BS 8010-2.8:1992

Committees responsible
Foreword
Code of practice
Section 1. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 References
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Units
1.5 Application
1.6 Pipeline and plant area demarcations
1.7 Safety
1.8 Environmental protection
1.9 Quality assurance
1.10 Statutory requirements
1.11 Documentation
1.12 Abandonment
1.13 Pipeline design flowchart
Section 2. Design
2.1 Safety considerations
2.2 Categorization of substances
2.3 Safety evaluation
2.4 Classification of location
2.5 Selection of design factor
2.6 General design considerations
2.7 Design conditions
2.8 Design criteria
2.9 Pressure, thermal and other stress criteria
2.10 Limits of calculated stress
2.11 Corrosion allowance
2.12 Fatigue life
2.13 Thermal insulation
2.14 Supports and anchors
Section 3. Materials
3.1 General requirements, materials and dimensional
      standards
3.2 Limitations on materials
3.3 Pipe
3.4 Pipe without full certification
3.5 Pipe fittings, components and bends
3.6 Quality assurance
Section 4. Corrosion protection
4.1 General
4.2 External corrosion
4.3 Internal corrosion
4.4 Cathodic protection
Section 5. Terminals and intermediate stations
5.1 General
5.2 Location
5.3 Hazardous area classification
5.4 Piping
5.5 Vibration resonance and noise
5.6 Heating and cooling stations
5.7 Interface detection
5.8 Safety systems
Section 6. Construction
6.1 General
6.2 Construction supervision
6.3 Safety
6.4 Setting out and surveying for bends
6.5 Handling and storage of pipe
6.6 Pipe stringing, field bending and swabbing
6.7 Pipe inspection
6.8 Welding
6.9 Joint wrapping and trench excavation
6.10 Coating inspection and holiday detection
6.11 Lowering
6.12 Backfilling and reinstatement
6.13 Coating survey following construction
6.14 Crossings
6.15 Cleaning and gauging
6.16 Tie-in welds
6.17 Pups
Section 7. Quality assurance
7.1 General
7.2 Basic terms
7.3 Design quality assurance
7.4 Materials quality assurance
7.5 Construction quality assurance
7.6 Records and document control
Section 8. Pressure testing
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Safety precautions
8.3 Test equipment
8.4 Test pressure
8.5 Test procedure
8.6 Test acceptance criteria
8.7 High level testing
8.8 Disposal of test water
8.9 Repairs to test failures
8.10 Tie-in welds
8.11 Pre-testing of crossings
8.12 Testing of fabricated components
8.13 Test records
Section 9. Commissioning
9.1 General
9.2 Precommissioning
9.3 Cleaning
9.4 Commissioning
9.5 Deferred commissioning
9.6 Communications
9.7 Handover procedures
Tables
1 Pipeline design flowchart
2 Substance factors
3 Pipe specified minimum yield strength (Sy)
4 Factors for hoop stress variations
5 Standards for materials
Figures
1 Extent of pipeline systems for conveying oil and
      gas which are covered by this Section
2 Minimum distance from normally occupied buildings
      for methane (a category D substance)
3 Pressure definitions
4 Measurement of air content
5 Effect of temperature on pressure
List of references

Gives advice on the construction, installation and design of steel pipelines on land for gas, oil and toxic fluids. Not meant to duplicate or replace mechanical, hydraulic or structural design manuals. Coverage includes materials, corrosion protection, terminals and intermediate stations, quality assurance, pressure testing and commissioning. Also includes tables and diagrams.