THE BASIC PIPELINE COURSE
An introductory course in the fundamentals of corrosion and corrosion control, designed for the newcomer in the field and those with less than a year of experience.
Students are urged to take the complete course.
Each Basic Course is taught simultaneously in two different classrooms by instructors utilizing the same outline. Each instructor will be teaching from a professionally prepared lesson plan.
The objective of the Basic Course is for each student to understand the basic fundamentals of electricity, galvanic and stray current, corrosion control methods, and field testing procedures, so the student will have a technical foundation on which to build corrosion expertise.

Course Name:

B-1 -- BASIC ELECTRICITY - 2 CLASSES

Course Level:

Basic

Day:

Tuesady May 18, 2010

Time:

9:45 to 10:45am & 11:00 to Noon

Sub-Chairman:

G. Rhodes

Description:

A basic discussion of the kinds of electricity encountered in corrosion control work.

Instructor:

T. Jenkins, Columbia Gas of Ohio - room 153, J. Bushman room 154

Venue/Room:

Law Building - rooms - 153 & 154

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Course Name:

B-3 -- CORROSION FUNDAMENTALS - 2 CLASSES

Course Level:

Basic

Day:

Tuesady May 18, 2010

Time:

1:30 to 2:30pm & 2:45 to 3:45pm

Sub-Chairman:

G. Rhodes

Description:

A discussion and demonstration of how corrosion works, and the various forms of galvanic corrosion and how they apply to the corrosion of underground structures.

Instructor:

D. Krause room 153, J. Fitzgerald, Corrpro Co & J Holtron r0om 154

Venue/Room:

Law Building - rooms - 153 & 154

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Course Name:

B-5 -- CORROSION CONTROL METHODS - 2 CLASSES

Course Level:

Basic

Day:

Tuesady May 18, 2010

Time:

4:00 to 5:00pm

Sub-Chairman:

G. Rhodes

Description:

Instructor:

J. Bushman, Bushman & Associates, Inc rm 153 .& Hal George rm 154

Venue/Room:

Law Building - rooms - 153 & 154

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Course Name:

B-6 -- INTRODUCTION TO COATINGS - 2 CLASSES

Course Level:

Basic

Day:

Wednesday May 19, 2010

Time:

8:30 to 9:30am

Sub-Chairman:

G. Rhodes

Description:

Instructor:

J. Utley Denso USA- room 153 & J. Holton room 154

Venue/Room:

Law Building - rooms - 153 & 154

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Course Name:

B-7 -- POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS - 2 CLASSES

Course Level:

Basic

Day:

Wednesday May 19, 2010

Time:

9:45 to 10:45am & 11:00 to Noon

Sub-Chairman:

G. Rhodes

Description:

An introduction to basic components necessary to obtain potential measurements with emphasis on care and proper procedures. Also, review of instrumentation and it's requirements, types of reference electrodes, types of potential measurements, potential measurement techniques, polarization effects, the criteria for cathodic protection and monitoring of cathodic protection systems.

Instructor:

T. Jenkins room 153 & M. Roberts room 154

Venue/Room:

Law Building - rooms - 153 & 154

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Course Name:

B-9 -- RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS - 2 CLASSES

Course Level:

Basic

Day:

Wednesday May 19, 2010

Time:

1:30 to 2:30pm

Sub-Chairman:

G. Rhodes

Description:

The measurement of simple, isolated resistances (e.g. resistors, shunts, and bonds); non-isolated resistances (e.g. pip-to-casing, insulated joints, anodes or groundbed-to-earth, and pipeline-to-earth); and soil resistivity.

Instructor:

K. Parker, Mears room 154 & Geoff Rhodes room 153

Venue/Room:

Law Building - rooms - 153 & 154

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Course Name:

B-10 -- CURRENT FLOW MEASUREMENTS - 2 CLASSES

Course Level:

Basic

Day:

Wednesday May 19, 2010

Time:

2:45 to 3:45pm

Sub-Chairman:

G. Rhodes

Description:

Measurement required to determine the current flowing on pipelines or piping in industrial applications or on other long metallic structures when an ammeter cannot be inserted into the circuit in the conventional manner. A discussion of the application of these techniques to pipeline currents surveys and the use of zero-resistance ammeters.

Instructor:

Jerry Miller room 153 & M. Linville room 1021

Venue/Room:

Law Building - rooms - 153 & 154

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Course Name:

B-11 -- WORKSHOP - 2 CLASSES

Course Level:

Basic

Day:

Wednesday May 19, 2010

Time:

4:00 to 5:00pm

Sub-Chairman:

G. Rhodes

Description:

Workshop.

Instructors:

Pinto - Warner - Linville Arrigo-Mayfield-Quirk, DeNicola-McWilliams

Venue/Room:

Law Building - rooms - 153 & 154

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Course Name:

B-12 -- RECORD KEEPING - 2 CLASSES

Course Level:

Basic

Day:

Thursday May 20, 2010

Time:

8:30 to 9:30am

Sub-Chairman:

G. Rhodes

Description:

The importance of record keeping with emphasis on the general characteristics of records, various types of records and reports and their relative importance to government regulating agencies, and the advantages and uses of computerized records and manual field data records.

Instructor:

Kevin Klusmeirer room 153 & R. Graeser, PA Public Utility Commission- room 154

Venue/Room:

Law Building - rooms - 153 & 154

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Course Name:

B-13 -- REVIEW AND VOLUNTARY TEST -

Course Level:

Basic

Day:

Thursday May 20, 2010

Time:

9:45 to 10:45 & 11:00 to Noon

Sub-Chairman:

G. Rhodes

Description:

For students interested in receiving a certificate of achievement (recognition of completing and passing the Basic Course). If taken and passed, a certificate from West Virginia University and the AUCSC will be issued.

Instructors:

R. Graeser, PA Public Utility Commission & M. Linville

Venue/Room:

Agri Science Building room 1021

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