
Date | November/December 2008 |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 6 |
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November/December 2008 Inspectioneering Journal Article Index
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November/December 2008 Inspectioneering JournalBy Charles L. Foster at Pacific Gas & Electric
A picture is worth a thousand words and thousands of dollars. There are many instances where in-service inspection reports are greatly enhanced by including photographic documentation. Using a conventional high quality 35 mm camera requires...
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November/December 2008 Inspectioneering JournalBy John Reynolds at Intertek
After pressure equipment (aka fixed or static equipment) is designed, fabricated, and constructed to new construction codes and standards (C/S), it is placed in-service, at which time the API In-service Inspection (ISI) C/S and ASME...
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Learning From the Past: Not Letting the Pendulum Swing to the Opposite Extreme in Our Mechanical Integrity ProgramsNovember/December 2008 Inspectioneering JournalBy Greg Alvarado at Inspectioneering Journal
It is important to preserve as accurate an account as possible if we are to learn from the past. I believe it is important to protect ourselves from ourselves from rationalizing the past to justify movement toward "rationalization of abnormalities",...
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November/December 2008 Inspectioneering Journal
High energy piping (HEP) systems, main stream lines and hot reheat lines (typically low chrome molybdenum steels), are susceptible to creep damage can lead to leaks, and in extreme cases, catastrophic rupture. To ensure safe and reliable...