2 f• 3 3 1116 3 11f16 4 5ft6
0.320 23fa 2 11611
2 15/i6 3'116 4 3116
0.330 2 9fl6 2% 4 1!i6 4 11116 53/e
0.340 2% 2 3/4 3 15/ 16 4 9116 5%
0.350 2 7116 2 11ft& 3131. 6 4 7116 5 1116
0.360 2'fl6 2% 3 11116 45116 4 15/16
0.370 2'f• 2 12 1 3% 4 3/16 43,4
0.380 2 15f16 4 11i6 4%

0.390 2 7/a 315116 4 tf2
0.400 2t 3/16 3'/e 4 7116

0.410 2% 3% 4 5116
0.420 2% 3 11fl6 4 3116
0.430 31fl6 3 91.6 41ft6
0.440 3 •3 1h 4
0.450 215116 3 3h . 37fa
0.460 2 11116 3 5/i6 3 13116
0.470 2lf4 3% 33f.
0.480 3 3116
0.490 3 1/a
0.500 ... '•. 3
Q.510 21Sf16
0.520 2%
22
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ASME 831G 91 . . 0759670 00 8 2995 b . .
ASME B31G-1991 Tabla 3-9
TABLE 3·9 VALUES OF L FOR PIPE SIZES ;;:o NPS 42 ANO < NPS 48
Wall Thickness, t, in. Depth,

0.812 0.875 0.938 1.000 1.062 1.125 1.188 1.250 d, in.
O.o30
0.040
0.050
0.060
0.070
0.080
26'116 2731!6 0.090
263116 27lfl6 281fs 0.100
263fl6 273/16 28 Vs 0.1 10
261/16 273/16 281/s 31% 0.120
261116 2711t6 28Vs 291116 29 1
5JI6
13
30 /16 3 1% 327116 0.130
263116 27 3116 28Ve 291il6 29 15116 301lfi6 31% 327116 0. 140
2PI• 271116 28% 291116 29 15/ 16 30 13116 31% 32 7116 0. 150
1811t6 23%6 28lfa 291ft• 29 15/ t 6 3013/16 31% 327/16 0.160
151A 199116 2411/16 29'1t6 2915/16 3011fi6 31% 32 7116 0.170
14 17 2015/16 261/4 2915/t6 30 13/t6 31 s;. 3271!6 0.180
11
12 1!6 151fs '18'14 22V. 27% 3013/t6 31% 32 7116 0.190
11% 13 11/16 16'14 197116 23 1h 29 1116 31% 327116 0.200 '
103/4 129116 1.43/4 17% 209/t6 24 13/t6 307116 32 71t6 0.2 10
10 . 11% i 39/16 15% 187ft6 21llft6 26 1/s 3PI. 0.220
9 7/t6 10% 129/t6 14% 16 1/4 1991t6 23 27 5f t6 0.230
8% 10 1A 1P/. 13 7116 15 7/16 17llf16 2011116 24'/s 0.240
87/t6 gn¡l6 11 Vt6 1291t6 145/t6 16% 18 13/t6 2Pt. 0.250
8 9 3/t6 10 7/t6 11 13116 133/s 151/4 173/s 19 131l6 0.260
711J16 81/4 9% 1 Pit6 12% 14'1. 161/s 185 1•• 0.270
7% 85/t6 10% 11 15
/ 16 13 116
7
15'/s 17 0.280
7'/16 8 101/s 115ft6 12 11116 14 1.4 1 s•s;,. 0.290
613ft6 711/16 911ft6 10 13/t6 12'1t. 13Vz 15 1116 0.300
69fl6 73/s 9'14 10 5
/•• 11'12 121lfi6 14'14 0.310
65/16 7% 8 8•s;,. g•s~¡6 11 12'1• 1391t6 0.320
11
6Vs 6% 7 ft• 10 9116 11"1t6 12'5116 0.330
515/16 6 11116 7 7/ t 6 10 3/t6 11 1
/4 12% 0.340
5% 6 7116 73/t6 gn;,. 10 1lf•• 11% 0.350
--
5 9/t6 . 6'1. 7 9 7/ t6 1071t6 11 7/t6 0.360

|
5% 63/4 9'1& 1011t6 11 0.370

| | |
(?'116
1
69/16 75116 8 /tb 8% 10% 0.380
|
|
6% 7 1/t6 713/t6 89/16 105 1•• 0.390

| ||
6 1/4 6% 7% 8% 10 0.400
|
6 1116 6111t6 7% 8% 911ft6 0.410

|||| ||
515116 6911• 73/t6 7% 9% 0.420

|
||||
531t6 63/s 7 7 11116 9 1/s 0.430

1
5 1/t6 6 6 13/t6 7'/z 8% 0.440
|
/4
|
41s¡,. 6 1116 6 11/16 75/t6 8 11/t6 0.450

|
---
4131t6 5ts;,. 61/z 7Vs 87116 0.460

43/4 5tlft6. 63/s 7 8'1· 0.470
4 1fs 51/s 5 11ft• 61lJ1 ~ 7 7116 8 1/t6 0.480
4 S'lt• 59116 6 11/ t6 7 1/4 7% 0.490
315116 .415116 5 7/ t6 691t6 7% 711116 0.500
3% 4 13/16 5S/t6 6% 6•s;,. 791i6 0.5 10
31/4 4 3/. 5'14 6'1. 6'lf•• 71/s 0 .520
(table continues)
· ASME B31G 91
• 0759670 0082996 8
•
Table 3·9 ASMe a:H0-1991
TABLE ~-9 VALUES OF L FOR PIPÉ SIZ~S ;;.: NPS 42 ANO < NPS 48 (CONT'D)
Depth, Wall Thickness, t, In.

d, In. 0.344 0.406 0.438 0.469 0.500 0.562 0.625 0.688 0.750
0.530 1 ••• o 2 13/16 31!4

0.540 2 3/• 33116
0.550 2 11/16 3%
0.560 3 1116
0.570 3
0.580 2 15/16
0.590 ... ' . 2'/a
0.600 .... ' . 2'%,.
0.610
0.620 .. . •. •
0.630
0.640 .....
0.650 ... '.
0.660 o' o lo
0.670 . .' . ~ . ....

'
0.680
0.690
'' .. '
0.700
0.710 ' .. ~ .
0.720
0.730 ..... .
0.740
0.750 1' • • t ' ... '
0.760
0.770 .. ...
0.780
0.790 ... . ;;
0.800
0.810
0.820 • • • • f
0.830 .. .. \
0.840
0.850 ~ .. .. ; ....
0.860
0.870 .....
0.880 t. 1 .'
0.890
0.900
0.910
0.920
... .. .. ..
.....
"
0.930
0.940
0.950
0.960 ... ' ..
0.970
0.980
0.990
1.000
1.010
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ASME .B31G·1991 .. ·· ... ·,-,

Manual .for D~termining • o • o • •

the Remaining Strength .·

:. :·:· . -': ... ··.: .·.

AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

Date of lssuance: June 27, 1991

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(This Foreword is nota part of ASME B31G-1991.)

It is recognized by pipeline companies that sorne sections of high pressure pipelines,

the Strength of C01roded Areas in Line Pipe, July 10, 1971.

includes a number of clarifications and corrections. The computer program presented in

Standards Institute on May 20, 1991.

ASME CODE FOR PRESSURE PIPING, 831

P. A. Bourquln, Wolff & Munler lnternatlonal, Hawthorne, New York

831 .8 GAS TRANSMISSION ANO DISTRIBUTION PIPING SYSTEMS SECTION

A. J. Shoup, Sr., Chairman, Houston, Texas

R. L. Dean, ConReg Associates, Bellaire, Texas

D. M. Fischer, Chairman, Sargent & Lundy, Chlcago, lllinois

831 FABRICATION ANO EXAMINATION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

P. D. Flenner, Chairman, Consumers Power Co., Jackson, Michigan

B31 MECHANICAL DESIGN COMMITTEE

C. J . Gomez, Secretary, ASME, New York, New York ·

A. C. Dzykewicz, Bristol, Rhode lsland

J. A. Graziano, Farragut, Tennessee

B. P. Holbrook, Riley Stoker Corp., Worcester, Massachusetts

W. J. Koves, UOP lnc., Des Plalnes, lllinois

P. L. U n, Fluor Englneers lnc., Ch!cago, llllno!s

831 CONFERENCE GROUP

R. W. Vindich, Department of Labor & lndustry, Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania

Part 1 lntroduction ••••••••••••••••••• ' ••••••••••••• 1 •••••• 1 •••••••••••• 1

Part 2 Determination of Maximum Aflowable

Part 3 Tables for Corros ion Limits . . ; ................. ............ :. .. 13

Table 3-3 Values of L for Pipe Sizes ~ NPS 10

Part 4 Evaluation of MAOP in Corroded Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

ASME B31G-1991 1.1-1.2

1.3-1.4 ASME B31G-1991

1.3 INITIAL DEVELOPMENT

1.4 METHODOLOGY ANO RESEARCH PROCEDURES

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ASME B31G-1991 1.4-1.5

1.5 HOW TO USE THE MANUAL

FrG. 1-1 PARABOLIC CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFYING CORROSION DEFECTS 0......

ACCORDING TO PREDICTED FAILURE STRESS co

ASME B31G-1991 1.5-1.8

1.6 THE MEANING OF ACCEPTANCE

1.7 OTHER MEANS OF DETERMINING SAFE PIPELINE OPERATING PRESSURE

1.8 COMPUTER PROGRAMS

Fig. 1-2 ASME B31G-1991

FIG,1·2 PROCEDURE FOR ANALYSIS OF CORRODED PIPE STRENGTH

ASME B31G·1991 1.8

Appendix Bis a BASIC computer program, CRLGTHU.BAS by Mr. Seifert, which is

A.SME 831G-1991 Part 2

% pit depth = 1OOd/t (1)

concurrent external loads shall not be included in the calculations.

Fig. 2-1 ASME B31G-1991

Longitudinal axis of pfpe

r-LM: Measured longitudinal extent of the

FIG. 2·1 CORROSION PARAMETERS USED IN ANALYSIS

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ASME B31 G-1991 Fig. 2-2