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This wiki has been established to assist users of AS 2885 in understanding the Standard. AS 2885 is the Australian Standard for Pipelines - Gas & Liquid Petroleum. It is supported by the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) and the Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre (FFCRC), with the agreement of Standards Australia.
If you are an Australian pipeline engineer, or other user of AS 2885, we hope find this wiki useful and interesting. If not, you won't find much of interest here; you should go and spend your time on some other website.
The initial content is being contributed by people who were involved in recent revisions of Parts 0, 1 and 6 of AS 2885. Similar information from Parts 2, 3 and 5 will soon also be included.
CURRENT STATUS OF ME-038 STANDARDS
AS2885-INFO.blog (companion blog, worth signing up if you have a continuing interest in AS 2885)
Article: Asking Questions is the Easy Way to Learn
Article: Unplanned Outcomes, Stories, and the Intent of our Standard
THE AS 2885 SUITE OF STANDARDS
- AS 2885.0 General Requirements
- AS/NZS 2885.1 Design and Construction
- AS/NZS 2885.2 Welding
- AS 2885.3 Operations and Maintenance
- AS/NZS 2885.4 Subsea
- AS/NZS 2885.5 Pressure Testing
- AS/NZS 2885.6 Pipeline Safety Management
The ME-038 Committee Portfolio also includes
- AS 3862 Fusion bond epoxy coating for steel pipe
- AS 4822 Field joint coating
Revisions to Standards - General information on the process of Standards revisions according to ME-038 Committee
General / Admin - For general Q&A about the overall AS2885 Suite:
Software - For information about software to support pipeline design, construction and operations.
TOPIC PAGES
General Topics - Mostly Part 0
Design Topics - Mostly Part 1
- Pipeline vs Piping
- Wall Thickness
- Fracture Control
- Damage Resistance
- Pipeline Assemblies
- Fatigue
- Critical Defect Length (CDL)
- Pipe Material - non-steel
- Transient Pressures
- Isolation Plan
- External Loads - general
- Road Crossings
- Pipeline Parallel under Road Pavements
- Trenchless Crossings (HDD)
- 0.8 Design Factor
- Acoustically or Flow Induced Vibration (AIV/FIV)
- Induced voltages
- Station design
Welding Topics - Mostly Part 2
- Pressure testing of in-service welded fittings
- Toughness testing of pipe-to-valve welds
- Defect acceptance for older pipelines
- Anomalies near welds
- NDT for HACC
- Use of alternative Standards
Pipeline Safety Topics - Mostly Part 6
- "SMS" vs "Risk Assessment"
- AS2885 SMS Risk Matrix
- Location Classification
- Secondary Location Classes
- Change in Location Classifications
- Radiation Distance and Measurement Length
- Threats Assessment
- Physical / Procedural Controls
- Consequence Assessments
- External Interference Protection
- Blasting Near Pipelines
- Effectiveness of Controls
- ALARP
- One-Call Services
- High Consequence Recognition
- HAZOP
- QRA in the AS2885 context
Q&A PAGES
ERRATA PAGES
Minor typo errors and glitches are listed in these pages.
