When the present technical committee structure was created in 1954 and the related formation of committee T-2 on Underground Pipe Line Corrosion was accomplished, a ready-made project was waiting this group.
Beginning sometime prior to this reorganization of the technical committees, correspondence from American Standards Association concerning recommendations for underground pipe protection was initiated. ASA had established various standards, or codes, covering physical properties of piping and related structures.
On the problem of corrosion prevention practices, they naturally turned to the National Association of Corrosion Engineers for assistance in this field. As a result of the above mentioned correspondence and subsequent discussions in the technical practices committee, the chore was delegated to T-2 with a rather concise limitations on scope.
In these discussions, where policy and ultimate goals to be attained were aired, it was repeatedly emphasized that “MINIMUM requirements” would be the result and NOT “specifications” or “standards.” This...
