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ISO 16708:2006
Scope
This International Standard specifies the functional requirements and principles for design, operation and requalification
of pipelines in the petroleum and natural gas industries using reliability-based limit state methods
as permitted by ISO 13623. Reliability-based limit state methods provide a systematic way to predict pipeline
safety in design and operation.
This International Standard supplements ISO 13623 and can be used in cases where ISO 13623 does not
provide specific guidance and where limit states methods can be applied, such as, but not limited to,
-- qualification of new concepts, e.g. when new technology is applied or for design scenarios where industry
experience is limited,
-- re-qualification of the pipeline due to a changed design basis, such as service-life extension, which can
include reduced uncertainties due to improved integrity monitoring and operational experience,
-- collapse under external pressure in deep water,
-- extreme loads, such as seismic loads (e.g. at a fault crossing), ice loads (e.g. by impact from ice keels),
-- situations where strain-based criteria can be appropriate.
This document applies to rigid metallic pipelines on-land and offshore used in the petroleum and natural gas
industries.
ISO 16708:2006 Referenced Document
ISO 13623:2000 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline transportation systems
ISO 16708:2006 history
2006ISO 16708:2006 Petroleum and natural gas industries - Pipeline transportation systems - Reliability-based limit state methods