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Chapter IV of Asme b31

This document summarizes the location classes defined in ASME B31.8 for pipeline design and construction. It describes the five location classes from Class 1 to Class 4 based on the number of buildings intended for human occupancy within a 1-mile pipeline section. It provides details on Class 1 divisions 1 and 2 based on pipeline design factors. It also notes additional safety considerations for locations near places of public assembly or high concentrations of people.

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Chapter IV of Asme b31

This document summarizes the location classes defined in ASME B31.8 for pipeline design and construction. It describes the five location classes from Class 1 to Class 4 based on the number of buildings intended for human occupancy within a 1-mile pipeline section. It provides details on Class 1 divisions 1 and 2 based on pipeline design factors. It also notes additional safety considerations for locations near places of public assembly or high concentrations of people.

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CHAPTER IV OF ASME B31.

Location Classes for Design and Construction


Class 1 location
A Class 1 location is any 1-mile section of pipeline that has 10 or fewer buildings intended for human
occupancy. This includes areas such as: Wastelands Deserts Rugged mountains Grazing land
Farmland Sparsely populated areas
Class 1, division 1 location
This is a Class 1 location where the design factor, F, of the pipe is greater than 0.72 but equal to or less than
0.80 and which has been hydrostatically tested to 1.25 times the maximum operating pressure. (See Table 9.13
for exceptions to design factor.)
Class 1, division 2 location
This is a Class 1 location where the design factor, F, of the pipe is equal to or less than 0.72, and which has
been tested to 1.1 times the maximum operating pressure.
Class 2 location
This is any 1-mile section of pipeline that has more than 10 but fewer than 46 buildings intended for human
occupancy. This includes fringe areas around cities and towns, industrial areas, and ranch or country estates.
Class 3 location
This is any 1-mile section of pipeline that has 46 or more buildings intended for human occupancy except when
a Class 4 Location prevails. This includes: Suburban housing developments Shopping centers Residential
areas Industrial areas Other populated areas not meeting Class 4 Location requirements
Class 4 location
This is any 1-mile section of pipeline where multistory buildings are prevalent, traffic is heavy or dense, and
where there may be numerous other utilities underground. Multistory means four or more floors above ground
including the first, or ground, floor. The depth of basements or number of basement floors is immaterial.
Comparions of the different classes
In addition to the criteria previously presented, additional consideration must be given to the possible
consequences of a failure near a concentration of people, such as that found in a church, school, multiple-

dwelling unit, hospital, or recreational area of an organized character in a Class 1 or 2 location. If the facility is
used infrequently, the requirements of the following paragraph need not be applied.
Pipelines near places of public assembly or concentrations of people such as churches, schools, multipledwelling-unit buildings, hospitals, or recreational areas of an organized nature in Class 1 and 2 locations shall
meet requirements for the Class 3 location.
The concentration of people previously referred to is not intended to include groups fewer than 20 people per
instance or location but is intended to cover people in an outside area as well as in a building.
It should be emphasized that location class (1, 2, 3, or 4), as previously described, is the general description of
a geographic area having certain characteristics as a basis for prescribing the types of design, construction,
and methods of testing to be used in those locations or in areas that are respectively comparable. A numbered
location class, such as Location Class 1, refers only to the geography of that location or a similar area and
does not necessarily indicate that a design factor of 0.72 will suffice for all construction in that particular
location or area (e.g., in Location Class 1, all crossings without casings require a design factor, F, of 0.60).
When classifying locations for the purpose of determining the design factor, F, for the pipeline construction and
testing that should be prescribed, due consideration shall be given to the possibility of future development of
the area. If at the time of planning a new pipeline this future development appears likely to be sufficient to
change the class location, this should be taken into consideration in the design and testing of the proposed
pipeline.

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