This recorded training course will introduce hard spots in the context of pipeline integrity management. As a potential threat to pipeline integrity, hard spots can become preferential sites for cracking. An update in regulatory requirements and an increased visibility of this threat mean that operators are now tasked with detecting and addressing the threat of hard spots. This course will offer a broad overview of the history of hard spots and their potential causes, the in-line inspection technology used to assess, characterize and size hard spots. Hard spot verification procedures as well as different types of material hardness anomalies that have been verified through non-destructive and destructive testing, will be covered. The course will discuss the trends observed from vast amount of inspection data as well as validation data, which can help to advance susceptibility analysis and threat management. Finally, a holistic integrity management process with respect to the threat of hard spots, including repair and mitigation options, will be introduced.
On Request
Estimated 3 hours
Recorded
Awareness level
Course material designed by ROSEN Experts
Certificate of Completion, plus
Continued Professional Development hours
Introduction
Hard spot historical incidents and current regulations on hard spots
In-line inspection technology for hard spot / hardness anomaly detection
Hard spot / hardness anomaly validation
Known types of hardness anomaly and characteristics
Integrity implications for material hardness anomalies, specifically hard spots
Khanh Tran is a Senior Integrity Engineer based in Houston, Texas and has been working with ROSEN's Integrity Solutions group for the past four years. Khanh performs a range of integrity engineering assessments, including probabilistic assessments, immediate and future integrity analyses for crack-like and metal loss anomalies. Currently, her primary focus is hard spot management where she supports major gas transmission pipeline operators with managing the uncertainties, maximizing the benefit from the in-line inspection and integrity management. Khanh’s recent publications demonstrate the expertise on the threat and the in-line inspection system through extensive collaboration with operators.
