Program

Track 1: Materials, Design, Construction and Project Management

• Current Technological Aids in Route Planning & Selection
• Modern Route Survey Techniques & Practices
• Essential Elements of Design & Engineering
• Geo-Technical Assessments
• Design Basis for Effective Corrosion Management
• Hydraulics & Surge Analysis
• Stress Analysis
• Material Selection
• High Strength Steels
• Line pipe specifications & Manufacturing
• Fittings, Valves, Isolation Joints, Scrapper Traps & Auxiliary Equipment
• High Performance Coatings including Joint Coatings
• Construction
• Trenchless Installation
• Pressure Testing
• Pre-Commissioning & Commissioning
• Compressor & Pump Stations
• Deep Water Pipelines
• Project Management
• Quality Assurance & Control in Design, Materials and Construction
• Design & Construction of Pipeline Installations & Facilities
• Design Adequacy for change in pipeline service
• Self-Reliance related Developments

Track 2: Emerging Technology Trends

• Application Development on Cloud based Platforms
• Digitalization of Assets
• Use of Big Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence based application
• Industrial Internet of Things and Connected Devices
• Use of Drone and development of drone-based applications
• Augmented Reality applications and devices
• Mobile Devices
• Automation
• 3D Modelling
• GIS mapping and planning for pipelines
• Technologies for geo-hazards prediction
• Self Reliance related Developments
• Long Length Crossings by HDD with Intersect Technique
• Direct Pipe technology

Track 3: Integrity Management & Quality Governance in Pipelines

• Establishing Pipeline Integrity
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Management
• Corrosion Damage Mechanisms
• Environment Assisted Cracking
• Corrosion Monitoring & Management
• Manufacturing & Construction Damages
• Structural Integrity
• Third Party Damages
• Modern Inspection Tools & Techniques
• Advances in In-Line Inspection
• Defect Assessment
• Fitness for Purpose Assessments
• Direct Assessment
• GIS Applications in Pipeline Integrity Management
• Inspection Intervals & Scheduling
• Software Tools
• Pipeline Data Models
• Data Management
• Pipeline ROU Monitoring
• Pipeline Intrusion Detection System
• Leak Detection System
• Response to Integrity Assessments
• Repair Methods
• Composite Sleeves
• Managing Integrity of Ageing Pipelines
• Challenges in Integrity Management of Un-piggable Pipelines
• Emerging Inspection Techniques
• Quality Assurance & Control in Steel Making & pipe manufacture, corrosion protection coatings, Valves, Flow Tees, Isolation Joints, Induction Hot bends, Pig Traps & Appurtenances and Fittings
• Qualification & Testing of Valves for pipeline service
• Automating QA/QC
• Challenges in assuring quality of forged fittings
• Analytics in aid of Quality Improvements
• Documentation Chain
• Failure Analysis pipeline components
• Root Cause Analyses and Case Studies
• Training, Competence Building & Instilling Quality Consciousness in all the stakeholders of Pipeline Industry
• Self Reliance related Developments

Track 4: Safety and Integrity of City Gas Distribution

• CGD Network Design
• Design Basis for Corrosion Protection, Monitoring & Management
• Materials
• Construction
• Risk Assessment
• Integrity Assessment
• Safety Management
• Coordination with other Utility Companies
• GIS for CGD Network
• Integrity Aspects of Non-Metallic Pipelines
• Pipeline Corridor Monitoring
• Third Party Damage prevention
• Data Management
• Unconventional Inspection Techniques
• Self-Reliance related Developments