RSTRENG
RSTRENG® is the preferred technology for determining
the remaining strength of externally corroded pipe, as it is
less conservative than ASME B31G and provides a more accurate
assessment of the corroded area. This results in enhanced pipeline
integrity and safety while simultaneously lowering costs to the
pipeline owner/operator.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT/OPS) has approved
ASME-B31G and RSTRENG as accepted evaluation technologies for
use by pipeline owner/operators and the service companies that
work for them. RSTRENG is also referenced as an acceptable
evaluation method in NACE RP0502-2002 (Pipeline External
Corrosion Direct Assessment Methodology) and ASME B31.8S
(Managing System Integrity of Gas Pipelines). RSTRENG is
the intellectual property of the Pipeline Research Council
International, Inc. (PRCI).
RSTRENG was initially released in 1989. RSTRENG V5.0 is
the latest version of the RSTRENG software. It includes all
supporting RSTRENG technical research documents in PDF format
and allows the user to use any combination of English or Metric
units. In addition to the reliable, field-proven and optimized
RSTRENG/ASME B31G calculation engine, the new RSTRENG V5.0 adds the
following new features:
