Estimates of the corrosion rates of buried steel pipe or other components permit pipeline operators to schedule timely re-inspection or mitigation of anomalies before they reach critical size. Soil corrosiveness is a key factor in corrosion rates, but conventional methods for estimating soil corrosivity rely on just a few soil parameters, or use coupons or probes to measure quantitative corrosion rates. [SoilPro^©] incorporates much more comprehensive data, considering up to 13 different soil parameters in addition to cathodic protection data to develop a quantitative estimate of worst-case pitting rate for buried pipelines. With the sole exception of cathodic protection data, all data necessary for applying SoilPro^© can be gleaned from laboratory analysis of a pipeline backfill soil sample, eliminating the need for probes and coupons. Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. (SI) performs proprietary SoilPro^© corrosion analyses in a range of client projects, including External Corrosion Direct Assessment [ (ECDA) ] and nuclear [MAP] projects. SI can also develop procedures for collection and analysis of soil samples, as well as develop SoilPro^© databases for managing soil information.

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