CHAPTER V

1 434.2.2 Repair during new construction

2 434.5(b)(3) Notches or laminations on pipe ends shall be removed as cylinder, and rebeveled
434.5(b)(4) Distorted or flattened lengths shall be discarded
Dent (scratch, gouge, groove, or arc burn) shall be removed by cutting out the
434.5(b)(5)
damaged portion of the pipe as a cylinder
All dents which affect the curvature of the pipe at the seam or at any girth weld shall
434.5(b)(6)
be removed as in para. 434.5(b)(5)
434.5(b)(7) Buckled pipe shall be replaced as a cylinder
3 434.6(a) Depth of ditching
434.6(c) Minimum clearance for underground structure intersecting the ditch route
434.6(d) Ditching operations shall follow good pipeline practice and safety consideration
4 434.7 Limitation of bends, miters, and elbows
5 434.8.2(b)(1) Weld metal (filler metal) strength ≥ SMTS of base metal
434.8.2(b)(2) Weld metal (filler metal) strength ≥ SMTS of weaker base metal
6 434.8.3(a) Reference for welder & welding qualification
434.8.3(b)(1) Standard Welding Procedures (SWPSs)
434.8.3(b)(2) WPS Qualification by others
7 434.8.5(a)(1) Required inspection for welding: Visual, and NDT or DT
434.8.5(a)(2) 100% of weld visual inspection
434.8.5(a)(3) - Min. 10% girth welds and 10% of other welds shall be randomly RT
- Nonvolumetric (PT or MT) may be used for the rest of the welds
- Min. 90% welds shall be inspected on inacessible area mentioned in this para.
8 434.8.5(b) Inspection Methods and Acceptance Standards for Visual, RT, NDT, and DT
9 434.8.6(a) Butt welds of equal thickness
Butt welds of unequal thickness, by taper or prefabricated nipple
434.8.6(b) Fillet welds
10 434.8.7(a) How to repair Arc Burns
434.8.7(b) Reference for repair or removal of weld defects
434.8.7(c) Reference for repair or removal of pipe defects
11 434.8.8 How to control preheat and interpass temperature
12 434.8.9 Stress Relieve shall be done when tew > 32mm
May NOT be done when 32mm < tew < 38mm, and Preheat Temp. > 200° C
13 434.13 Crossing: water, overhead structure, bridge attachments, railroad and highway
434.13.1 The use of concrete jacketing or river weights in underwater construction
434.13.5 Precautions when directionally drilled crossing is selected
14 434.14 Considerations following inland coastal water construction
15 434.15.1(a) The importance of installing block and isolating valves
434.15.1(b) Recommended location to install valves and the operating device
434.15.1(c) The needed of marking/spotting the submerged valves by survey techniques
434.15.2 Recommended location to install mainline valves
434.15.2 Recommended location to install valves near pump station and tank farms
16 434.16 - Connections to main lines shall be in accordance with 404.3.1
- Connections to coated lines shall be in accordance with 461.1.2(h)
17 434.17 The construction and pressure test of scraper traps
18 434.18 Line marker of buried pipeline whenever possible
19 434.19 Corrosion control is prescribed in Chapter VIII
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434.5, 434.8, 461.1.2 Repair
Damage, Defect

434.5(b)(5)

Table 434.6(a) Ditching, Trenching

461.1.1(c) Ditch clearance
API RP 1102
406.2 Bends, miters, elbows
Welding, Filler metal
Dissimilar SMTS
API 1104, ASME IX Welder, WPS
Appendix E of ASME IX SWPS
Existing Previously Qualified is acceptable provided that it is approved by owner

Visual, NDT, DT
Visual 100%
Radiography, RT
Penetrant, PT, Magnetic, MT
Inacessible area
API 1104; Appendix A Acceptance standard
Fig. 434.8.6(a)-(1)
Fig. 434.8.6(a)-(2)
Fig. 434.8.6(b)
451.6
API 1104
434.5(b)
Preheat and interpass temp.
ASME B31.3, and Stress relieve, PWHT
ASME VIII Div.1 or 2
Special crossing

AGA PR-227-9424 HDD, Directional Drilling

 Block valve
Isolating valve

Mainline valve

404.3.1 Branch connection

461.1.2(h) Branch connection - coated
435, 437.4 Scraper trap
API RP 1109 Line marker
Chapter VIII Corrosion control
is approved by owner