Samer E. Ibrahim: About the Author
Academic Researcher, Robert Gordon University
Samer Ibrahim is an academic researcher at Robert Gordon University. He possesses over 17 years of experience in Asset Integrity Management (AIM) for onshore and offshore assets, with an extensive background in writing welding procedures and qualification records. He has conducted hundreds of lab tests and failure analyses on wide range of material grades, along with welding inspections using conventional and advanced non-destructive testing on onshore and offshore equipment such as subsea manifolds, PLEMs, PLETs, piping, pipelines, FCCUs, platforms, jackets and jumpers. Mr. Ibrahim earned his B.S. in Production Engineering from Alexandria, Egypt and a Master of Science degree in Quality Management from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Published Articles
The author will discuss the failure of a dissimilar joint while examining the root causes of the failure along with potential solutions and preventive actions that would not compromise the welding production rate.
HTHA of hydrogen-containing equipment can be prevented with appropriate material selection and fabrication, appropriate welding procedures, regular inspection of equipment using proven, effective technologies and equipment operated by qualified technicians, well monitored and controlled temperatures and hydrogen partial pressure.
