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Installation of Cathodic Protection Systems

Abstract

This chapter covers the minimum requirements for installation, testing, and commissioning of cathodic protection systems (impressed current and galvanic) for buried and immersed steel structures, such as buried pipelines, distribution networks, in-plant facilities, and marine structures, which includes installation, startup, measurements, testing, commissioning, and inspection procedures.

This chapter is generally applicable to buried structures. For specific structural systems (installations that require special attention, techniques, and materials are not covered. Each such installation requires special considerations based on many influencing factors and cannot be covered adequately in a single ...

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