| Date | May/June 2001 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
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May/June 2001 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index
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May/June 2001 Inspectioneering JournalBy Russell Orr at Metals Technologies Laboratories, CANMET, and John Bowker at Materials Technology Laboratory
The use of engineering critical assessment (ECA)of "fitness for service", for the evaluation of flaws and local wall thinning in pressure vessels is receiving a lot of attention in the petrochemical and utility industries. A rigorous methodology based on fracture mechanics and accurate flaw sizing can be used to assess the risk of operation of a damaged vessel by predicting the amount of damage that can lead to premature failure.
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Follow-Up: Status of the Texas PE Board Initiative on "Guidelines for Minimum Laboratory and Staff Qualifications for Nondestructive Testing Services"May/June 2001 Inspectioneering JournalBy Russel T. Mack at National Association of Inspection Companies (NAIC)
In a previous edition of Inspectioneering Journal, we alerted readers to a proposal to the Texas PE Board that would require NDT inspector certification according to CP-189 (instead of SNT-TC-1A)-which would effectively eliminate limited-scope certifications. The proposal would also require that every inspection service company have on full-time staff-a registered PE who is also an ASNT-certified NDT Level-III.
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May/June 2001 Inspectioneering Journal
This is a summary about RBI application to plant utility boilers in a liquefied natural gas plant with a design life of 20 years, now 27 years old.
