Master Syllabus CT1104, Cathodic Protection

Credits 4 Lab Hours 3 Lecture Hours 3 Clinical Hours 0
Course Description
This course provides an in-depth study of corrosion control of buried or submerged metallic structures utilizing both impressed and galvanic cathodic protection systems. Emphasis on Installation of Cathodic Protection Systems, Maintaining and Repairing Rectifiers, Mitigation of Interference Problems, Test and Repair Shorted Casings, Conducting Close Interval Surveys, Coating Inspection and High-Pressure Blasting.

For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.

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The Industrial Technology Division is a committed leader in innovative workforce development by meeting the dynamic needs of business and industry through the development of student-centered education, technical excellence, and citizenship.

Academic Year
AY2025-26
SCCC Outcomes

Outcome #1: Read with comprehension, be critical of what they read, and apply knowledge gained from their reading to broader issues of the day.

Outcome #2: Communicate ideas clearly and proficiently in writing, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations.

Outcome #3: Communicate their ideas clearly and proficiently in speaking, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations

Outcome #4: Demonstrate mathematical skills by using a variety of techniques and technologies.

Outcome #5: Demonstrate the ability to think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.

Course Outcomes
  1. Students will describe the three types of cathodic protection and determine the best design based upon economic considerations.
  2. Students will demonstrate the ability to operate and maintain cathodic protection instruments.
  3. Students will demonstrate work habits which include safety, cleanliness, efficiency, quality of work, and respect for expensive instrumentation.
  4. Students will comprehend pipeline schematics, mapping systems, and other record keeping practices related to cathodic protection.
  5. Students will identify federal and state rules and regulations which apply to cathodic protection installations.
  6. Students will troubleshoot cathodic protection systems.
  7. Students will apply the principles of corrosion to design, operate, and maintain corrosion control systems within the guidelines of a budget.
Course Outline
  1. How CP Works/Soil Resistivity
  2. Potential Surveys
  3. Locating Pipeline and Cable
  4. Line Currents
  5. Current Requirement Systems
  6. Rectifier Systems for Coated Lines
  7. Ground Bed Design & Installation
  8. Cathodic Protection Measurement
  9. Test Station Repair
  10. Galvanic Anodes on Coated Lines
  11. Hot Spot Protection, Stray Current Electrolysis, and Interference in CP
Instructional Methods

Demonstrations

  1. Assigned Reading
  2. Class Lecture
  3. Equipment & Procedure
  4. Peer Feedback Discussion
Instructional Resources and Materials
  1. Pipeline Corrosion and Cathodic Protection by Parker and Peattie, ISBN 0-87201-149-6
  2. Cathodic Protection Survey Procedures, Second Edition by Holtsbaum, ISBN 1575902524
Methods of Assessment
  1. Outcome 1 will be assessed through exams, homework assignments, and projects
  2. Outcome 2 will be assessed through class discussions, power point presentations, and projects
  3. Outcome 5 will be assessed through rectifier assembly, lab exam, team projects

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