May/June 1995 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index

• Back to Basics: Keys to establishment of an effective inspection program

  May/June 1995 Inspectioneering Journal By Greg Alvarado at Inspectioneering Journal Never have I known or read of anyone, who sought out wisdom, to regret it, nor to help but benefit from it. Wouldn't you agree, wisdom recognizes, holds onto, operates out of and values timeless, tried and true principles that can be, and should... Continue reading...

• Comparison of the API-510 Code and NBIC

  May/June 1995 Inspectioneering Journal By John Reynolds at Intertek As chairman of the API Inspection Subcommittee, one of the questions I often receive involves the difference between the API Pressure Vessel Inspection Code (API-510) and the National Board Inspection Code (NBIC). Continue reading...

• Considerations in the Assessments of Welded Hot Reheat Pipework

  May/June 1995 Inspectioneering Journal By Bob Browne at ERA Technology For reason of economy, the hot reheat pipework in many US power plants is fabricated from seam-welded low chrome-moly carbon steel spools. Unlike girth butt welds, where the critical weldment microstructures can off-load stress to the stronger... Continue reading...

• Corrosion Under Insulation: I Wonder What's Going On Under There?

  May/June 1995 Inspectioneering Journal By Greg Kobrin Corrosion is one of those "equal opportunity" hazards that affects all industries indiscriminately, to the tune of billions of dollars annually in repair and replacement costs. Some types of corrosion are readily apparent, such as rusting of... Continue reading...

• Maintenance, Mechanical Integrity, and OSHA

  May/June 1995 Inspectioneering Journal By Paul Pausky at F.B. Dunn & Associates, Inc., and Mark Fitzgerald at F.B. Dunn & Associates, Inc. Equipment maintenance methods and philosophies continue to evolve. What has taken many by surprise is the rate of change and the sense of urgency that now surrounds issues related to Mechanical Integrity (MI) in the field of maintenance... Continue reading...

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  Partner Content Training options to meet your needs. E²G contracts with API to deliver training programs for FFS, Risk–Based Inspection, Damage Mechanisms, and Pressure Relieving Systems. ETI and Customized Training offers specialized courses based on industry... Continue reading...

• OSHA PSM Citations for Mechanical Integrity

  May/June 1995 Inspectioneering Journal By David A. Moore, PE, CSP at AcuTech Consulting, Inc., and Dana P. Albert at Acutech Consulting, Inc. The United States Department of Labor (USDOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard 29 CFR 1910.119, "Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals," has been in effect since may of 1992. To enforce this... Continue reading...

• Rotating Laser Profilometry Adapted for Use in Convection Furnace Tubes, Boilers and Fin-Fan Coolers

  May/June 1995 Inspectioneering Journal By James L. Doyle at Quest Integrated, Inc. Over the past ten years a broad family of laser-based nondestructive testing systems has been in development. These tools are used for the inspection and measurement of internal surfaces of tubes ranging in size from 5/8-inch to 3-inches in... Continue reading...

• Wet H2S Cracking in Steel Vessels

  May/June 1995 Inspectioneering Journal By Dr. Russell D. Kane at CLI International Inc., and Dr. Michael S. Cayard at Flint Hills Resources Exposure of carbon steel equipment to wet H2S service environments can lead to various forms of attack, e.g. hydrogen blistering and hydrogen induced cracking (HIC), stress oriented hydrogen induced cracking (SOHIC) and sulfide stress cracking... Continue reading...